install no hard drive

Allright, well when you've booted up with the Ubuntu LiveCD/Installer run:

sudo fdisk -l

Does that find your hdd (and partition)? If it does, then something else has to be the problem.
Is your hdd connected via SCSI or RAID? These can sometimes cause problems too.

And if fdisk finds it, but the installer doesn't, you might want to try the alternative install cd. It doesn't include the livecd option, only a 'text-based' installer (really straight forward and easy to use/install with though).

Hi Thx for the response

1. Should I run the command from the terminal? If I do nothing happens. Not
an error, nothing (this is when using the live cd)

2 how will I know if my system is SCSI?

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Christoffer Karvonen
Sent: 02 April 2007 15:13
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Subject: Re: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4547

    Status: Open => Answered

Christoffer Karvonen proposed the following answer:
Allright, well when you've booted up with the Ubuntu LiveCD/Installer
run:

sudo fdisk -l

Does that find your hdd (and partition)? If it does, then something else has
to be the problem.
Is your hdd connected via SCSI or RAID? These can sometimes cause problems
too.

And if fdisk finds it, but the installer doesn't, you might want to try
the alternative install cd. It doesn't include the livecd option, only a
'text-based' installer (really straight forward and easy to use/install
with though).

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Could you run the commnd

sudo lshw -C disk

and paste the output here.

Thanks

Thx here's the output:

*-cdrom UNCLAIMED
 description: SCSI CD-ROM
 product: DWDRRW GSA-2166D
 vendor: HL-DT-ST
 physical id: 0.0.0
 bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
 version: 1.01
 serial: [HL-DT-STDVDRRW GSA-2166D1.0105/11/12
 capabilities: removable

That's all

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txwikinger
Sent: 03 April 2007 11:17
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4547

    Status: Open => Needs information

txwikinger requested for more information:
Could you run the commnd

sudo lshw -C disk

and paste the output here.

Thanks

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I met this problem too the first time.
That was pretty annoying but I found the following solution.
Just try to use the hard drive vendor's utility to overwrite your HD to all "0" which is low level format.
Don't do it repeatedly as it could dammage your HD but it should work fine.
This is a sort of "erase and rewrite" more than just rewrite.

Ive tried it but with no success

I have tried to format the disk to fat32 as well but even that didn't work

Any other ideas?

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Carnops
Sent: 04 April 2007 19:20
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4547

    Status: Open => Answered

Carnops proposed the following answer:
I met this problem too the first time.
That was pretty annoying but I found the following solution.
Just try to use the hard drive vendor's utility to overwrite your HD to all
"0" which is low level format.
Don't do it repeatedly as it could dammage your HD but it should work fine.
This is a sort of "erase and rewrite" more than just rewrite.

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Please someone help me

Im really desperate to get Ubuntu going, but still no luck

I really don't want to go back to MSwin

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1205919
Sent: 06 April 2007 16:48
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4547

    Status: Answered => Open

You are still having a problem:
Ive tried it but with no success

I have tried to format the disk to fat32 as well but even that didn't
work

Any other ideas?

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Carnops
Sent: 04 April 2007 19:20
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4547

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Carnops proposed the following answer:
I met this problem too the first time.
That was pretty annoying but I found the following solution.
Just try to use the hard drive vendor's utility to overwrite your HD to all
"0" which is low level format.
Don't do it repeatedly as it could dammage your HD but it should work fine.
This is a sort of "erase and rewrite" more than just rewrite.

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try another linux distro, ANYTHING but win****

try xubuntu for example,

im afraid most of the other distros need technical inclination

Thx I will try all of this and get back to u

Much appreciated

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Pope
Sent: 18 April 2007 23:56
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/4547

Alan Pope proposed the following answer:
Assuming you can get online on the live cd, can you please boot to the
install cd (the live one) and type the following command:-

ALT+F2
gedit /var/log/dmesg

A text editor should appear. with a load of information in it.

Open a browser and visit http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/ and then copy
the text from the editor into the web page and submit it.

Give us the url here so we can look at it.

You might also want to try opening a terminal (Applications -->
Accessories --> Terminal) and use fdisk and see if you can see the disk
using that, and potentially wipe the disk by deleting the partitions
using that. (press p in fdisk to print the list of partitions, m for
menu, d for delete partitions, w to write changes to disk). If fdisk
can't see the disk, nothing will.

It is of course possible that there is a driver required to access the
disk controller/disk which is not included in the 2.6.17 kernel supplied
with ubuntu 6.10. It's your lucky day though, because the next version
of ubuntu comes out tomorrow (19th April). This has version 2.6.20 of
the Linux kernel, which may well just work.

Let us know how you get on with all of that.

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Thx will try

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Cater
Sent: 18 April 2007 22:34
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Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/4547

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Sam Cater proposed the following answer:
try another linux distro, ANYTHING but win****

try xubuntu for example,

im afraid most of the other distros need technical inclination

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Hi

1. Ive submitted the text as requested:

http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/79

2. I cant get fdisk working in the live cd session as I don't know
which commands to use :-(

3. I haven't downloaded the latest ubuntu install as its not yet
available

Thx

I really hope u can help me to get this right

regards

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From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of Alan
Pope
Sent: 18 April 2007 23:56
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: RE: [Question #4547]: install no hard drive

Your question #4547 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/4547

Alan Pope proposed the following answer:
Assuming you can get online on the live cd, can you please boot to the
install cd (the live one) and type the following command:-

ALT+F2
gedit /var/log/dmesg

A text editor should appear. with a load of information in it.

Open a browser and visit http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/ and then copy
the text from the editor into the web page and submit it.

Give us the url here so we can look at it.

You might also want to try opening a terminal (Applications -->
Accessories --> Terminal) and use fdisk and see if you can see the disk
using that, and potentially wipe the disk by deleting the partitions
using that. (press p in fdisk to print the list of partitions, m for
menu, d for delete partitions, w to write changes to disk). If fdisk
can't see the disk, nothing will.

It is of course possible that there is a driver required to access the
disk controller/disk which is not included in the 2.6.17 kernel supplied
with ubuntu 6.10. It's your lucky day though, because the next version
of ubuntu comes out tomorrow (19th April). This has version 2.6.20 of
the Linux kernel, which may well just work.

Let us know how you get on with all of that.

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Really weird, your system does not detect a disk at all in dmesg!! Seeing the manufacturer reference, your disk is a normal parallel ATA disk.
What I would suggest is (try one of those or all):
  * Check the manual of your drive (http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/iguides/ata/100402370a.pdf) and set the jumper to "master or single drive), for doing that, you need to have the computer shutdown and unplugged. And perform the hardware installation as suggested on this guide (take care of the connector and the conductor cable, use the recommended one). Try booting on the LiveCD and see if you can see your hard disk.
  * As suggested by someone else, try with another Linux distribution. I would recommend Knoppix (http://www.knoppix.net/get.php), it is only a Live CD (as far as I know), no installation possible. But you can check if it can view your hard disk. Another distribution that is easy to use is Mandriva Linux (http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/mandrivaone). It is also well localised. You do not need to join the club, just scrolldown to download it. Mandriva can also offer you a nice Linux experience, however I tend to personally prefer the Ubuntu community. Like Ubuntu this is a Live CD that you can install on your computer if you like it.

Last resort options (take extra care as it might break your computer if done incorrectly, or if it is bad luck day ;-) )
  * Check if you do not have a more recent release of your motherboard BIOS (if it is a manufacturer like Dell or the sort, see on their web site for latest BIOS). After updating your BIOS try booting on the LiveCD and see if you can see your hard disk.
  * If you know how to configure your BIOS, try to find an option where you can choose if your Operating System (OS) is plug and play or not. Set it to non plug and play (PnP) OS. Try booting on the LiveCD and see if you can see your hard disk.

Thanks Alan Pope, that solved my question.

I just want to thank everyone who offerred advice on getting ubuntu installed.

it took more than a month, but I have finally succeeded when using the v7 of ubuntu.

Im happy to say that im finally rid of mswin

Hoorah!!!