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Old 08-17-2021, 07:35 PM   #1
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New SSD not mounting/appearing in laptop with Coreboot/Libreboot only installed


Hi. I have a new old thinkpad, x200 laptop that i'm having difficulty mounting a new ssd into. The lap-top is installed only with coreboot or libreboot the coreboot variant/fork not sure which. The modification was done by a professional not me..and seems to be fine

The SSD im trying to mount into the lap-top is new from the store . I have tried another HDD also, its also not mounting. I have tried so much to find the answer by web-search. Really i think i need access to another menu to mount, my guess/seems apparent

When i turn on the lap-top it goes to GRUB? menu automatically. However i cannot load an OS because the SSD is not being mounted although connected internally.
The OS is from a usb drive, and is authenticated by checksum, so not the issue im confident and anyway is appearing in the available boot menu but not installing. Im getting errors that no drive is there to install the OS in.

I try all the function keys to get to a sub-menu to mount the new SSD but cannot find the right key or way in yet. Any advice/direction welcomed.Thanks
 
Old 08-17-2021, 08:17 PM   #2
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Does either or both of the drives show when you run this command (you may have to run the command as root):

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fdisk -l
What desktop environment/window manager are you using?
 
Old 08-17-2021, 08:34 PM   #3
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frankbell. I guess i didnt explain as well as i thought. There is no OS installed to run that command. The horse is waiting for the cart to be attached.. I have only presenting a grub menu. Thanks

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Old 08-17-2021, 08:35 PM   #4
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Have you already formatted the drive? Most drives brand new aren't formatted and cannot be mounted without at least creating a partition table.
 
Old 08-17-2021, 08:39 PM   #5
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Hi. No the new drive is as off the shelf so yes will need formatting but i have no easy way to do that prior.I was assuming it will be formatted when the live os is installed to it is this not possible in your opinion? Thanks

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Old 08-17-2021, 08:45 PM   #6
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What OS are you trying to install? And how are you attempting to install it? Almost every distro includes a way of formatting disks, but not ALL do.
 
Old 08-17-2021, 08:49 PM   #7
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I have a usb thumb drive with a live version of PureOS on it which is what im trying to install. It is Checksum verified. The OS is appearing in the Grub menu but will not boot showing error messages suggesting the drive is not accessable yet. Thanks

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Old 08-17-2021, 08:52 PM   #8
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How did you put the OS onto the usb?
 
Old 08-17-2021, 08:55 PM   #9
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The OS came direct from Purism in the USB drive called Librem Drive. It is a live version
 
Old 08-17-2021, 09:04 PM   #10
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The one thing I know to check is if UEFI boot mode (which LibreBoot supports, not so sure about Coreboot, or possibly that's reversed. Whichever mr. chromebox firmware used, supports it) or Legacy boot. A quick search says that the Purism USB may not support UEFI booting.

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Old 08-17-2021, 09:10 PM   #11
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i will just like to find a way into the libreboot(bios replacement) to tell it to mount like i usually can on other pc but is not workikng here. If not ill have to find a way to format the drive seperately, without a caddy not to easy for me thats all. Thanks

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Old 08-17-2021, 09:29 PM   #12
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Go into the firmware and see if there's an option for (U)EFI boot vs. Legacy boot. If there is, switch it to Legacy boot (possibly called Compatibility mode) and try again.
 
Old 08-17-2021, 09:33 PM   #13
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Sollution found and OS installed
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Basically the ISOLINUX folder of the PureOS ISO only has an EFI boot option.

There is a legacy grub in a separate folder but that is broken as it doesn’t point towards the location of the kernel.. The file paths there for “Linux” and “initrid” do not point to where the files are. Add /casper/ on each line before the file name

https://forums.puri.sm/t/installing-...reboot/5284/10
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Thanks for the help it pointed me in the right direction

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