Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-23 Thread jreid
On Monday, May 23, 2016 12:16 PM, Bob Friesenhahn > On Thu, 19 May 2016, Joe Reid wrote: > > I don't need USB3* right now. > > You will likely be very unhappy if the BIOS does not support using > USB3 ports in a USB2 emulation mode. Without this you can not use > keyboard/mouse or boot OI

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-23 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 19 May 2016, Joe Reid wrote: On 5/19/2016 6:30 PM, Tim Mooney wrote: I also can't remember if the ASUS Z170 boards are UEFI only; based on a recent comment (I think from Alexander), Illumos doesn't support UEFI boot. That could be a show-stopper. If the show does start... I don't

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-23 Thread Nikola M
On 05/23/16 05:06 PM, bscuk Private mail wrote: I dont understand your question OiOS has always stood for Open Indinana Operating System ? Robert I searched and see only on some links originated form the poster, maybe. No one ever called Openindiana "OiOS", that I have seen since now. That's

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-23 Thread bscuk Private mail
I dont understand your question OiOS has always stood for Open Indinana Operating System ? Robert On 23/05/2016 09:47, Nikola M wrote: On 05/20/16 12:55 PM, Private openbabel wrote: tool OiOS. HI, Wonder why you mention "Oios" and what is it? Openindiana is usually shortened as "OI" and

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-23 Thread Nikola M
On 05/20/16 12:55 PM, Private openbabel wrote: tool OiOS. HI, Wonder why you mention "Oios" and what is it? Openindiana is usually shortened as "OI" and Openindiana is part of illumos. "OiOS" is not Openindiana and I wonder where that word comes from?

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-20 Thread Aurélien Larcher
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Private openbabel wrote: > > Hardware compatibility questions -It maybe worth reevaluationing the > relationship between HCL database and the Device Driver Utility submission > mechanisum. A self serve HCL is a very useful tool OiOS. > No

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-20 Thread Private openbabel
Hardware compatibility questions -It maybe worth reevaluationing the relationship between HCL database and the Device Driver Utility submission mechanisum. A self serve HCL is a very useful tool OiOS. Robert On 20/05/2016 00:36, Joe Reid wrote: On 5/19/2016 6:30 PM, Tim Mooney wrote: I'll

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Udo Grabowski (IMK)
On 20/05/2016 03:04, Joe Reid wrote: On 5/19/2016 6:30 PM, Tim Mooney wrote: ... Any idea about the Mellanox ConnectX-2 I see ConnectX. Not a show stopper. Mellanox Connect-X1 to 4 are recognized by OI. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Joe Reid
On 5/19/2016 6:30 PM, Tim Mooney wrote: I also can't remember if the ASUS Z170 boards are UEFI only; based on a recent comment (I think from Alexander), Illumos doesn't support UEFI boot. That could be a show-stopper. If the show does start... I don't need USB3* right now. Nor U.2, or M.2 if

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Joe Reid
On 5/19/2016 6:30 PM, Tim Mooney wrote: I'll be certain to update the HCL on the OpenIndiana wiki when I have the board and can test it, but as I said, that will be several weeks yet. Thanks for the info. I'm not in a hurry, per se...it's just that the mobo's on-sale, 70% off... -- joe

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Tim Mooney
In regard to: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS, Joe Reid said (at 5:57pm...: I was thinking of migrating from Solaris to OI and was wondering if anyone knew of the ASUS Z170-WS mobo works? What's the current state of Skylake and the Z170 chipset? What's your timeline for doing this? I

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Joe Reid wrote: > I was thinking of migrating from Solaris to OI and was wondering if anyone > knew of the ASUS Z170-WS mobo works? What's the current state of Skylake > and the Z170 chipset? > > -- > joe > >

[OpenIndiana-discuss] ASUS Z170-WS

2016-05-19 Thread Joe Reid
I was thinking of migrating from Solaris to OI and was wondering if anyone knew of the ASUS Z170-WS mobo works? What's the current state of Skylake and the Z170 chipset? -- joe ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list