[om-qa] Preliminary bug to be fixed for OMLx3 Beta.
Ben Bullard
benbullard79 at cox.net
Tue Jan 26 21:02:17 EST 2016
BIOS is v. 2602
Ben Bullard
ben79
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OpenMandriva-QA Team
On 01/26/2016 07:41 PM, Efrem Mc wrote:
> Thanks for the info Ben!
>
> Please check your BIOS version on the motherboard.
>
> The current BIOS is at the following link:
> http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/H97M-E/H97M-E-ASUS-2602.zip
>
> According to some research I completed, your M/B does support the M
> type cards but runs at the B speeds.
>
> * *M.2 runs at B speeds which are quite a bit slower than M
> *
> * *Only 4 SATA ports (ports 5 and 6 are reserved for the m.2 slot*
>
>
> There are two types of sockets for M.2: one with a "B key" and one
> with a "M key".
> A "B key" can utilize up to two PCI-E lanes while a "M key" can use up
> to four PCI-E lanes. Right now, however, the majority of M.2 sockets
> use a "M key" even if the socket only uses two PCI-E lanes. As for
> the drives, most PCI-E x2 drives are keyed for B+M (so they can work
> with any socket) and PCI-E x4 drives are keyed just for M.
>
> Your Curcial 500GB MX200 drive has a B+M key. I believe you are
> seeing "B" speeds which are close to normal SSD drives using 2 lanes.
> You need to run with 4 lanes.
>
> I would check your BIOS for the latest version and report your version
> here before upgrading so you can note what happened.
>
> The M/B companies leaves these critical details out of the manual and
> from their spec sheets.
>
> I will make sure when I do purchase one soon that it is "M" keyed. I
> will get something small like 80Gb - 160Gb in size. The only thing I
> do not like that it is internal so no swaps... if needed.
>
> Regards,
> Efrem
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Ben Bullard <benbullard79 at cox.net
> <mailto:benbullard79 at cox.net>> wrote:
>
> Motherboard is ASUS H97M-E
>
> Curcial 500GB MX200 M.2 socket --- MX200 series includes 2.5 inch
> SATA drives as well.
>
> Machine is using GPT partition table and UEFI.
>
> Let me know if that answers your questions.
>
> Ben Bullard
>
> ben79
>
> On 01/26/2016 05:31 PM, Efrem Mc wrote:
>> The motherboard I have supports a M.2 slot. I did not purchase a
>> M.2 drive. What manufacturer of the SSD drive and what BIOS mode
>> being used such as Legacy or UEFI? My motherboard is from EVGA
>> in the Z170 series.
>>
>> Some of the M/B requires the latest BIOS updates and settings of
>> the M.2 slot. My M/B disables SATA slots 4 and 5 if I use the
>> M.2 slot. What benchmark tool is being used to show the results?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Efrem McCrimon
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Colin Close
>> <itchka at compuserve.com <mailto:itchka at compuserve.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Great stuff Efrem,
>> It's good to have you on board. Ben79 is having trouble with
>> an m.2 socketed ssd drive just as a heads up. It runs really
>> slow and seems to suffer data corruption. We have yet to
>> isolate the exact cause.
>> Best,
>> Colin
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday 26 Jan 2016 17:29:31 Efrem Mc wrote:
>> > Thanks download successfully. I am going to create two
>> systems on an i5
>> > 6600K with 32Gb onto a 120Gb SSD - a) Legacy BIOS boot to
>> SSD and b) UEFI
>> > boot onto a different 120Gb SSD
>> >
>> > I purchased two 120Gb SSD for testing, two 32Gb sticks, and
>> two 8Gb sticks
>> > dedicated to testing OpenMandrivaLx.
>> > I will build from a USB stick to the drive.
>> >
>> > I will have to change the bios on each boot since the m/b
>> support a single
>> > bios
>> > Motherboard: Intel Z170 chipset
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Efrem McCrimon
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 1:12 AM, Ben Bullard
>> <benbullard79 at cox.net <mailto:benbullard79 at cox.net>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > 14103 is most recent .iso:
>> > >
>> > > https://abf.io/platforms/cooker/products/136
>> > >
>> > > Ben Bullard
>> > > ben79
>> > > --------------------
>> > > OpenMandriva-QA Team
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 01/23/2016 10:41 PM, Efrem Mc wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Which link can I use to load the latest x64 iso. I have
>> two systems I
>> > > want to try and one will have two version (Legacy, UEFI)
>> on an Intel i5
>> > > 6600K CPU with 32Gb of 3200Mhz memory. The motherboard
>> is an EVGA Z170
>> > > with the Intel Z170 chipset.
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Efrem McCrimon
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:00 AM, Colin Close
>> <itchka at compuserve.com <mailto:itchka at compuserve.com>>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Thanks for this Ben,
>> > >> I have isolated and found a fix for the unlocking issue.
>> > >> We should see a fix issues soon.
>> > >> Best,
>> > >> Colin
>> > >>
>> > >> On Wednesday 20 Jan 2016 13:49:12 Ben Bullard wrote:
>> > >> > This is just a start so feel free to add, comment, or
>> whatever. I'm
>> > >> > going to try to go through the lists and see where I
>> can help, add
>> > >> > information, or find workaround, or what ever. I know
>> TPG has asked for
>> > >> > help on Discover/Muon and Digikam and I will poke
>> around and see if I
>> > >> > can help but probably needs people who know code,
>> languages, ect. There
>> > >> > is a difference between being able to use the command
>> line and actually
>> > >> > knowing what the &^%$ you are doing...:-\
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Definitely need to be fixed for Beta release:
>> > >> > 1381, 1387, 1419, 1457, 1466, 1470, 1475, 1479, 1482
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Maybe need to be fixed for Beta release:
>> > >> > 1426, 1434, 1455, 1463, 1464, 1465
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >>
>> > >>
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