Asrock A75M-HVS here. Firmware version 1.80 worked okay with Linux, with the only major issue being that whenever I booted into Windows, the UEFI firmware automatically set Windows to be the default bootloader, requiring me to re-enter the firmware boot settings to get back to GRUB. My Asus board does not have this issue, so I don't think it's a Windows "feature" doing it on purpose. When firmware 2.0 came out (adding Windows 8 fast boot support) it broke Linux booting entirely - the kernel hung after GRUB handed off. Recent updates in either GRUB or the Linux kernel (not sure which one, but it was during the Debian Jessie testing timeframe) can successfully boot now, but I still avoid firmware 2.0 because the hotkey to enter the UEFI boot menu doesn't work - the screen flashes the boot menu briefly then it just gives up and drops down to a UEFI shell.
I emailed Asrock several times with the various issues. I didn't get the usual "Linux is not supported" spiel. They just simply didn't bother replying at all. Will not buy Asrock again.
I emailed Asrock several times with the various issues. I didn't get the usual "Linux is not supported" spiel. They just simply didn't bother replying at all. Will not buy Asrock again.
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