Motherboards with linux drivers

Hardware ( motherboards, specifically ) compatibility with Linux

I’m mostly wondering about the motherboard/chipset compatibility with Linux, since the rest ( HDD, SSD, GPU, RAM ) should already be supported. I guess it will work, but I preffer to buy something that’ll work better.

Where can I find such info? Did anybody had an experience with one of these motherboards?

• Gigabyte’s website only shows Windows 10/11 downloads
• Ubunto only shows prebuilt in their website ( and most of them are OLD )

I thought about it and really felt like it belongs here. It’s not about hardware, such as it is about Linux drivers/compatibility. Am I wrong?

Most motherboards generally work well with linux as most of them use well-known, well-supported components with good linux drivers available as standard in the kernel. Occasionally, a m/b will have some weird, poorly supported or just fundamentally broken/sub-standard component (e.g. some of the realtek nics from several years ago are garbage, but most are OK now). Some really new & unusual components may require you to compile and install a driver (if you’re lucky, there’ll be a dkms package for your distro), and some hardware requires non-free firmware (which is often packaged by distros)

You’re more likely to have compatibility issues with add-on hardware — e.g. USB or PCI/PCI-e devices for serial ports, wireless or ethernet NICs, web cams, audio devices, etc. Many of these will work just fine, but it’s worth remembering that manufacturers, often change the underlying hardware in the device without changing the device’s name (or even the USB/PCI device IDs) without warning. This sucks but works OK-ish on Windows because the manufacturers supply the drivers. Linux tends to have generic drivers for the device’s chipset, not for specific brand/model names.

AFAIK, there’s nothing in the X670 or B650 chipsets that isn’t supported by Linux (although you may need to ensure you’re running a recent kernel). AMD is pretty good about linux m/b support. Intel too. Extra stuff added to the motherboard by the vendor may or may not be supported — so that’s the stuff you really need to research. google the motherboard brand/model + «linux», find out what extra non-chipset stuff a particular m/b adds and google for that + linux.

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Linux drivers for motherboard

At the bottom of the Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard motherboard page here it says:

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.

What does this mean for a Ubuntu user?

This motherboard will first be set up with a new bios and updates for MS Vista. Once that has been done, a version of Ubuntu will be installed.

Will the motherboard’s BIOS need to be flashed again? Will it need to be reconfigured for Ubuntu? I wonder whether the mobo can save a GNU/Linux and Vista profile and use the appropriate one, depending on which OS boots.

At the Intel website, I am not sure what to do.

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Re: Linux drivers for motherboard

Probably nothing!
Sounds like a cover all quote.
And it’s mostly a load of codswallop, because everything is built in to the kernel and as yet I have never had to do what is quoted by your MOBO vendor.

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Where to find and install ASUS motherboard drivers for Linux [duplicate]

This is my second day ever with Linux, and I had one heck of a time getting the nVidia drivers installed and working. Please, keep in mind I am very new and just starting out. I currently have an ASUS P8Z68-V LE motherboard and I’m not sure if the drivers are installed. Where would I go to find that out? I am using Gnome as my UI. If I don’t have the drivers installed, where would I go? The ASUS site only gives me options to download for various Windows OS, DOS and «other» (in .ROM format). Which should I take and how should I install? I’m mostly looking for audio drivers. A lot of music I play, either on YouTube or with VLC has a faint crackling in the background on Ubuntu, which gets much worse the higher I turn the volume up. Could this be something other than the drivers? I doubt it’s the hardware since the sound seems fine on Windows. I am currently running 12.04.

is there some piece of hardware in particular that isn’t working? If so, please update your question to reflect that.

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There aren’t generally any special motherboard chipset drivers that you need to install separately on Linux, like you need to do on Windows. The drivers are part of the Linux kernel. The hardware is detected at boot time and the correct drivers are loaded.

There are however cases where one might acquire hardware that is newer than the version of the kernel in the Linux distribution you choose to install; or even do not yet have any or full functionality in the upstream kernel.

In these cases though, you usually have to just wait or suffer, until the better drivers are available, as manufacturers typically don’t offer additional drivers for Linux for these types of hardware. This is rarely an issue for motherboards though, as most of them use standard chipsets across the board, so are often covered by the drivers already available in the kernel.

The Ubuntu Kernel Team are also pretty good about ensuring that newer drivers are backported into the current development version of Ubuntu, to ensure a broader range of compatibility for users.

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Motherboard Linux Compatibility List

Even though many motherboards today properly work on Linux, motherboard manufacturers never list Linux as an officially supported OS (operating system). When you check the supported OS (operating system) in the specifications of a motherboard, what you’ll always see is either “Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1” or “Windows 10“. A Linux USB installer can be used to boot a PC without having to install the OS. The basic functionalities such as audio, LAN, Bluetooth, and WiFi can be quickly checked if working properly so we’re not sure why some manufacturers would not take the time to test their motherboards for Linux compatibility.

To make switching to Linux easier for our fellow gamers and PC enthusiasts, we made a list of motherboards that work out-of-the-box on Ubuntu or on Ubuntu-based Linux distributions. “Works out-of-the-box” means the motherboard’s audio, LAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth function properly after a fresh installation of an OS (operating system). The list will be regularly updated as more motherboards get tested on Linux.

Model	Socket	Chipset	As Tested By
EX-H110M-V	LGA 1151	Intel H110	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Prime B250M-K	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Prime H270-Plus	LGA 1151	Intel H270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Prime H270M-Plus	LGA 1151	Intel H270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Prime Z270-A	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Prime Z270-K	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Prime Z270M-Plus	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Prime Z270-P	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	Phoronix on Ubuntu 16.10
Strix Z270E	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Strix Z270F	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Strix Z270H	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
Strix Z270I	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10
TUF Z270 Mark 1	LGA 1151	Intel Z270	ASUS on Ubuntu 16.10

Model	Socket	Chipset	As Tested By
X99 Extreme3	LGA 2011	Intel X99	Phoronix on Ubuntu 14.10

Model	Socket	Chipset	As Tested By
Z170N-Gaming 5 (rev 1.1)	LGA 1151	Intel Z170	Back2Gaming on Ubuntu MATE 17.04
Z97-D3H (rev 1.0)	LGA 1150	Intel Z97	Back2Gaming on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS
Z97-HD3	LGA 1150	Intel Z97	Phoronix on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Model	Socket	Chipset	As Tested By
B350 Tomahawk	AM4	AMD B350	Phoronix on Ubuntu 16.10
X99A Raider	LGA 2011	Intel X99	Phoronix on Ubuntu 16.10
X99S SLI Plus	LGA 2011	Intel X99	Phoronix on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
B85M-P33	LGA 1150	Intel B85	Phoronix on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Post by flatiron » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:36 pm

That link seems to indicate that I cannot update my BIOS. Is there any way around this that doesn’t involve wine, a virtual machine, or a bricking?

And are there any MB manufacturers that support linux for future reference?

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Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by flatiron » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:53 pm

So, the only thing to worry about is the motherboard. It is too late to go back now and get a new board. How do I update the board without a windows machine? I mean it works, but there are updates that are needed.

Also, I build, I don’t buy whole systems. So. those lists are for pre built pc’s. I don’t see a motherboard list.

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Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by Moem » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:03 pm

https://www.back2gaming.com/guides/moth . lity-list/
Do the tiniest bit of searching and you’ll find more like this. This was the third result when I threw Any motherboard manufacturers support linux? into my search engine of choice.

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Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by flatiron » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:07 pm

Also, what am I supposed to update on my motherboard? Just the BIOS? This is the file list for mine http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en%2Dus/ . 9#download

If «instant flash» support all operating systems as I suspect, why don’t all MB makers use it?

Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by flatiron » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:08 pm

Moem wrote: https://www.back2gaming.com/guides/moth . lity-list/
Do the tiniest bit of searching and you’ll find more like this. This was the third result when I threw Any motherboard manufacturers support linux? into my search engine of choice.

I was looking in the lists that were previously linked to. Thank you for the link. I have never had any need to update a BIOS before. So, it is kinda weird.

Sucks. No mini ITX amd motherboards in that list. Awful.

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Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by Moem » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:37 pm

Or you could just pop your motherboard’s brand and model + the word Linux into your favourite search engine and see what you get. Since you already have the board, how interesting is it really to know what a different manufacturer supports or doesn’t support?

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Re: Any motherboard manufacturers support linux?

Post by flatiron » Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:55 pm

I may have to change the board. This was interesting

«Michael, you should look into focusing on ITX more often. You could probably fit twice as many PCs in your racks that way, while probably reducing power consumption of each platform by a handful of watts.

My Ryzen build has the Biostar X370GTN. So far the only thing that doesn’t seem to work in Linux are the RGB headers, which I have set to cycle automatically anyway. For anyone who doesn’t need wifi, that board is a decent option. The Gigabyte board is good if you don’t use a tower heatsink; the power connectors are inconveniently placed for those. Otherwise the Asrock B350 board seems to be the best at the moment. «

Is it okay if I never update it? That is a pay forum so I won’t be going to it to ask.

I see options that say «instant flash». What is that? Is it something that works independent of the OS? If so, why don’t all manufacturers use it? And on motherboards, are the drivers and the BIOS all there is to update?[/quote]

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