Installing Ubuntu on compute stick, can't find hard drive

Asked Apr 17 '17 at 16:39

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I have a compute stick. It did not come with Windows but I installed Windows. It worked, but I couldn't ever find the product key.

Now I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 using a flash drive. However, the installer can't see the hard drive. Using Sudo fdisk -l only reveals the USB drive I'm installing with. If I type it in without the USB drive, it shows nothing.

I did see this related question. However, some of the advice didn't seem applicable. It is a compute stick, so none of the pointers about changing what port the hard drive plugs into work for me.

I'm an Ubuntu rookie, so any input would be helpful. I was under the impression that I could put Ubuntu on a compute stick as long as it had not come with Windows. I do not want to dual boot.

asked Apr 17 '17 at 16:39

Zechariah Judy

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Since 12.04 is now EOL, I'd recommend you start over with 14.04LTS or, if the compute stick has the hardware for it, 16.04LTS. – Zeiss Ikon Apr 17 '17 at 16:53
Use 16.04 LTS or newer. – Apr 17 '17 at 16:54
Use 16.04. The older versions don't have support for the newer hardware like NVME – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Apr 17 '17 at 17:08
Dang. No way around it? I'm using the compute stick for a Xibo 1.6 digital signage display. Their website said they stopped supporting Ubuntu at 12.04. – Zechariah Judy Apr 17 '17 at 18:09
No, no way around it. And again, even if it worked, 12.04 is unsupported. – Apr 17 '17 at 18:12

Installing Ubuntu on compute stick, can't find hard drive

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