Hello, i am trying to move over to linux from xp and before i do i am getting together all the drivers. Currently i have found all of them besides the one for the Gigabyte Mobo GA-M78SM-S2H. I have found people that imply they are using GA-M78SM-S2H like, but are inquiring about audio drivers using the board:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...t=GA-M78SM-S2H

If there isnt a driver for this mobo is it possible to make one from drivers existing for North/South chipsets, audio chips, etc. I have a picture of the block diagram for the board, and is it possible to group individual drivers for each chip to make the mobo driver, and how would one do that.

GA-M78SM-S2H Block Diagram

Thank you for any help.

CB:
Have you tried running one of the "live CD" distributions of Linux on this computer to check if there are any problems with video, sound, network adapters, etc? I have installed Linux on a variety of computers and have not had to worry about collecting drivers myself. I have installed Ubuntu Linux a number of times on a variety of new and old computers, Mint Linux once on a very old laptop, and Debian 5.0 XFCE on an old Dell Dimension 800 and they all worked with no problems as far as drivers were concerned.

Have a good day,
JG

Hi, and welcome to LQ!

In the link you provided, the OP was questioning about drivers for a hi-def surround sound system. He had good stereo sound with the default alsa driver. Typically, the drivers are built into the Linux kernel. IOW, you don't need to install drivers the same as in Windows. (I found that out the hard way, myself- I was looking for drivers before installing, just like you).

Most Linux distros come on LiveCDs. Your best bet is to run the CD and see if everything works before installing.

Cheers