Can’t get linux to boot to save my life...

[plutoniumman]

It works!!! I tried downgrading my BIOS back to 1.6 again and it worked this time for some reason

I hope MSI comes out with a solution soon. I want to run one of AMD’s new CPUs, but this board requires BIOS 1.9 to do this (v1.9 adds AM3+ support). Meh whatever I got Linux again

Ty all very much for helping!!!

 

[NyxCharon]

MSI added a utility to support (booting from?) disks above 2.2 TB in capacity. It’s kinda weird how they did it. It’s like it’s a virtual disk or something. When booting, if I recall properly, it shows up in POST. It shows up in the boot menu, even if there’s no >2.2 TB disk installed. I tried disabling this utility but still no linux. I have no clue if this is what’s stopping linux from booting. I’m wondering/guessing if linux is checking it for swap or something else, but is causing a kernel panic because the disk doesn’t actually exist. BIOS version 1.6 didn’t have this utility, but when I downgraded my BIOS from 1.9 to 1.6 linux still hangs.

Is that the only change they made? And good to hear you got it working again. :good:

 

[plutoniumman]

@ NyxCharon
No there’s several changes made since 1.6.


v1.7 added:
- Update CPU AGESA code.
- Update AMD SB version.
- Disabled APS function during over-clock.
- Update AHCI option ROM.
- Support Killer Xeno Pro card.


v1.8:
- Update CPU AGESA code.
- Support OCZ RevoDrive card.
- Improved memory compatibility.
- Support HDD 2.2TB or above.


v1.9:
- Support AM3+ CPU.
- Update M-Flash module.


Somewhere along the line they added/changed power management features. There are a few other undocumented features/changes. Ie v1.6 has no IOMMU options while v1.9 does, however it’s not stated in any of the update descriptions. Unless that’s what “Improved memory compatibility” means...

 

[plutoniumman]

Yay! MSI released new BIOS that supports AMD's new CPU + Linux works again
Just to let anyone know who may have been watching this thread...