If you’ve ever tried to run Knoppix on a Compaq or HP Proliant with a Smart Array controller, you probably got a rude surprise.
Here’s how to make the hard drive(s) show up.Open a shell window.
Type ‘su’ (no quotes) to become root.
Type ‘insmod cciss’ — you may get a message that it’s already installed.
Type ‘cd /dev’
Type ‘MAKEDEV cciss’ (this is case-sensitive).
Now Knoppix will see your drives so you can mount them and/or edit the partitions with qtparted.
David Farquhar is a computer security professional, entrepreneur, and author. He has written professionally about computers since 1991, so he was writing about retro computers when they were still new. He has been working in IT professionally since 1994 and has specialized in vulnerability management since 2013. He holds Security+ and CISSP certifications. Today he blogs five times a week, mostly about retro computers and retro gaming covering the time period from 1975 to 2000.