[OpenIndiana-discuss] New build - comments welcome (also booting from Marvell 88SE9130)

[Chris Ridd]

On 7 May 2011, at 09:54, Scott O'Brien wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I've not posted in a long while.  Basically, my case (the Fractal R2 Array)
> finally came so I'm looking to ask some questions to help me decide on the
> final hardware to order to go into this Mini ITX form factor machine (basic
> file server).
> 
> The parts I'm looking at are all in AUD, preferably from the same shop
> (pccasegear because I've ordered from them before and been happy)
> 
> R2 Array Case $289.00 (already purchased)
> HighPoint RocketHybrid 1220 Adapter $89.00 (based on the Marvell 88SE9130
> chipset from what I can tell, for my 5th SATA port)
> H67M-ITM Motherboard $109.00 (nice cheap mini-ITX form factor)

Double-check what NIC that has. Intel Sandy Bridge chipset NICs aren't supported yet. The Dell I got last week with an H67 motherboard has a Broadcom chipset NIC (BCM57788) that ... also isn't supported yet. Driver support is an area where I hope Illumos can move faster than Sun/Oracle ever did.

So you may need to factor in a supported NIC. I've ordered an Intel gigabit NIC for my box for what looks the going rate here - £25 - the intent is that it is supported by the e1000 driver.

Chris