Does ASRock Z170 Pro4S work with Linux (Mint)?

[sharksfin]

Does the ASRock Z170 Pro4S motherboard work with Linux (Mint)? Or is this hardware too new?

 

[COLGeek]

Should work just fine. What components do you intend to use with this motherboard?

 

[Miros8111]

Sorry to interupt this topic but I saw the thread and I am also interested in using this motherboard with Ubuntu 14.04.
And I intend to use these components

ASROCK Z170M PRO4S - motherboard
Zalman ZM400-LX - power supply
Intel core i7 6700 skylake
Kingston 8GB KIT DDR4 3200 MHz CL16 HyperX Predator Series (2x4Gb)
and ssd disk

 

[COLGeek]

That config should work just fine. I have a very similar Linux 17.3 based rig and had zero issues setting up.

 

[mistazyz]

"That config should work just fine. I have a very similar Linux 17.3 based rig and had zero issues setting up."

Which kernel version were you running, at the time of installation?

 

[junkeymonkey]

may find some useful articles / reviews here they test a lot on Linux ?

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=home

my understanding Linux works great on skylake [maybe better then 10 ?? ..lol.. ]

may run in to a small issue as this but this can be with any platform anyway

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=209410

mint 18 may be better as well with any fixes over 17 ?? burn a live bootable dvd and test with that before a full install [easier than a live bootable usb by far]

 

[Miros8111]

Update:

I already installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my new pc build which I mentioned before and everything works fine

 

[junkeymonkey]

good deal , I got that on a live dvd ready to get used when necessary

good luck and enjoy

 

[mistazyz]

@Miros8111
Are you using the integrated Intel graphics?
Or a dedicated graphics card (Nvidia / AMD)?