[solved] Sierra install not detecting SSDs

[chibabah]

Good to know where to start - the plist is the default after loading Clover for a UEFI system (I didn't mess with anything manually).

I have a plist editor open and can see all the children under DSDT, but I don't know what all these do, and which ones are safe to alter/remove. For that, I sense the answer may be RTFMB.

 

[chibabah]

Also, output from lspci that you mentioned

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:191f] (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x16) [8086:1901] (rev 07)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Thermal subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31)
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA controller [AHCI mode] [8086:a102] (rev 31)
00:1b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Root Port #17 [8086:a167] (rev f1)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:a110] (rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:a114] (rev f1)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #6 [8086:a115] (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1)
00:1d.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #13 [8086:a11c] (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller [8086:a145] (rev 31)
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC [8086:a121] (rev 31)
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H HD Audio [8086:a170] (rev 31)
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus [8086:a123] (rev 31)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V [8086:15b8] (rev 31)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GM200 [GeForce GTX 980 Ti] [10de:17c8] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0fb0] (rev a1)
03:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt [Alpine Ridge] [8086:1578]
04:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt [Alpine Ridge] [8086:1578]
04:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt [Alpine Ridge] [8086:1578]
04:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt [Alpine Ridge] [8086:1578]
04:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt [Alpine Ridge] [8086:1578]
07:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation DSL6540 USB 3.1 Controller [Alpine Ridge] [8086:15b6]
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation I211 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1539] (rev 03)
0a:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller [1b21:0612] (rev 02)

 

[RehabMan]

Good to know where to start - the plist is the default after loading Clover for a UEFI system (I didn't mess with anything manually).

Very bad idea to use that plist. Use one created specifically for your hardware or the one from Unibeast.

I have a plist editor open and can see all the children under DSDT, but I don't know what all these do, and which ones are safe to alter/remove. For that, I sense the answer may be RTFMB.

You should disable all patches if you don't understand what their purpose is and why you need it.

 

[RehabMan]

Also, output from lspci that you mentioned


00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA controller [AHCI mode] [8086:a102] (rev 31)
...
0a:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller [1b21:0612] (rev 02)

8086:a102 is natively supported, so make sure your SSDs are using it.

 

[TomStar]

FWIW, I had the same issue a few days ago. Setting all SATA II settings to AHCI solved the issue for me. At first my SSD's weren't recognised because "default settings" turned everything back to IDE.

 

[RehabMan]

FWIW, I had the same issue a few days ago. Setting all SATA II settings to AHCI solved the issue for me. At first my SSD's weren't recognised because "default settings" turned everything back to IDE.

As per 'lspci' output in post #12, the onboard SATA controller is already in AHCI mode.

 

[chibabah]

Based on RM's comments about the .plist, I backed up a few steps and went back to Unibeast.
Doing so, with some recommended BIOS adjustments, has gotten me all the way through install.

Now I have a different set of issues post-multibeast, but that's for another thread. Thank you for the help!

 

[RehabMan]

Based on RM's comments about the .plist, I backed up a few steps and went back to Unibeast.
Doing so, with some recommended BIOS adjustments, has gotten me all the way through install.

Now I have a different set of issues post-multibeast, but that's for another thread. Thank you for the help!

Marked solved.