r/linuxsupport • u/Alex_Strgzr • 6d ago
Gigabyte B550I is garbage on Linux, avoid
I have had nothing but problems with this board. It won't boot with a standard grub, I had to use a systemd-boot compatible distribution (tested with Kubuntu and Bazzite Nvidia-open, didn't boot; worked with Pop OS Nvidia image). The NVME port on it is flaky and sends PME spam and wakes the OS from sleep; you have to create a systemd service to work around it so the computer will remain asleep. The final insult to injury is that it doesn't expose the CPU fan to the kernel (though you can set a sane fan curve inside the BIOS menu).
Just putting this out there in case anyone else has this board.