linux Linux vs. Maximus Hero IX

[AlexG.Tech]

I've recently attempted to install Debian Jessie, Debian Stretch RC2, Manjaro 17 KDE, and Ubuntu Mate 16.10 (all amd64 builds), and I have had mixed results. Sometimes the NVMe (Intel 600p) volumes are not detected, and other times the Intel 1219-V Gigabit Ethernet Controller isn't detected. I've even tried temporarily using a USB WiFi dongle to download appropriate drivers, or loading them from tarballs directly from Intel's website over a USB drive, yet they have so many dependencies, I cannot install them AT ALL.

So, my question is... Has anyone been able to easily install ANY Linux distro on their Maximus Hero IX?

I would really prefer to have a Debian-based distro installed as my host OS, and not Windows 10. Thanks in advance everyone!  

[Electronics Wizardy]

Debian is going to be a pain as they don't want any closed source binarys

 

Id try fedora.

[JustRichard]

Try kernel 4.11-rc3 and/or Ubuntu 17.04, that all I can help. Hope it works.

[Sauron]

In manjaro have you checked if the AUR has the drivers you need?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Nicholatian said:

Debian has a ton of closed-source binaries in their non-free repositories, and on top of that you can add PPAs to your sources list for apt to install a package for pretty much anything. Please don’t spread FUD about Debian like that.

but there aren't any included in the kernel by default. This makes it so that many network cards are a pain to install the driver for and use.

[Shura]

On 2017-03-23 at 2:17 PM, AlexG.Tech said:

I've recently attempted to install Debian Jessie, Debian Stretch RC2, Manjaro 17 KDE, and Ubuntu Mate 16.10 (all amd64 builds), and I have had mixed results. Sometimes the NVMe (Intel 600p) volumes are not detected, and other times the Intel 1219-V Gigabit Ethernet Controller isn't detected. I've even tried temporarily using a USB WiFi dongle to download appropriate drivers, or loading them from tarballs directly from Intel's website over a USB drive, yet they have so many dependencies, I cannot install them AT ALL.

So, my question is... Has anyone been able to easily install ANY Linux distro on their Maximus Hero IX?

I would really prefer to have a Debian-based distro installed as my host OS, and not Windows 10. Thanks in advance everyone!  

Did you try installing Manjaro using the Non-Free Drivers mode?

 

[AlexG.Tech]

On 3/27/2017 at 9:04 PM, Shura said:

Did you try installing Manjaro using the Non-Free Drivers mode?

 

Yes, and I had the same result.

[AlexG.Tech]

Unfortunately, I've been running Windows 10 x64 since. Now that Ubuntu 17.04 is out, I think I'm going to try some variants of that (probably Mate) to see if there has been any progress on my hardware being easily supported.

I am still open to suggestions

[Wild Penquin]

From a quick Google search, it seems that your network device is not supported by the Kernel. I'm a bit surprised, being a Intel device, there is no open source drivers. But if manufacturers either don't open the spec (and help make the drivers) they are not going to get into the mainline Kernel any time soon.

 

From a quick Google search, I've determined there are only closed source drivers for that card. But they do exist.

 

EDIT: And, by the way, it is Intel i219v. This is important if you are doing, say, Google searches.

Edited April 23, 2017 by Wild Penquin