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mrbrich

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Registered: 2010-04-24

Posts: 42

ASRock H97M-ITX/ac linux support

I am considering this motherboard for a small PC I am building. Linux support is one of my main concerns, and I couldn't find much information about this board in particular. Though I know linux hardware support is mostly good these days, I am concerned about the wifi because the manual (ftp://66.226.78.21/manual/H97M-ITXac.pdf) says (page 10) says:

The WiFi + BT module is supported under Windows® 8.1 / 8.1 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit only.

I couldn't find anything suggesting what driver I would need to use under linux, though I think it might be alx? Should I be worried, or is everything going to be OK?

Thanks,

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: ASRock H97M-ITX/ac linux support

In http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=117674 someone got that mobo working under debian.

However, i think the atheros AR 8171 that's mentioned in that thread is the LAN chipset, NOT the wifi chipset.

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mrbrich

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Registered: 2010-04-24

Posts: 42

Re: ASRock H97M-ITX/ac linux support

Thanks. Any way I can find out what wifi chipset this board uses? I couldn't find it anywhere in the manual.

alphaniner

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From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

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Re: ASRock H97M-ITX/ac linux support

It's probably not specified in the manual because it's not integrated into the board - it's just an mPCIe module AFAICT - and could vary over time.

It may also be interchangable with other mPCIe wifi modules, but I have zero experience with this kind of thing so don't take my word for it.

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