Initial Impressions running Linux
I’ve tested the BOX-255H with a few Linux distributions including Manjaro, Ubuntu 25.04 and Kubuntu 25.04. The hardware works sweetly under Linux. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, and all the ports work without any tweaking needed.
Under Manjaro I did initially have an issue with the output resolution. Using the latest GNOME ISO and after updates, the machine only wanted to output 800×600 resolution over HDMI. That was running kernel 6.6.991.
Upgrading to either 6.15.7-1 or the experimental 6.16.0rc6-1 solved this issue. Fortunately Manjaro has an excellent GUI tool which makes installing different kernels a breeze.
With the other operating systems I’ve tested on the machine, screen resolution was not an issue; each monitor’s highest resolution worked out of the box. I’ll need to investigate why the issue appears to be Manjaro specific, and test a few other Arch-based distributions.
On the next page, I’ll interrogate the system using the inxi utility.
Next page: Page 3 – Interrogation of the System
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction and Design
Page 2 – Initial Impressions running Linux
Page 3 – Interrogation of the System
Complete list of articles in this series:
| ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H | |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Introduction to the series and interrogation of the NUC BOX-255H |