Hi folks I have a couple of Zotac mini PCs running CentOS7 which I want/need to upgrade to CentOS8 In theory, they are CentOS8 capable, but assuming Murphy might be lurking around, I prefer validating the hardware before starting the effective installation
As there is no LiveCD, what would be the recommended way to do this?
Thanks!
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Am 29.03.20 um 14:16 schrieb Patrick DERWAEL:
Hi folks I have a couple of Zotac mini PCs running CentOS7 which I want/need to upgrade to CentOS8 In theory, they are CentOS8 capable, but assuming Murphy might be lurking around, I prefer validating the hardware before starting the effective installation
As there is no LiveCD, what would be the recommended way to do this?
No LiveCD, no recommendation but I see two options: If you have the infra (workstation/build/mock/imagebuilder) you can generate a custom spin / LiveCD, or just use a similar Fedora LiveCD to get an idea if you run in major problems. EL8 has some OS areas better equipped with backport etc. then the vanilla Fedora release but for a raw test its worth to try a fedora LiveCD - EL8 is "similar to" / "a mix of" Fedora 27/28/29 ...
BTW, starting the CentOS8 iso also shows if it boots at all ... :-)
-- Leon
Hi Leon,
I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a LiveCD I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that Actually, I'm not too worried about the basics, but rather about the wifi, audio & video drivers (one of the boxes is a multimedia system)
Thanks!
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Le dim. 29 mars 2020 à 14:43, Leon Fauster via CentOS centos@centos.org a écrit :
Am 29.03.20 um 14:16 schrieb Patrick DERWAEL:
Hi folks I have a couple of Zotac mini PCs running CentOS7 which I want/need to upgrade to CentOS8 In theory, they are CentOS8 capable, but assuming Murphy might be lurking around, I prefer validating the hardware before starting the effective installation
As there is no LiveCD, what would be the recommended way to do this?
No LiveCD, no recommendation but I see two options: If you have the infra (workstation/build/mock/imagebuilder) you can generate a custom spin / LiveCD, or just use a similar Fedora LiveCD to get an idea if you run in major problems. EL8 has some OS areas better equipped with backport etc. then the vanilla Fedora release but for a raw test its worth to try a fedora LiveCD - EL8 is "similar to" / "a mix of" Fedora 27/28/29 ...
BTW, starting the CentOS8 iso also shows if it boots at all ... :-)
-- Leon
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On 29/03/2020 13:52, Patrick DERWAEL wrote:
Hi Leon,
I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a LiveCD I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that Actually, I'm not too worried about the basics, but rather about the wifi, audio & video drivers (one of the boxes is a multimedia system)
Thanks!
If you can post the vendor:device IDs (lspci -nn) of those devices from your el7 install, we can tell you if those devices are supported on el8.
I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a LiveCD I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that
Seems doable, though documentation could be updated https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-and-using-a-live-in...
Is there a crowd sourced list of machines people have used Cent OS 8 on? If not what information would be useful to have on such a list to avoid redundancy but enable easy determination of the suitability of some hardware?
Hi Phil
Here it is:
[root@totorbex ~]# lspci -nn .00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SoC Transaction Register [8086:2280] (rev 21) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:22b1] (rev 21) 00:10.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series MMC Controller [8086:2294] (rev 21) 00:13.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SATA Controller [8086:22a3] (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series USB xHCI Controller [8086:22b5] (rev 21) 00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Trusted Execution Engine [8086:2298] (rev 21) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller [8086:2284] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #1 [8086:22c8] (rev 21) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #2 [8086:22ca] (rev 21) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #3 [8086:22cc] (rev 21) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #4 [8086:22ce] (rev 21) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCU [8086:229c] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx SMBus Controller [8086:2292] (rev 21) 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c) 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 [8086:08b3] (rev 83) [root@totorbex ~]#
[root@plex ~]# lspci -nn 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev 08) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07) 00:08.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model [8086:1911] 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:9d2f] (rev 21) 00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem [8086:9d31] (rev 21) 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 [8086:9d3a] (rev 21) 00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:9d03] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:9d13] (rev f1) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:9d14] (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:9d1b] (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d48] (rev 21) 00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC [8086:9d21] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio [8086:9d70] (rev 21) 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus [8086:9d23] (rev 21) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c) 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 3165 [8086:3165] (rev 81) 03:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller [1b21:1242] [root@plex ~]#
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Le dim. 29 mars 2020 à 15:05, Phil Perry pperry@elrepo.org a écrit :
On 29/03/2020 13:52, Patrick DERWAEL wrote:
Hi Leon,
I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a
LiveCD
I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that Actually, I'm not too worried about the basics, but rather about the
wifi,
audio & video drivers (one of the boxes is a multimedia system)
Thanks!
If you can post the vendor:device IDs (lspci -nn) of those devices from your el7 install, we can tell you if those devices are supported on el8.
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 03:31:02PM +0200, Patrick DERWAEL wrote:
I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a
LiveCD
I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that Actually, I'm not too worried about the basics, but rather about the
wifi,
audio & video drivers (one of the boxes is a multimedia system)
You might be able to test it all from the install CD. Once you've begun the install alt+F2 (sometimes ctl+alt+F2) will give you a shell. Also, setting up the network should tell you if the wireless works. (Though, for example, in an F31 install, wireless worked during installation, but after first boot, I had to connect through ethernet and download the drivers, but at least you should be able to see if it works during installation.
Depending upon what you choose to install when you pick software, you may have to download some drivers after install.
Hope this is of some use. If not, apologies.
On 29/03/2020 14:31, Patrick DERWAEL wrote:
Hi Phil
Here it is:
[root@totorbex ~]# lspci -nn .00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SoC Transaction Register [8086:2280] (rev 21) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:22b1] (rev 21)
^^ video is supported by the i915 driver
00:10.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series MMC Controller [8086:2294] (rev 21) 00:13.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SATA Controller [8086:22a3] (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series USB xHCI Controller [8086:22b5] (rev 21) 00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Trusted Execution Engine [8086:2298] (rev 21) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller [8086:2284] (rev 21)
^^ supported by snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #1 [8086:22c8] (rev 21) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #2 [8086:22ca] (rev 21) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #3 [8086:22cc] (rev 21) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Express Port #4 [8086:22ce] (rev 21) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCU [8086:229c] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx SMBus Controller [8086:2292] (rev 21) 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
^^ supported by r8169
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 [8086:08b3] (rev 83)
^^ supported by iwlwifi
So looks like your gfx, wifi and ethernet are all covered :-)
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