OK, just tried with the latest BIOS update from ASUS, which incorporates an update to the JMicron controller's BIOS as well.
Ubuntu 6.10 installs and boots perfectly. -- JMicron controllers not recognised by Grub? https://launchpad.net/bugs/64574 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs