[Bug 1175402] Re: Failure to find SSD and HDD

[iru]

Phillip,

Chased around the web, read the FakeRaidHowTo and also a good article on
setting up "fakeraid" when building an "arch" Linux system.

Performed a bootload from the USAB, invoked dmraid and had a look
around.

I have an Intel Software raid (isw), SSD and HDD, etc.

Had a look at things with dmraid -r, -l, etc.

Came to dmraid -ay in the arch doco.

Well, why not.....
Read the arch doco and then checked /dev/mapper and there a bunch of files in there, hmmmmmm.

Tried ubiquity, long pause on the "installation type" form and then
suddenly all the drives, partitions and free space  appeared.

>From the "add"  button I could create a primary partition in the free
space.

Tried to install and got a message about "no root file system is
defined".

Hmmmmm, not sure if what I did is correct and heading in the correct
direction, I search on.

Ian

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Title:
  Failure to find SSD and HDD

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Gentlefolk,

  I have a Toshiba U840W laptop with a 32G SSD and a 500G HDD. Runs
  win7. Has 200G spare space.

  I have tried to install Ubuntu and MINT off a USB flash. I get the
  same problem in Ubuntu and Mint. Currently have Mint on the USB flash.

  I have:

  1. Updated the BIOS to the latest version. No improvement.

  2. On Mint 14 performed an apt-get install ubiquity and installed 75MB
  of update.

  3. On Mint 14 performed "ubiquity -d".

  The problem is that ubiquity does not see the SSD or the HDD.

  On the first "installation type" screen it reports "no detected
  operating systems" (win7 is installs and boots).

  I choose "something else" and on the second "installation type" screen
  only /dev/sdc USB flash is displayed.

  Any file manager displays displays the directories in the windows partition.
  GParted displays all partitions and unused space on the HDD.

  I will attach log files.

  Any assistance/solutions/direction appreciated, Ian

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