Is anyone using Linux with a AsRock motherboard(B550 or X570)?

tek3195 · 08-08-2021, 09:46 PM

I have a B365M Phantom Gaming 4 with Linux. My windows installation is a windows to go portable on an external ssd USB3.0. The drive also has some ext4 partitions full of stored files. I, at times connect to the drive to retrieve files without booting windoze, and any time I forget and leave that drive attached and reboot, it overwrites my bios settings to boot from that usb drive. It doesn't matter what I disable or what permission has been explicitly denied in the bios, it will completely rewrite settings. I don't believe it should matter what OS you are running, the bios settings should remain intact until changed by admin or user with permission. Never should bios settings be changed by simply plugging in a usb at boot time, even more so a usb that has been denied and disabled in boot menu. Asrock responded to my request for updated bios with "Asrock does not support any Linux OS. Use Windows."

So yeah, the board works with Linux but if you need support it is not supported. Even with a GAPING security hole. That's not board or chip specific it is Asrock as a whole. I know this thread has some age on it but it showed up in my search for Linux supported mobo.

mrmazda · 08-08-2021, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyBoden

My mighty nvidia GPU runs on nouveau!

Partially:

Quote:

Code:

Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP108 vendor: ZOTAC driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 09:00.0 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: NV138 v: 4.3 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes

Your low level graphics are handled by the Nouveau kernel driver. Xorg basics are handled by the Modesetting DIX driver. The rest is unclear, as your ancient 3.0.32 inxi version is broken. cf.

Code:

# inxi -GISaz
System:    Kernel: 5.10.0-7-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
           parameters:...
           Desktop: Trinity R14.0.11 tk: Qt 3.5.0 info: kicker wm: Twin 3.0 vt: 7 dm: TDM
           Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 630] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nouveau v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.0
           chip-ID: 10de:0f00 class-ID: 0300
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: modesetting display-ID: :0 screens: 1
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 406x254mm (16.0x10.0") s-diag: 479mm (18.9")
           Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 size: 519x324mm (20.4x12.8") diag: 612mm (24.1")
           OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.4 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes
Info:      ...Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.0

JeremyBoden · 08-09-2021, 06:47 AM

One day soon(?), I too will be able to upgrade from Debian 10 Stable, Buster to Debian 11 (Currently Testing), Bullseye.