So, today I got my GA-Z77-D3H, an i7, a HD 7950 and a Revodrive3. I've built this computer for one thing: To build open source OpenGL4.x games on, so I started off trying to boot a live CD (still haven't decided on what distro to use...) I booted up the Mint12 disc I had handy, and it crashed out at the PCI Quirks stage. I have tried booting without any of the PCI slots populated since, as I thought maybe the Revodrive3 might but causing problems, but still get the same issue. Booting SystemRescueCD gets the same result, and Crux 2.7.1 crashed, with a similar error, but issues with a "ASUS_HIDES_SMBUS_HOSTBRIDGE" issue. Ubuntu 6.06 LTS fails mid boot, and has nothing about SATA anywhere in it's logs. Which is obviously a problem, since the optical drive it's booting from is SATA. Has anyone got any idea about remedying this? I did perform a memtest earlier on, I wondered if a bad bit of memory might result in a bad point or sommat, but it passed with flying colours. Windows 7 also boots, at least, the install CD, but I'm skipping on that as long as I can. Better yet, does anyone else have this board? If so, can you boot a linux live disc? I'll get some photos of the crashes, just gotta swap the computer in again first...
So Linux Mint and SystemRescueCD: Linux Crux: In both instances, the system is fully locked. ctrl+alt+del doesn't restart, nor tapping the power button, gotta hold it or hit the reset switch. Which is annoying, cause it means I can't page up the log to find any more info
I had the disc lying around (amongst the thousand or so burnt in the last 6 years xD) and after Mint failed, I wondered if an older kernel, that would use less fanciness would work. As shown, it did not. I have torrents of Debian and Ubuntu 12 coming down as well, thought I imagine, at least for Ubuntu, I'll get the exact same result. It and Mint are pretty similar after all, especially at this point of boot up. Ubuntu 6.06 is not something I actually plan to run long term, I just wanted to see if it would work when others didn't, so I guess we can disregard it entirely. I'll strikethrough it on the original post
The point's more that it's a bloody archaic kernel, and a very new chipset... Support for intel ivy bridge and related chipsets wasnt even added to the kernel till linux 3.1 (which was well before your chipset even came out), which is newer than either of those discs are using Get a current livedisc. The distro doesnt matter particularly as long as it's not completely backwards
I'm downloading the testing distro of Debian now, should be done in a few minutes, and I'll try that one out, since it is 3.2. Shall report back when I have results!
Yep, the Debian testing netinst image boots. Hell yeah, thanks a heap for making me look at that man! Looking into mint, it comes with 2.6.x but updates to 3.2 after install. Not exactly help here, ay? Now I just need to get it recognising my disk as a single drive, rather than a pair...
