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

[Alexander Zubkov]

Do you connected SATA drive to the SAS controller? As a workaround you 
can try to reconnect it to the SATA controller if you have one (I see 
some messages about AHCI-compatible controller).
Otherwise, you need to recompile the kernel or whait when the change 
will be pushed to nixos.

On 10/04/2014 01:39 AM, Alexander Zubkov wrote:
> 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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