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Originally Posted by tupper
So, the problem doesn't seem to be with the BIOS nor OS seeing the drive, as they both can access it and the OS can even partition it.
Could be some other install problem. Do you remember at what file/step the installation was on when it stopped?
Those are both somewhat odd choices, especially for a Linux newbie (and especially Oracle).
Because your machine is older, it might be best to go with a minimal and lightweight distro, that is easy to install and also newbie friendly, such as: Lubuntu; Antix; LXLE; or Bohdi. |
The BIOS only sees the NVMe SSD as an "Unknown Device" in a PCIe slot, it does not know what it is. The BIOS is the latest available but is from 2012. I put back the old drive with an old version of CentOS and I can't see the new drive at all from the h/w manager.
When I have only the new SSD installed and attempt to install Linux from a DVD, the installer running off the DVD can see the new PCIe NVMe SSD and knows exactly what it is. As I said before, I can format it, partition it and begin installing to it,
from the installation DVD only. It usually stops when installing files, usually around 271 out of 350 files, and usually when installing kernal files.
I can assure you I am not a "newbie". I have worked in UNIX environments for over 30 years. I have worked with different flavors of Linux for almost 20 years. I have no Windows machines that I use anymore and have used Xubuntu exclusively on my desktop PC for 5 years. Oracle Linux seems to me, to be the perfect choice for a machine used almost exclusively for Oracle database. I have worked with Oracle as a dba/developer since 1994.
The server I got out of mothballs has an 8 year old version of CentOS and Oracle Database 11.1. When I booted it up, it still worked perfectly. I have a new project and want to upgrade the server getting the most bang for my buck with h/w and install the latest version of Oracle Linux and Oracle Enterprise Database.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Now that I know a bit more about SSD's, I am convinced my 11 year old server cannot handle an NVMe PCIe SSD. I am confident that a SATA SSD will work and I have one arriving on Monday.
