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

Sat May 7 09:58:40 UTC 2011

Thanks Chris,

Good call on the NIC.  Looking at the ASRock web site for it
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=H67M-ITX&cat=Specifications
it says it's a Realtek RTL8111E.  I believe I could use the drivers on
http://homepage2.nifty.com/mrym3/taiyodo/eng/ for it with luck?  If
worst come to worse though I could probably just get a cheap USB NIC for
the time being.

I'm more worried about the ability to boot/install OpenIndiana on the
RocketHybrid 1220 :)

On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 10:15 +0100, Chris Ridd wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
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