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Author:  gatorback [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:54 pm ]
Post subject:  ASUS P8H61-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX
I am consdiering an ASUS motherboard for compatibility with Archlinux (LinHES) and came across this review:

Quote:
Micro ATX form factor fits my case and will make an excellent HTPC. Has a PCI slot for my tuner card. Lots of USB options. And most importantly, its Linux and Ubuntu (Mythbuntu) compatible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131716

Given this testimonial that it works in Linux \ Ubuntu, can I expect the LAN NIC, Audio, and Video to be supported under LinHES \ Archlinux, or is this just wishful thinking.

Additional details include:

ASUS P8H61-M (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8H61M/#specifications
Sound: Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN: Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Core i7 / i5 / i3 (LGA1155)


Video:
Integrated Graphics Processor
Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz

In an ideal world there would be one good Archlinux HCL site. This website did not provide the insight I was looking for:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_Compatibility_List

I could not find which Video chipset was used (AAArgh!) so I do not know if it will support VDPAU. I don't want to buy this if the Sound or LAN chipset is not Tier 1 material (drivers already in R6.02).
Author:  tjc [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:26 pm ]
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That Realtek 8111E looks like it may be the same one that gave me fits.

Search for Realtek 8111E and you'll see it shows up in association with RTL8168*/8111* . Mine was the B model IIRC (not visible at the moment since I disable it in the BIOS) but a newer version is even less likely to have driver support in the 6.04 kernel.

BTW the video is a Intel builtin so no VDPAU, last I checked only Nvidia was supporting it.
Author:  gatorback [ Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:11 pm ]
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Are you sure the 8111 is the problem child, I ask because I ran this on my machine:

[root@mythtv ~]# lspci | grep Ethernet
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
[root@mythtv ~]#

I think that I will probably go with Graysky's Gigabyte G41-M-ES2L Tier one MOBO, because the Gigabyte EG45M-UD2H (tier 1) is out of production: maybe it's successor (?model?) is tier 1. I am very motivated to use Tier 1 equipment, even if it's 2 years old.
Author:  tjc [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:37 am ]
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Yeah, I thought I had checked all the Linux compatibility issues before buying the MA78LMT-S2 but that NIC was definitely a problem and a fairly well documented one.
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