Usually in the install process, choosing (S) shell and typing: # dmesg | grep bytes
Shows if the disk was detected or not. I had problems with some nvme not being detected. Fabio Martins On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 17:43 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > Asegurado con Tuta Mail: > https://tuta.com/free-email > > > Fecha: 27 jul 2026, 20:53 > De: [email protected] > Para: [email protected] > Asunto: Re: installer doesn't recognize disk > > Thanks for the quick answer. > > 27 jul 2026, 6:35 por [email protected]: > > On Jul 27 04:49:27, [email protected] wrote: > > When it tells me which disk is the root disk > it only shows the USB disk > > > I don't think an _installer_ asks which disk is the root disk > as there is no root disk yet. Isn't that what an _upgrade_ asks? > > > > When the OpenBSD instaler boots up, it shows some options, such as > "(i)nstall, (a)utoinstall, (u)pgrade or (s)hell". I have chosen every time > the install option, and keep the process ,keyboard map, network > configuration, root password, ssh enable/disable, user conf, and there, > were it asks me to select in which disk I going to install the OS (my hard > disk in the laptop), it doesn't show up my disk, only the install media. > That is I what was talking about when I said "select the root disk", as it > says at the installer dialogue. > > I send some photos of the install process. > >
