On Tue, 7 Jul 2015, Dave Cole wrote: > Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:09:50 -0400 > From: Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard? > > On 7/7/2015 9:48 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 7 July 2015 at 14:42, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> How about a Gigabyte J1900M-D3V ?? >> I have decided to never buy another Gigabyte MB as they can't write BIOSes. >> > > I think the F1 version of the J1900 bios was rough, but the boards I > have came with F2 and I updated them to F3 and have not had any issues. > The F1 version required a dos boot to reflash it to F2 but the boards > would not support USB Linux with F1 so that was a problem. > If I received an F1 version I would return it. Life's too short. > > The F2 version supported USB with Linux. > > The Gigabyte boards are too good to ignore. Yes, they need a lesson > in writing a bios, but there are a lot worse boards out there unfortunately. > > I used Rufus to make a bootable stick drive and then copied the flash > utility onto that. It was a painless upgrade from F2 to F3. > > https://rufus.akeo.ie/ > > Its really too bad that Intel stopped making MITX boards. > > Dave >
I agree the J1800-DH2 is OK once past the F1 BIOS issues (I think I put DOS on a CF and used a CF-->SATA adapter and had no issues updating from F1 to F2) It runs linuxcnc fine, has decent RTAI and Preemt-RT latencies and runs as cool or cooler than the D525s (and is about 2 to 3 times as fast as a D525) I would never runa an Atom again as they are just too painfully slow to use and can just barely run a 1 KHz servo thread > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. > GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that > you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. > Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. > https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
