"lspci -k" will be helpful too. I think the problem is in controller's driver module is not loaded for some reason.
On 10/03/2014 11:08 AM, Wout Mertens wrote: > What does dmesg say, and what is in /proc/partitions? > > Also, what kind of hard disk do you have, simple SATA? > > Wout. > On Oct 3, 2014 5:14 AM, "Joseph Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm trying to install Nix OS onto my computer. My computer's optical drive >> is broken, so I tried installing using a live usb. But when I boot from a >> live usb, the only recognized harddrive is the usb. So, when I enter the >> command "fdisk -l", the usb is shown to be mounted on >> /dev/sda and there are no other entries. >> >> On the other hand, I was able to install Ubuntu with no problems and >> reformat the harddrive. I can partition and modify the harddrive fine in >> Ubuntu. >> >> I tried making uefi and legacy boot live usbs for Nix OS, and both have >> the same problem. >> >> Any suggestions and help would be well appreciated >> >> -- Joseph Joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nix-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
