Fwd: Re: Fwd: hp dv9540 laptop second harddrive not detected

[James Takac]

On Wednesday 29 August 2007 10:52:52 Niels Larsen wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Fwd: hp dv9540 laptop second harddrive  not detected
> Date: Wednesday 29 August 2007
> From: James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com>
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> On Wednesday 29 August 2007 09:40:57 Niels Larsen wrote:
> > I am used to ide harddisks, and my new laptop has sata harddisks.
> >
> > It seems like my ubuntu 7.04 cannot autodetect the second internal
> > harddisk?
> >
> > But gparted from live cd can detect it.
> >
> > I have also tried the "testdisk" program, and it cannot detect it
> > neither?
> >
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> > Subject: hp dv9540 laptop second harddrive  not detected
> > Date: Wednesday 29 August 2007
> > From: Niels Larsen <bqz69 at telia.com>
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > I am sorry, but I thought that I was talking to the list, but suddenly I
> > am in private discussion, and that's not what I want - so I am a little
> > confused? When I see a reply to my question, I automatically answer by
> > "reply"? ***************
> >
> > Here I try to repeat my "thread", with same subject:
> >
> >
> > My laptop is brand new!
> >
> > Regards Niels
> >
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>
> Hi Neils
>
> My guess is this is the same thing that happened with my sata dvd drive a
> while back
>
> Try the following
>
> open a terminal window
> sudo modprobe piix
> sudo update initramfs
>
> Here I get: "bash: update: command not found"
>
> if you can now see your hdd then edit your /etc/modules file and add a line
> reading "piix" without the quotes of course
>
> James
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K then. try

sudo update-initramfs

seems I 4got one keystroke