[Nix-dev] Nix OS installation problems - Where's the hard drive?

[Alexander Zubkov]

I think here is the problem (from nixos dmesg):

[   11.494753] sas: ATA device seen but CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA=N so cannot 
attach

Kernel option is missing. On nixos:

$ zgrep CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA /proc/config.gz
# CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA is not set

On Ubuntu 12.04:

# grep CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA /boot/config-3.2.0-64-generic
CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA=y


On 10/03/2014 10:21 PM, Joseph Joe wrote:
> My Hard Drive is
>
> model         : ST1000DM003-1CH162 (CC47)
> size            : 1 TB
> partitioning  : GUID
>
> It's a SATA. I think this is the model:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412360175&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=seagate+hard+drive+1tb+model+st1000M003
>
>
> *output of /proc/partitions*
> Ubuntu :
> major minor  #blocks  name
>
>     8        0  976762584 sda
>     8        1     524288 sda1
>     8        2  967891968 sda2
>     8        3    8344576 sda3
>
> Nix OS Live usb:
> major minor  #blocks  name
>
>     7        0     789052 loop0
>     8        0    1003336 sda
>     8        1    1001472 sda1
>
> So, when in Nix OS, only the live usb is recognized.
>
> The dmesg files when in ubuntu and when booted with the live usb are
> attached.
>
> Joseph Joe
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Wout Mertens <wout.mertens at gmail.com>
> 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" <joej at reed.edu> 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
>>>
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