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Glinx

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Unable to install Arch on SSD using Transend PDC3 SATAlll pcie[SOLVED]

As per the title using the latest Arch install media - gdisk and parted can not see the SSD in the system to partition and install onto.

Using the Hardware Dectection Tool option on the Arch install media the disk can be seen and is recognised.

Arch is not alone as Debian (testing) cant see it either during its install.

SUSE and Haiku(!) however can see it and appears to be willing (but not tested) to install to it.

As the SSD can be seen with the HDT and other distro's, what do I need to do?

Last edited by Glinx (2012-09-04 13:34:18)

Glinx

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Re: Unable to install Arch on SSD using Transend PDC3 SATAlll pcie[SOLVED]

So far SUSE and PC-bsd both install and work fine with this card with speeds at 400mb/sec (USB3 ports on the same card not tested though)

Is there anything I can do/load during arch install to get it working with arch?

Thanks in advance.

malevolent

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Re: Unable to install Arch on SSD using Transend PDC3 SATAlll pcie[SOLVED]

Only a idea: try to compare lsmod made from SuSE and Arch. See what related modules are not load and load them.

Glinx

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Re: Unable to install Arch on SSD using Transend PDC3 SATAlll pcie[SOLVED]

Installed Arch on the Transcend PDC3 SATA-lll and USB 3 PCIe card (at last!)

Not 100% sure what/why went wrong, but after using SUSE 12.2 rc to initially partition the SSD all is well again. Parted and Debian distros can now see it as well. Did I mess something up in the bios? Was it the Windows 8 installed before?

@malevolent
Thank you, that was the sort of info I was in need of, I’ll remember that for next time!

One point - with the SSD on the card, and the HDD on the motherboard its recognised as sdb (sdb2 to be correct as sdb1 is the 2mb gpt/ef02 sector). With this install mini-marathon changing fstab options is a breeze and I can even recite the Arch Unofficial Beginners' Guide in my sleep.

The USB3 ports on this card work with my usb memory sticks etc, but ive no usb3 devices to test properly.

As Arch uses a higher version of Gnome disk utility (palimpsest) than SUSE (feature not there/not found?) I cant repeat the same speed test. Using Hdpalm -Tt /dev/sdb scored at 233mbs and the dd test came in at 356mb/s. Does SUSE have faster SSD drivers or ext4 file systems?

As other people have said, I cant (reliably) over clock the CPU with this card either.
From grub to gnome3 desktop in 11 seconds (but the extra card bios screen adds 4 seconds to the total boot time).

So, the Transcend PDC3 SATA-lll and USB 3 PCIe card works with Linux. And at 28 Euro is not a bad price.

Glinx

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Re: Unable to install Arch on SSD using Transend PDC3 SATAlll pcie[SOLVED]

I managed to downgrade palimpsest through www.arm.konnichi.com/  The speed was indeed the same at 400mb/s avg. Perfect!