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Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7)

From Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7)
Date 2021-01-25 18:50 +0100
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On 25/01/2021 17:19, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: 
>> Trying to install Buster to a new Acer Aspire A515-56. The install (from
>> live DVD) hangs asking for disk device ID. This info is at least 12
>> screws from immediate resolution, except for the BIOS(?)/UEFI output of:
>>
>> HFM512GDJIN-82A0A for the HD
> 
> That's an M2-connected SSD, so it probably appears as
> 
> /dev/nvme0
> 
> and partitions on it as 
> 
> /dev/nvme0p1
> /dev/nvme0p2
> 
> and so forth.
> 
> -dsr-
> 
Thanks Dan. That's useful info, but until I am able to install Debian
it's a little theoretical :-)

My problem is that the installation stops at the "finding disks" step,
says it can't locate a driver and could I help, from a comprehensive
list of devices. I paraphrase the question as the m/c is now turned off.

Peter HB

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Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2021-01-25 18:20 +0100
  Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-01-25 18:20 +0100
    Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Alexis Grigoriou <alexis@nanoid.net> - 2021-01-25 18:50 +0100
    Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2021-01-25 18:50 +0100
      Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-01-25 19:00 +0100
        Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2021-01-25 19:20 +0100
          Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-01-26 08:40 +0100
            Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-01-26 11:20 +0100
              Re: Disk problem whilst attempting to install Buster (10.7) Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2021-01-26 16:50 +0100

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