Chinese X79 Motherboard - issue running Linux

[Danova Kontrola]

hello

i got this motherboard(see pictures) 2 weeks ago, because my Asus X79 had some issues after the years.

However i have issues running Linux. 

When i got this mobo, i booted into the Windows i had already installed, and after few BSOD it started working just fine. I have Windows 8.1 and the Windows loading screen looks like from Windows Vista but its just for a while. (the Windows load into desktop just in 2 or 3 seconds from fresh start, which is something ive never experienced and i totally like)

However, when i booted to the Linux i already had installed, it is just crashing. Usually just in a one or two seconds. So i tried to install new one, however just once the installation process starts, it also crash. (it does not crash actually, it always just completely freeze). The Linux which is already installed is Debian 9.0, tried installation of Debian 9.0, Debian 9.1 and latest Ubuntu and had same results.

I tried some settings in BIOS, and i also tried factory settings. All systems i boot are without UEFI.

 

I contacted the seller, and he said half of his customers are using Linux systems and it works fine.

(well, he also claimed it support multi GPU, which doesnt, also said it is ATX which is not (its 2.5cm bigger then ATX, so it wont fit any ATX case), and some other things..)

 

I also have one of this Chinese X79 motherboards which has only 4 DDR3 slots, and i remember i also had some issues at begin with Linux, but i dont remember what was it and how did i solve it.

 

I dont think any of the messages which you can see on screenshots, have anything to do with the crash, i had them before and and it was working fine.

 

Do you guys have similar experience?

 

The system i have:

Intel i7 3930k

8x 8GB Crucial Ballistix 1.6GHz CL8

AMD R9 390x

[vformula00]

I don't have much idea to offer but have you tried using just one RAM stick(1x8G) under LInux? I am currently suspecting these motherboards are very picky with RAMs and their configurations.

[igormp]

On 11/4/2019 at 6:37 AM, Danova Kontrola said:

hello

i got this motherboard(see pictures) 2 weeks ago, because my Asus X79 had some issues after the years.

However i have issues running Linux. 

When i got this mobo, i booted into the Windows i had already installed, and after few BSOD it started working just fine. I have Windows 8.1 and the Windows loading screen looks like from Windows Vista but its just for a while. (the Windows load into desktop just in 2 or 3 seconds from fresh start, which is something ive never experienced and i totally like)

However, when i booted to the Linux i already had installed, it is just crashing. Usually just in a one or two seconds. So i tried to install new one, however just once the installation process starts, it also crash. (it does not crash actually, it always just completely freeze). The Linux which is already installed is Debian 9.0, tried installation of Debian 9.0, Debian 9.1 and latest Ubuntu and had same results.

I tried some settings in BIOS, and i also tried factory settings. All systems i boot are without UEFI.

 

I contacted the seller, and he said half of his customers are using Linux systems and it works fine.

(well, he also claimed it support multi GPU, which doesnt, also said it is ATX which is not (its 2.5cm bigger then ATX, so it wont fit any ATX case), and some other things..)

 

I also have one of this Chinese X79 motherboards which has only 4 DDR3 slots, and i remember i also had some issues at begin with Linux, but i dont remember what was it and how did i solve it.

 

I dont think any of the messages which you can see on screenshots, have anything to do with the crash, i had them before and and it was working fine.

 

Do you guys have similar experience?

 

The system i have:

Intel i7 3930k

8x 8GB Crucial Ballistix 1.6GHz CL8

AMD R9 390x

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