User:Tle
Intended Usage
Mainly to be used as primary development computer.
System configuration
Date of purchase: Oct. 2019
| Component | Brand | Model | Costs in AUD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainboard | Raptor | Blackbird Rev. 1.01 | 1645 |
| CPU | IBM | 8-Core POWER9v2 with 3U HSF | 1368 |
| Desktop Case | Streacom | BC1 Open Case XL ATX | 195 |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master | MWE Fully Modular (750 W) | 148 |
| RAM | Samsung (OEM) | 2 x 8 GB DDR 4 ECC DDR4 | 588 |
| Integrated Video Card | Aspeed | AST 2500 onboard VGA | 0 |
| Discrete Video Card | Gigabyte | Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB OC edition | 400 |
| Optical Drive | None | None | 0 |
| SSD | Samsung | 950 Pro M.2 2280 512gb PCIe 3.0 SSD MZ-V5P512BW | 100 |
| M.2 Riser card | Silverstone | ECM25 M.2 PCIe 3.0 X8 adapter card | 12 |
| Accessories | Generic | X16 to X8 | 10 |
| Operating System | Fedora | Server 32 (rawhide) | 0 |
| Total | 4466 | ||
Test status
- Failed attempt to install Ubuntu Server 19.10 because the installer failed to pick up NVMe drive correctly.
Solution: Please see https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/User:FlyingBlackbird#NVMe_SSD_is_recognized_but_the_installation_seems_to_use_the_wrong_device_name_later
- Fedora Server 32 (rawhide) is successfully installed without a hitch!
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 does not output video in bootloader after loading vega10 linux firmware in the PNOR.
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 does not output video correctly on the host system with Kernel 5.4.18. This issue is fixed with 5.5.0
