Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-02-11 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 01:09:57PM +, Ned Slider wrote: > > Do you know what sensor chip is on the board? It might be possible to > use an updated driver for the hwmon sensor from elrepo. > > I can't find any mention in the motherboard docs. However, hunting > around online, it appears to

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-02-11 Thread Ned Slider
On 02/02/14 18:44, Fred Smith wrote: > On Sun, Feb 02, 2014 at 01:41:49PM -0500, Fred Smith wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:44:02PM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: >>> On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 12/25/2013

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-02-11 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/02/2014 12:44 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > Oh, one more question: > sensors_detect doesn't find any sensors for lm_sensors to work with. > Are you using (or do you know of) any other tools to monitor board temps > (etc) ?? > Sorry, did not see this until now (was off at FOSDEM). I did not try to

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-02-02 Thread Fred Smith
On Sun, Feb 02, 2014 at 01:41:49PM -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:44:02PM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > > On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > > >> On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > >>> Hi

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-02-02 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:44:02PM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > >>> Hi all! > >>> > >>> I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-07 Thread Sorin Srbu
> -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of John R Pierce > Sent: den 26 december 2013 05:05 > To: centos@centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards > > > See:https://hardwar

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
The BIOS is what the hardware is based upon and the testing of a Mother-Board should be started at the BIOS level. The Basic Input Output for today hardware is basically based on USB even for many servers. There are cases which you see a system that CentOS6 was not designed to work with. Not j

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/1/2014 3:42 PM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote: > Just to make sure I understand the question again: > PC and Servers hardware is suppose to be BIOS compatible? > In a case that these do comply and Linux is not supporting BIOS it's > another story. huh? the BIOS is nearly irrelevant, its code is use

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 02/01/14 01:19, John R Pierce wrote: > for the original poster, who was asking on this thread which > motherboards would work, as the hardware.redhat.com site doesn't list > motherboards. > > and useless for me, when they don't include the major brand server > models I might be considering for w

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/1/2014 2:56 PM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote: > On 02/01/14 00:13, John R Pierce wrote: >> >I'm glad you're so sure (and yes in fact, it did work...), but my >> >original point remains, thehttp://hardware.redhat.com listings are >> >nearly useless. > For who? for the original poster, who was askin

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 02/01/14 00:13, John R Pierce wrote: > I'm glad you're so sure (and yes in fact, it did work...), but my > original point remains, thehttp://hardware.redhat.com listings are > nearly useless. For who? Eliezer ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/1/2014 2:02 PM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote: > Indeed the HP DL160gen8 might not be in the list.. > I am sure that a Xeon CPU from the E5-2600 product family should work > and meet Linux Desktop and Server. I'm glad you're so sure (and yes in fact, it did work...), but my original point remains

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 01/01/14 23:09, John R Pierce wrote: > > my point is, the coverage of that hardware listing on the redhat site is > woefully inadequate for the needs of the OP. NO motherboards or > chipsets are listed, just complete systems, mostly servers. Even the > HP DL160gen8 servers I just bought for

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/1/2014 12:50 PM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote: > On 26/12/13 06:05, John R Pierce wrote: >> >that listing is nearly useless for this.it doesn't contain >> >motherboards, it contains complete brand name systems that were >> >submitted for paid testing. > What is so bad for paid testings? > If it

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2014-01-01 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 26/12/13 06:05, John R Pierce wrote: > that listing is nearly useless for this.it doesn't contain > motherboards, it contains complete brand name systems that were > submitted for paid testing. What is so bad for paid testings? If it was tested for a reasonable usage it's fine. If you have a

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-28 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 12/27/2013 04:16 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:44:02PM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: >>> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm toy

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-27 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:44:02PM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > >>> Hi all! > >>> > >>> I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-27 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 12/27/2013 07:11 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: >>> Hi all! >>> >>> I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB and >>> CPU to upgrade my desktop. >>> >>> Although I've

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-27 Thread Fred Smith
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 03:40:43AM -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB and > > CPU to upgrade my desktop. > > > > Although I've always been partial to AMD chips, I'm tempted

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-27 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB and > CPU to upgrade my desktop. > > Although I've always been partial to AMD chips, I'm tempted this time to > find something Intel-ish, I5, quad core, or so. > > In lookin

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread Fred Smith
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 03:11:10PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/26/2013 2:54 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > the PS I'll be using in this system is an existing PC POwer & Cooling > > 500W unit, which should be up to the task. (It has been running the > > existing system for something like 3-4 year

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/26/2013 2:54 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > the PS I'll be using in this system is an existing PC POwer & Cooling > 500W unit, which should be up to the task. (It has been running the > existing system for something like 3-4 years, with a Phenom-II X2 and > two HD and two optical drives, 24X7.) wha

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread Fred Smith
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 02:34:02PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/26/2013 2:01 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > > Maybe it is wise to install fedora and just run centos 6 under kvm > > virtualization ? > > that depends entirely on your requirements and intentions. this is my personal desktop syst

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread Fred Smith
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:34:42PM +0100, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > On 12/26/2013 08:17 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > > On 12/25/2013 11:09 PM, g wrote: > >> because you are upgrading a box, do consider upping power supply > >> to at least 650 watt for load you will be adding. > > > > huh? my sys

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/26/2013 2:01 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > Maybe it is wise to install fedora and just run centos 6 under kvm > virtualization ? that depends entirely on your requirements and intentions. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coa

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread Eero Volotinen
I mostly use low-to-midrange Antec and Coolermaster supplies, so far > they have performed great for me, lasted a long long time, and seem to > be true to spec.AFAIK, they are all made in China. > > Maybe it is wise to install fedora and just run centos 6 under kvm virtualization ? -- Eero ___

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/26/2013 1:34 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > Keep in mind that PSU nominal power is not absolute power, especially if > you buy those cheep ones. Chinese 450W will give 200-300W or similar. > Chieftec is another thing. I mostly use low-to-midrange Antec and Coolermaster supplies, so far th

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-26 Thread Ljubomir Ljubojevic
On 12/26/2013 08:17 AM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/25/2013 11:09 PM, g wrote: >> because you are upgrading a box, do consider upping power supply >> to at least 650 watt for load you will be adding. > > huh? my system uses about 200-250 watts actual line current running > full tilt, its a core

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/25/2013 11:09 PM, g wrote: > because you are upgrading a box, do consider upping power supply > to at least 650 watt for load you will be adding. huh? my system uses about 200-250 watts actual line current running full tilt, its a core i5-3570k overclocked to 4.2ghz, with 16gb ram, 1 250

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread g
On 12/25/2013 09:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB > and CPU to upgrade my desktop. to answer such a question is not that easy, other than, to say that most all quality mainboards of today should work and it is really up

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/25/2013 7:56 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: >> In looking at mommyboards at New Egg and Amazon, I find so many I am >> >unable to make reasonable determinations regarding suitability, so am >> >hoping some of you who have new(ish) intel-compatible boards could >> >offer some hints. >> > > See:htt

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/25/2013 7:51 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > In looking at mommyboards at New Egg and Amazon, I find so many I am > unable to make reasonable determinations regarding suitability, so am > hoping some of you who have new(ish) intel-compatible boards could > offer some hints. my build last year was o

Re: [CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread Eero Volotinen
2013/12/26 Fred Smith > Hi all! > > I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB and > CPU to upgrade my desktop. > > Although I've always been partial to AMD chips, I'm tempted this time to > find something Intel-ish, I5, quad core, or so. > > In looking at mommyboards

[CentOS] Centos-compatible motherboards

2013-12-25 Thread Fred Smith
Hi all! I'm toying with the idea of spending some Christmas money on a new MB and CPU to upgrade my desktop. Although I've always been partial to AMD chips, I'm tempted this time to find something Intel-ish, I5, quad core, or so. In looking at mommyboards at New Egg and Amazon, I find so many I