On Fri 12 Aug 2022 at 01:03:45 (-0400), Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 11:21 PM Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > Albretch Mueller wrote: > > > Sorry, for my late reaction. I'd wish I could dedicate myself to > > > coding and reading only. This is what blkid and hwinfo are telling me > > > and I know that that SSD is not sda or sdb, nor is it the DVD; so, > > > what is it and how do I mount that SSD > > > Isn't it weird that I don't see it on blkid or hwinfo? Could that > > > possibly be some kind of BIOS problem. I want to install Debian on > > > that box, but I want to make sure I can use the SSD. > > > > If the information you have presented is correct, there is no > > way to use the SSD. There is no evidence that it exists. > > > > If the kernel can recognize it and it is attached, it will be in > > cat /proc/partitions > > > > Here is what my NVME Solid State drive partitions look like: > cat /proc/partitions > major minor #blocks name > > 259 0 500107608 nvme0n1 > 259 1 257007 nvme0n1p1 > 259 2 2097152 nvme0n1p2 > 259 3 16793600 nvme0n1p3 > 259 4 480959815 nvme0n1p4 > > What is it that you are trying to mount?
The OP has already been asked that, but apparently refuses to post that information except in a very oblique manner. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2022/07/msg00666.html > > and > > ls -al /dev/disk/by-id/ > > > > Since you can't see it there, it is not usable. Cheers, David.
