What does dmesg say, and what is in /proc/partitions? Also, what kind of hard disk do you have, simple SATA?
Wout. On Oct 3, 2014 5:14 AM, "Joseph Joe" <j...@reed.edu> wrote: > I'm trying to install Nix OS onto my computer. My computer's optical drive > is broken, so I tried installing using a live usb. But when I boot from a > live usb, the only recognized harddrive is the usb. So, when I enter the > command "fdisk -l", the usb is shown to be mounted on > /dev/sda and there are no other entries. > > On the other hand, I was able to install Ubuntu with no problems and > reformat the harddrive. I can partition and modify the harddrive fine in > Ubuntu. > > I tried making uefi and legacy boot live usbs for Nix OS, and both have > the same problem. > > Any suggestions and help would be well appreciated > > -- Joseph Joe > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > >
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