I'm having trouble installing Pop!_OS because it doesn't recognize my NVMe SSD; only my HDD and USB drive show up. I used Etcher to create a bootable USB and I can boot from it, but during installation, my SSD isn't listed. It's a Samsung 1TB PM9A1 NVMe. I checked the logs with `sudo dmesg`, but all I found was: '[ 4.535011] ahci 0000:00:17.0: Found 1 remapped NVMe devices.' I'm happy to provide additional output if needed. Thanks for any help!
3 Answers
You might want to check the disks management app that comes with Pop!_OS, like GParted, to see if your SSD is recognized. You can also run `lsblk` or `lsblk -f` in the terminal to list the disks. Just a heads-up, if you're looking to erase the existing OS for Pop!_OS, make sure to disable Secure Boot in your BIOS, as it can interfere with installation. A quick reboot might help too, sometimes hardware isn’t detected on the first try.
This might not be directly related, but I ran into a similar issue after replacing my NVMe drive. It wasn't detected because I had reset my BIOS to defaults while I was working on the system, which changed the M2 slot from "AHCI" to "RST with Optane". If your SSD is set to the wrong mode, it won’t show up. You should check your BIOS settings and switch the mode to AHCI. Just a heads up, if you do this, double-check that Windows can still boot afterward.
Have you tried checking which kernel modules are loaded with `lsmod`? It's worth ensuring you're using the latest version of the Pop!_OS installer. If your drive isn't recognized, maybe testing a different live USB with another distro could help to identify the problem!
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