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Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

Hello all,
I have the PCB board in which there is a slot for SATA ssd disk. when ever I connect the board to my LINUX system, past using the command fdisk -l it shows the division /dev/sda 119 GB ( sata ssd is 128 GB) but cannot find the drive.
is there any commuter I have to install on my system to detect the sata.
delight help me with this. I am new to the linux environment.

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Dush

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Re: Linux cannot find SATA ssd

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Hello Dush Image

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)

I think you need a short explanation hither.

First of all /dev/sda is Non a partition - it'south the block device.

A partitioning would show as /dev/sda1, and/or /dev/sda2 if you created two partitions on the /dev/sda device.

So information technology seems that you lot did not partition the device.

You can use gparted to do that. You might have to install gparted with sudo apt-go install gparted

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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Hello WharfRat.
thanks for the reply.

so is there a link where tin can i install gparted for my linux system?
or by using this control information technology tin do partition?

or if at that place is whatsoever driver for sata ssd linux system that i can install and it can work?

lamentable I have lot of question.

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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You don't need any special driver for an ssd.

To install gparted in the concluding sudo apt install gparted

On the bill of fare choose Device/create partition table - note that's only a table so the next menu entry would be Partition/new to allocate infinite for a partition then format it.

For Linux I would recommend formatting the partition ext4 unless you lot're going to share it with a windows system.

Make sure you 'apply' the actions as you can enter several actions to exist applied at once.

I usually do one at a time when sectionalization a HDD.

Adept luck :wink:

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Re: Linux cannot discover SATA ssd

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Hello,
thank you for explaining the things.

I'll practise and will post it to you about it.
and don't want to share this with the windows. this will exist separate.

one question, by doing this there volition non be any trouble for linux to detect to SATA ssd? or after this volition take to do something more?

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Re: Linux cannot notice SATA ssd

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For sure yous will have to alter the possessor:group of the filesystem to you since root volition be the initial owner since the root user is the but one that can perform these tasks.

That'south easy to do and nosotros'll accost that subsequently you setup your sectionalization(s).

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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before doing the gpart, in the bios setting three options are showing:
UEFi manner,
legacy way;
uefi & legacy modr.

currently linux is running of UEFI mode and not able to observe the sata ssd.

if i changed to legacy style it will bear upon something? or what'due south the employ of legacy mode

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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You should get out the BIOS/Firmware settings the style they are.

I'm getting a little confused here - what OS/Mint version are y'all running now :?:

Paste back inxi -Fzxxx

And likewise sudo blkid with the ssd attached.

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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hello,
version:
ubuntu 16.04.iv LTS (Xenial Xerus)
ID_LIKE=debian
pretty_name="ubuntu 16.04.four LTS"
ubuntu code name=xenial

by typing inxi -Fzxxx=the program 'inxi' is currently not installed

by typing blkid - fastened is the image

besides desire to know if by installing the ahci driver volition piece of work? i have read somewhere about ahci, merely no idea.

thanks

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Re: Linux cannot discover SATA ssd

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Instead of attaching a jpg epitome similar you did (which is hard to see) post the terminal text similar this using the code </> tag

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                  [bill@XPS-sylvia] ~/Downloads ->$ sudo blkid /dev/sda1: UUID="B76E-EC37" Blazon="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI System Division" PARTUUID="f4dd4936-ce86-479a-ba30-e77235d939a7" /dev/sda2: Characterization="sylvia" UUID="8f8906a7-1632-4e15-9a00-b17e7a875aab" Type="ext4" PARTUUID="07136d97-bb08-433e-8aa9-74823c72225e" /dev/sda3: UUID="b1e377ee-ee7f-4953-998b-81f92f913143" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="d759f667-0322-4852-8699-7781d03ce00b" /dev/sda4: LABEL="sylvia-dwelling house" UUID="8bb19b95-f6a3-412f-b0c0-2c32191bffbe" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="7867b384-44db-4958-93e7-fa53e508ba29" /dev/sda5: Characterization="tina" UUID="9c1996ca-2e2c-464b-9b5c-f9da89795d79" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="cf112c40-838b-4db8-ac01-d866a511c33d" /dev/sda6: Label="tina-home" UUID="de16993f-c113-476b-9469-fd6addbc4c75" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="885be48d-506b-4756-8385-1761bf330dcb" /dev/sda7: UUID="846d79b5-b9de-4dc1-977e-68b2d68c3a6d" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="bc198085-a015-4701-a86b-cd6676db0213" /dev/sda8: Characterization="linux" UUID="66c37dbc-6e50-4d61-b7e7-184ff04e732f" Blazon="ext4" PARTUUID="1106e4ae-d88e-472e-8489-e08c8778f421" /dev/sda9: LABEL="shared" UUID="1a304451-c790-47a4-9034-530c3b640f34" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="e476fd37-feb9-44e4-887c-0c1435f49a1b" /dev/sda10: LABEL="test" UUID="6FE3B33B7EA6F613" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="117f8ad1-a19b-4b22-881b-1a062517a174" /dev/sda11: UUID="85d574fb-7313-4611-88c6-2648a02558fc" Blazon="ext4" PARTUUID="6b1c3f5a-5fe6-4545-887d-f707779adc8b" /dev/sdb1: Label="wd6" UUID="6706da76-c0b3-4464-8227-a5f5943cedf8" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="bde103f4-5da4-4ae6-a629-c04f0d4e36f8" /dev/sdc1: Characterization="fallback" UUID="6685360a-0b78-4530-812b-fc83141ee23a" Blazon="ext4" PARTUUID="b357655b-b504-4c70-bfa3-d4b00b3e4716" [bill@XPS-sylvia] ~/Downloads ->$

At that place is no special ahci driver other than the one that loads by default - which can be seen with lsmod.

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                  bill@XPS-sylvia] ~/Downloads ->$ lsmod|grep ahci ahci                   40960  12 libahci                32768  one ahci [pecker@XPS-sylvia] ~/Downloads ->$

There is a BIOS AHCI setting which has to exist set at times if the system cannot recognize the disk viewtopic.php?f=ninety&t=305727#p1717645

Mint comes with inxi pre-installed so I don't empathise why information technology's non accessible to yous :?

In whatever event run sudo apt install inxi and try inxi -Fzxxx once again.

I could not brand out is sdc as you described in your original post was in the list.

Likewise what do you mean by "I have the PCB board in which in that location is a slot for SATA ssd disk" :?:

Are you referencing your motherboard or some other - I'm bold - printed excursion board :?:

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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hello,
thank you for the help.
the query is solved.

pitiful for the image :(

for the ahci, i run the command 'lspci -k | less' to check the ahci setting in bios
then i make a seperate folder in the linux and then mount the ssd
later on that i mounted past the command 'mount dev/sda/folder proper noun' and and so
by using 'mkfs.ext4' command it can brand the space for the new drive.
and after that i did df -hT command to bank check the space.

and yes it'southward printed circuit board(motherboard)

thank you then much for the help

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Re: Linux cannot detect SATA ssd

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https://www.pendrivelinux.com/ubuntu-in ... ata-bulldoze/

How I made Ubuntu Installer detect my SATA bulldoze

Boot Ubuntu from a Live CD or Live USB
Open a Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and blazon sudo su
Type fdisk -50 (notation which device is your SATA drive)
Blazon dmraid -E -r /dev/sdX
(Replacing Ten with your actual device found in step 3)
Confirm that yeah, yous wish to remove the dmraid information
Render to the desktop and proceed to run the Ubuntu Installer

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