HDD Not found by installer

[Danneh]

post the output of the following please:

lspci
parted -l

Here is it:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
05:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 1b21:1080 (rev 01)
06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)
09:00.0 USB Controller: Device 1b21:1042
[root@localhost ~]# parted -l
-bash: parted: command not found

[AS]

post the output of the following please:

lspci
parted -l

Here is it:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
05:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 1b21:1080 (rev 01)
06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)
09:00.0 USB Controller: Device 1b21:1042
[root@localhost ~]# parted -l
-bash: parted: command not found

I do believe that your issue is related to your Marvell controller, known as a problematic one. You should report back where is physically attached the SATA hard disk, as appear that there are at least 2 SATA controllers on your system ... (I can be wrong here due to incomplete info ...)

Other than the above, please run (as root user) the following commands:

lspci -v -s 08:00.0
lspci -v -s 08:00.1
lspci -v -s 00:1f.2
lspci -n -s 08:00.0
lspci -n -s 08:00.1
lspci -n -s 00:1f.2
lspcidrake
uname -r

see also: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=118609

AS

[Danneh]

post the output of the following please:

lspci
parted -l

Here is it:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
05:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 1b21:1080 (rev 01)
06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)
09:00.0 USB Controller: Device 1b21:1042
[root@localhost ~]# parted -l
-bash: parted: command not found

I do believe that your issue is related to your Marvell controller, known as a problematic one. You should report back where is physically attached the SATA hard disk, as appear that there are at least 2 SATA controllers on your system ... (I can be wrong here due to incomplete info ...)

Other than the above, please run (as root user) the following commands:

lspci -v -s 08:00.0
lspci -v -s 08:00.1
lspci -v -s 00:1f.2
lspci -n -s 08:00.0
lspci -n -s 08:00.1
lspci -n -s 00:1f.2
lspcidrake
uname -r

see also: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=118609

AS

Sorry for the late reply, are you sure, when I look at that I see 1 x 6 Port SATA controller and 2 x IDE Controllers. I could be misreading it though, thanks for the help anyway!

[AS]

post the output of the following please:

lspci
parted -l

Here is it:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
05:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 1b21:1080 (rev 01)
06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)
09:00.0 USB Controller: Device 1b21:1042
[root@localhost ~]# parted -l
-bash: parted: command not found

I do believe that your issue is related to your Marvell controller, known as a problematic one. You should report back where is physically attached the SATA hard disk, as appear that there are at least 2 SATA controllers on your system ... (I can be wrong here due to incomplete info ...)

Other than the above, please run (as root user) the following commands:

lspci -v -s 08:00.0
lspci -v -s 08:00.1
lspci -v -s 00:1f.2
lspci -n -s 08:00.0
lspci -n -s 08:00.1
lspci -n -s 00:1f.2
lspcidrake
uname -r

see also: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=118609

AS

Sorry for the late reply, are you sure, when I look at that I see 1 x 6 Port SATA controller and 2 x IDE Controllers. I could be misreading it though, thanks for the help anyway!

No, I can't be 100% sure because I don't have the physical hardware at hand, however the link I posted report exactly the same IDs, to me means should be the same hardware... so ... I'm reasonably sure.

My motherboard has a Marvell 88SE91xx controller with a firmware version 1.0.0.1029. The controller is used for one internal sata port, one external esata port, and one ide port. It also has an Intel controller providing 6 internal stata ports.



$ lspci
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)

AS

[Danneh]

post the output of the following please:

lspci
parted -l

Here is it:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
05:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 1b21:1080 (rev 01)
06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)
09:00.0 USB Controller: Device 1b21:1042
[root@localhost ~]# parted -l
-bash: parted: command not found

I do believe that your issue is related to your Marvell controller, known as a problematic one. You should report back where is physically attached the SATA hard disk, as appear that there are at least 2 SATA controllers on your system ... (I can be wrong here due to incomplete info ...)

Other than the above, please run (as root user) the following commands:

lspci -v -s 08:00.0
lspci -v -s 08:00.1
lspci -v -s 00:1f.2
lspci -n -s 08:00.0
lspci -n -s 08:00.1
lspci -n -s 00:1f.2
lspcidrake
uname -r

see also: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=118609

AS

Sorry for the late reply, are you sure, when I look at that I see 1 x 6 Port SATA controller and 2 x IDE Controllers. I could be misreading it though, thanks for the help anyway!

No, I can't be 100% sure because I don't have the physical hardware at hand, however the link I posted report exactly the same IDs, to me means should be the same hardware... so ... I'm reasonably sure.

My motherboard has a Marvell 88SE91xx controller with a firmware version 1.0.0.1029. The controller is used for one internal sata port, one external esata port, and one ide port. It also has an Intel controller providing 6 internal stata ports.



$ lspci
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a0 (rev 12)
08:00.1 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a4 (rev 12)

AS

Yeah, thanks for the help. I'll research that a bit, I'll post here how I get on

[LSeraphim]

luikki,

Most of your missing gigabytes are easily explained: diskdrake (in PCC) reports the sizes in traditional binary gigabytes (nowadays called gibibytes); most hard drive manufacturers report them in decimal gigabytes, because that gives them slightly bigger numbers. (Which also means that diskdrake shouldn't really use the abbreviation GB.) Now, 232 gibibytes is very close to 250 decimal gigabytes.

 Danneh, on the other hand, does have an unallocated space of 32 GB, whether that means 32 real gigabytes or 32 gibibytes (32 000 000 000 bytes or 34 359 738 368 bytes). Why diskdrake doesn't see that space is the mystery.

I think he should first of all check if gparted can see the unallocated space, create a partition out of it and format it.

Danneh has been asked repeatedly to set the SATA controller mode to AHCI and so far, has not properly indicated that this has been done. Until that is done, Linux can not see the hard drive at all, and therefore the installer will continue to report their is no suitable media found.

You, DeBaas and as are right of course. I thought diskdrake could see the rest of the drive, even if Danneh wrote "it can't find anything(excluding USB devices) to install on to, including the HDD".

Stupid me.

Nor a chance anyone here would agree to that. We know better.

The thread has gotten off track because Danneh has not responded correctly to the various requests made for proper information. Until he does, the rest of the information in the thread is moot, as far as he is concerned. Other readers may learn a bit, but the problem that is the main thrust of the thread will get no closer to a solution until he starts responding correctly, and provides some useful information.

Having had this exact same problem I am going with these dudes. Turning off the AHCI until post installation is what needs to be done first. Having it on is just bad mojo ATM.