[Bug 1175402] Re: Failure to find SSD and HDD

[iru]

Phillip,

Set up some of the spare space as an ext4 partition with a boot point of /
Created a smaller partition for swap.

Tried an install via ubiquity. 
Long paiuse and then a "where are you?" form appeared (on the bottom a guage with "detecting file systems" at 100%.
Map of world and time zones.

Then a small error window popped up, 12*? and an OK button. Cannot get
rid of that error form, all stopped.

Rebooted win 7 OK, looks like discs are still intact.

Rebooted mint.
Nothing in /dev/mapper.

Used dmraid -ay again.
Tried the install, same error message with 12*?. This time a click and it dissapeared. Could set the time zone.
Clicked continue and I get a form "erase disk and install Linux Mint".

Select drive: Serial ATA RAID isw_....... (stripe) - 12.0 GB Linux
device-mapper (linear).

And a similar choce for a 20 Gig "cache". Hmmm, looks like the SSD and the way it is split for windows.
No sign of any other disk space.

Clicked on the "advance partitioning tool: and after a long delay I am back at the "installation type" form.
I note that the boot point and the "swap" type are not displayed on the partitions I created.

I will search on, perhaps bite the bullet and try dmraid -E.

Ian

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Title:
  Failure to find SSD and HDD

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Gentlefolk,

  I have a Toshiba U840W laptop with a 32G SSD and a 500G HDD. Runs
  win7. Has 200G spare space.

  I have tried to install Ubuntu and MINT off a USB flash. I get the
  same problem in Ubuntu and Mint. Currently have Mint on the USB flash.

  I have:

  1. Updated the BIOS to the latest version. No improvement.

  2. On Mint 14 performed an apt-get install ubiquity and installed 75MB
  of update.

  3. On Mint 14 performed "ubiquity -d".

  The problem is that ubiquity does not see the SSD or the HDD.

  On the first "installation type" screen it reports "no detected
  operating systems" (win7 is installs and boots).

  I choose "something else" and on the second "installation type" screen
  only /dev/sdc USB flash is displayed.

  Any file manager displays displays the directories in the windows partition.
  GParted displays all partitions and unused space on the HDD.

  I will attach log files.

  Any assistance/solutions/direction appreciated, Ian

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