[SOLVED] Installation can *not* find my NVME M.2 disk !!
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I bought a Samsung 970 EVO NVME M.2 disk and inserted to my laptop and want to install a dual boot Slackware 14.2. The first partition is Windows 10, it can recognize my new disk w/o problem. But after I booted from a USB stick, which was copied with Slack 14.2 installation ISO, the cfdisk and setup program both cannot recognize my new disk, it looked like the disk just not present.
My god, I totally lost the reason to buy the disk. I really need to install the Slack onto it.
Does it mean some driver not loaded? Is there a why to fix it?
narke, do you purposely ignore my posts? That's the second time I've suggested something which you've discounted. I suggested the same thing just two posts above your last. Give it a go.
narke, do you purposely ignore my posts? That's the second time I've suggested something which you've discounted. I suggested the same thing just two posts above your last. Give it a go.
Hi Lysander,
Maybe some misunderstanding. You pointed the current live ISO, my understanding is that it is not an installation DVD ISO, is that right? So I think you was saying something similar as ponce suggested, means I have to go such a complex procedure to install and run the live first then use it to format partitions and mount the real installation DVD into a point into which I will do a chroot before start the normal installation. If I am understanding you correctly, what I in further want to asked is that: Whether I can directly use and install from a -current DVD assuming that the -current DVD already have the new kernel that will recognize my disk. Please comment and correct me. Thanks you very much!
Maybe some misunderstanding. You pointed the current live ISO, my understanding is that it is not an installation DVD ISO, is that right? So I think you was saying something similar as ponce suggested, means I have to go such a complex procedure to install and run the live first then use it to format partitions and mount the real installation DVD into a point into which I will do a chroot before start the normal installation. If I am understanding you correctly, what I in further want to asked is that: Whether I can directly use and install from a -current DVD assuming that the -current DVD already have the new kernel that will recognize my disk. Please comment and correct me. Thanks you very much!
Well, it is possible to install from liveslack:
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Slackware Live Edition does not have to be installed to a computer hard drive (however you do have that choice if you want to: using the setup2hd script).
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The fourth script:
The “setup2hd” script enables you to install the running Live OS to the computer's local hard disk. The “setup2hd” is a modified Slackware installer, so you will be comfortable with the process. There is no 'SOURCE' selection because the script knows where to find the squashfs modules. After you select the target partition(s), every active module of the Live OS variant (SLACKWARE, PLASMA5, MATE, …) is extracted to the hard drive. After extraction has completed, the script summarizes how many modules have been extracted. It will also show an example command to extract any remaining inactive or disabled modules manually. The final step in the installation is again the stock Slackware installer which kicks off the Slackware configuration scripts.
If I were you, seeing as it looks like 14.2 doesn't support your disk, -current would seem to be the best option. Since you have the drive partitioned, I see no harm in going ahead and installing from the -current DVD.
I don't know if it will support your disk, but it's a very simple test to run.
If I were you, seeing as it looks like 14.2 doesn't support your disk, -current would seem to be the best option. Since you have the drive partitioned, I see no harm in going ahead and installing from the -current DVD.
I don't know if it will support your disk, but it's a very simple test to run.
Now I understood. Sorry I did not know setup2hd.sh and had no experience on -live before. I will go first the -current DVD installation. Thank you!
Oh Guys ... After booted from Slackware64 -current install DVD, it seemed I still not get my Samsung NVMe disk working. I checked the dmesg, found one output: " ... found 1 remapped NVMe devices". But in the /dev/ tree, I did not have anything looked like my new disk. What's the problem? There kernel is already 4.19.11.
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Installation can *not* find my NVME M.2 disk !!
