Re: installer doesn't recognize disk

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Usually in the install process, choosing (S) shell and typing:

# dmesg | grep bytes

Shows if the disk was detected or not. I had problems with some nvme not
being detected.

Fabio Martins

On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 17:43 <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Thanks for the quick answer.
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> 27 jul 2026, 6:35 por [email protected]:
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> On Jul 27 04:49:27, [email protected] wrote:
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> When it tells me which disk is the root disk
> it only shows the USB disk
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> I don't think an _installer_ asks which disk is the root disk
> as there is no root disk yet. Isn't that what an _upgrade_ asks?
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> When the OpenBSD instaler boots up, it shows some options, such as
> "(i)nstall, (a)utoinstall, (u)pgrade or (s)hell". I have chosen every time
> the install option, and keep the process ,keyboard map, network
> configuration, root password, ssh enable/disable, user conf, and there,
> were it asks me to select in which disk I going to install the OS (my hard
> disk in the laptop), it doesn't show up my disk, only the install media.
> That is I what was talking about when I said "select the root disk", as it
> says at the installer dialogue.
>
> I send some photos of the install process.
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ping:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"># dmesg | grep byt=
es</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Shows if the disk was=
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il_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><di=
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=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 17:43 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pmg7083@=
tutanota.de">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
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margin-left:5px"><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks for the quick answer.<br><br></di=
v><div dir=3D"auto">27 jul 2026, 6:35 por <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>:<br></div></blockquote></div><div><bloc=
kquote style=3D"border-left:1px solid #93a3b8;padding-left:10px;margin-left=
:5px"><blockquote style=3D"border-left:1px solid #93a3b8;padding-left:10px;=
margin-left:5px"><div dir=3D"auto">On Jul 27 04:49:27, <a href=3D"mailto:pm=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote><div dir=3D"auto">When it tells me which disk is the root dis=
k<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">it only shows the USB disk<br></div></blockquo=
te><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I don&#39;t think an _inst=
aller_ asks which disk is the root disk<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">as there=
 is no root disk yet. Isn&#39;t that what an _upgrade_ asks?<br></div></blo=
ckquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></blockquote></div><div><blockquote sty=
le=3D"border-left:1px solid #93a3b8;padding-left:10px;margin-left:5px"><div=
 dir=3D"auto"><br>When the OpenBSD instaler boots up, it shows some options=
, such as &quot;(i)nstall, (a)utoinstall, (u)pgrade or (s)hell&quot;. I hav=
e chosen every time the install option, and keep the process ,keyboard map,=
 network configuration, root password, ssh enable/disable, user conf, and t=
here, were it asks me to select in which disk I going to install the OS (my=
 hard disk in the laptop), it doesn&#39;t show up my disk, only the install=
 media.<br>That is I what was talking about when I said &quot;select the ro=
ot disk&quot;, as it says at the installer dialogue.</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I send some photos of the install process.</di=
v></blockquote>  </div>

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