Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Well, no one answered, but I have since confirmed both from Intel/Solaris press and my own testing that i7, X58 and ICH10 are a fine match with OpenSolaris 2008.11. However, as with all of the ICHxR chipsets, if you can't disable the RAID in the BIOS by setting it to AHCI/non-RAID mode, you will have to settle for IDE/ATA compatibility mode. In my brief tests, there doesn't seem to be a huge performance hit, although I'd prefer to keep everything "native". For anyone curious, the Dell XPS 435 series are 100% compatible with 2008.11--audio and all. The 435MT doesn't currently have an ACHI non-RAID mode for its SATA controller (set it to ATA), but the 435T does. Nice to have 12GB+ of memory to use with VB. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Submit the result? Have you upgraded to build 111? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
It works with ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 and the i7 920 processor. The only issue with this board so far that I have noticed is that OpenSolaris doesn't have drivers for the Marvell network chip, you have to install them yourself. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Oehnei wrote: It works with ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 and the i7 920 processor. The only issue with this board so far that I have noticed is that OpenSolaris doesn't have drivers for the Marvell network chip, you have to install them yourself. Which version? I have a P6T and the NIC works out of the box with build 110. -- Ian. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Hello, OpenSolaris 2008.11. I don't use the 'Express' builds, I'm a noob. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Are you running in AHCI or IDE mode? IIRC the P6T defaults to IDE mode. I'm going up in smoke trying to get snv 113 or 2008.11 to run on my P6T Deluxe V2 in AHCI mode. I can install just fine, and get to grub, but after that I just get a glimpse of the opensolaris slider then an immediate reboot :( Solaris 10 u7 works OK in AHCI mode, so this is really frustrating. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
William D Waddington wrote: Are you running in AHCI or IDE mode? IIRC the P6T defaults to IDE mode. I'm going up in smoke trying to get snv 113 or 2008.11 to run on my P6T Deluxe V2 in AHCI mode. I can install just fine, and get to grub, but after that I just get a glimpse of the opensolaris slider then an immediate reboot :( Solaris 10 u7 works OK in AHCI mode, so this is really frustrating. I ran ACHI mode on a X58 motherboard (eVGA X58 SLI) on both b113 and b111a. Currently running b114 in AHCI mode. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Thanks John, Now I'm really confused. :) 113 and 2008.11 fall over immediately on my machine. I just installed 2008.05 and that works OK. The only other wrinkle I can think of is I'm installing to the 2nd hard drive. There were issues in the past where the grub menu pointed at the wrong drive, but not in this case AFAICS. Thanks again for the info, Bill William D Waddington Bainbridge Island, WA, USA william.wadding...@beezmo.com "Even bugs...are unexpected signposts on the long road of creativity..." - Ken Burtch John Martin wrote: William D Waddington wrote: Are you running in AHCI or IDE mode? IIRC the P6T defaults to IDE mode. I'm going up in smoke trying to get snv 113 or 2008.11 to run on my P6T Deluxe V2 in AHCI mode. I can install just fine, and get to grub, but after that I just get a glimpse of the opensolaris slider then an immediate reboot :( Solaris 10 u7 works OK in AHCI mode, so this is really frustrating. I ran ACHI mode on a X58 motherboard (eVGA X58 SLI) on both b113 and b111a. Currently running b114 in AHCI mode. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
*ahem* I don't want to leave any false impressions on this thread for my fellow pilgrims to trip over... Solaris 10 u7 and the SNVs I've tried run OK on this Asus P6T Deluxe V2. Where I got into trouble was my two installs of Solaris on the same machine. I've been doing that for years without problems. After tricking the installers w/IDs and active flags, Sol 10 and 11 co-existed fine, and I could test my drivers. Thing is, I was using System Commander as my boot manager. It was hiding one Solaris partition from the other at boot time - without me realizing it. I've lately switched to grub for boot management. It wasn't hiding anything, so _all_ my Solaris installs would explode mid-boot. S10 U7 worked since it was the first install - but crashed later after S11 was installed. No warning, no useful error messages that I could see - just SPLAT. My fix is to use the parttype command in the appropriate grub stanzas to fiddle the partition ID of the Solaris that _isn't_ being booted to hide it from the one that is. Works fine, and all is well for now. http://blogs.sun.com/bobn/entry/a_grub_configuration_for_multiple Sorry about all the noise, but I didn't want to leave my bad info uncorrected. (I still have to figure out why Solaris menu power down turns off the power LED, but leaves the power supply on...) Thanks to all who replied, Bill -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Mine works on 2009.06 snv_111a I have Supermicro X8SAX, but the onboard NIC is Intel 82574L. Onboard NIC and PCI-X slots are the reasons I chose Supermicro. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
Hi all, Want to upgrade one of my computer to something like this mobo: 750W 80+ Corsair CMPSU-750TX Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 2xGbLan 7.1 audio fw cf/sli RAID Intel Core i7 930 2.80 GHZ 8 MB LGA 1366 Boxed 12 Gt Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 MHZ CL9 (6x2 Gt kit) 2 x 1 TB WD Caviar Green Power Sata 2 64MB Nvidia Quadro FX 580 PCI-E 512 MB GDDR3 Is this mobo/cpu suitable for OSOL ? Thanks, Stefan -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
> Hi all, > > Want to upgrade one of my computer to something like > this mobo: > > 750W 80+ Corsair CMPSU-750TX > Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 2xGbLan 7.1 audio fw > cf/sli RAID > Intel Core i7 930 2.80 GHZ 8 MB LGA 1366 Boxed > 12 Gt Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 MHZ CL9 (6x2 Gt kit) > 2 x 1 TB WD Caviar Green Power Sata 2 64MB > Nvidia Quadro FX 580 PCI-E 512 MB GDDR3 > > Is this mobo/cpu suitable for OSOL ? > > Thanks, > Stefan It should, SUN and Intel has had a collaboration for years. http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/intel l/http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/intel/solarisintelxeon_ds.pdf (PDF format) http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/opensolaris_running_great_on_intel http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2009/01/14/opensolaris-and-nehalem-a-digital-short/ -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
thx. I was asking if anyone else is running this mobo with OSOL. stefan -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
On 06/15/10 03:29 PM, Stefan Parvu wrote: thx. I was asking if anyone else is running this mobo with OSOL. Does close count? I run my daily operations on a eVGA X58 SLI with i7 980X (previously i7 920) using AHCI for disk access. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
> On 06/15/10 03:29 PM, Stefan Parvu wrote: > > thx. I was asking if anyone else is running this > mobo with OSOL. > > Does close count? I run my daily operations on a > eVGA X58 SLI > with i7 980X (previously i7 920) using AHCI for disk > access. > ___ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > I think it should count. the chipset from both mainboards appear to be alike, they are both X58. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
:) cheers. Looks good. I need to see how much would cost me this new machine + nvidia . Thx, stefan -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
> Hi all, > > Want to upgrade one of my computer to something like > this mobo: > > 750W 80+ Corsair CMPSU-750TX > Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 2xGbLan 7.1 audio fw I've tested with P6T (no Deluxe part, single GB LAN) > cf/sli RAID Forget the Intel RAID. You don't need it with OpenSolaris. > Intel Core i7 930 2.80 GHZ 8 MB LGA 1366 Boxed > 12 Gt Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 MHZ CL9 (6x2 Gt kit) > 2 x 1 TB WD Caviar Green Power Sata 2 64MB > Nvidia Quadro FX 580 PCI-E 512 MB GDDR3 > > Is this mobo/cpu suitable for OSOL ? You will not be able to install if the DVD is SATA in AHCI mode. You will have to switch to compatible mode. If you want RAID1 system disk, follow the well known procedure. > > Thanks, > Stefan Chavdar Ivanov -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
On 06/15/10 05:46 PM, Chavdar Ivanov wrote: You will not be able to install if the DVD is SATA in AHCI mode. Is this specific to the P6T or do you believe it is necessary for all X58/ICH10 motherboards? On my eVGA X58 SLI, the hard drive and DVD are connected to the ICH10 SATA ports and set to AHCI. ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
On 16 June 2010 04:34, John Martin wrote: > On 06/15/10 05:46 PM, Chavdar Ivanov wrote: > >> You will not be able to install if the DVD is SATA in AHCI mode. > > Is this specific to the P6T or do you believe it is > necessary for all X58/ICH10 motherboards? On my > eVGA X58 SLI, the hard drive and DVD are connected > to the ICH10 SATA ports and set to AHCI. I am not sure. I've had this on at least three different machines (one was an HP Z600 dual Nehalem w/s; this now has been upgraded to a dual Westmere with the same result (kinda nice to see 24 CPUs in operation, though). > Chavdar Ivanov -- ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] X58 and i7?
> On 16 June 2010 04:34, John Martin > wrote: > > On 06/15/10 05:46 PM, Chavdar Ivanov wrote: > > > >> You will not be able to install if the DVD is SATA > in AHCI mode. > > > > Is this specific to the P6T or do you believe it is > > necessary for all X58/ICH10 motherboards? On my > > eVGA X58 SLI, the hard drive and DVD are connected > > to the ICH10 SATA ports and set to AHCI. > > I am not sure. I've had this on at least three > different machines (one > was an HP Z600 dual Nehalem w/s; this now has been > upgraded to a dual > Westmere with the same result (kinda nice to see 24 > CPUs in operation, > though). > Hmm.. which build are you using? my ASUS P6TD Deluxe has no problem with SATA ODD since snv12x. Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 663010 kern.info] /p...@0,0/pci1043,8...@1f,2 : Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 761595 kern.info] SATA CD/DVD (ATAPI) device at port 4 Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 846691 kern.info] model PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-218L Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 693010 kern.info] firmware 1.02 Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 163988 kern.info] serial number IJQC300604TA Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 594940 kern.info] supported features: Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 981177 kern.info] DMA Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx sata: [ID 514995 kern.info] SATA Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gbps) Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx scsi: [ID 583861 kern.info] sd2 at ahci0: target 4 lun 0 Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd2 is /p...@0,0/pci1043,8...@1f,2/cd...@4,0 Jun 17 22:37:25 xxx genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /p...@0,0/pci1043,8...@1f,2/cd...@4,0 (sd2) online Cheers, Ivan. > > > > Chavdar Ivanov > > -- > > ___ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
