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I managed to solve this issue. For some reason my h420 was not set to HBA mode, even though I did set it to that using the "Runnig HPE SSA from an HP Service Pack for ProLiant(SPP) ISO image". Retrying this with a Linux Mint live disk according to the following two posts worked:

Yes, I was indeed installing to an SD card, because my HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 has an internal SD card slot on the motherboard which I wanted to boot from. And yes I am aware of the caveats regarding this (reader GUID used). The issue above seems to be that the `make_bootable_linux.sh` script assumes device paths that follow the `/dev/sdX#` pattern. If one gives it a `/dev/nvme#n#p#` or `/dev/mmcblk#p#` it fails.

I booted up an HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 with an Unraid USB drive. Only half of the HDDs are detected - the half on the P420i controller. The other half of the drives are on a P420. Both controllers are updated to the latest firmware I could find for this server, and both are set to HBA mode. Has anyone been able to get the P420 working in Unraid? I have enabled the kernel flags for RMRR relaxation. root@Lara:~# dmesg | grep 'Intel-IOMMU' [ 0.188646] DMAR: Intel-IOMMU: assuming all RMRRs are relaxable. This can lead to instability or data loss Dmesg lists both the P420i and the P420 with all their drives: root@Lara:~# dmesg | grep "hpsa" [ 25.151442] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control [ 25.154285] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: Logical aborts not supported [ 25.154365] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: HP SSD Smart Path aborts not supported [ 25.195935] scsi host2: hpsa [ 25.200984] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.229961] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:0:0: added RAID HP P420i controller SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230062] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:1:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0300FCVBF PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230158] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:2:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0300FCSPH PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230251] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:3:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230345] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:4:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230439] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:5:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0900FCSPN PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230532] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:6:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230626] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:7:0: added Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.230722] hpsa 0000:02:00.0: scsi 2:0:8:0: masked Enclosure PMCSIERA SRCv8x6G enclosure SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.231047] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.233575] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.239800] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.263209] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.268344] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.272478] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.278088] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.310677] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.314426] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control [ 25.316601] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: Logical aborts not supported [ 25.316605] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: HP SSD Smart Path aborts not supported [ 25.427729] scsi host5: hpsa [ 25.428044] hpsa can't handle SMP requests [ 25.561306] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:0:0: added RAID HP P420 controller SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=1 [ 25.563180] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:1:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.565037] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:2:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.566858] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:3:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.568641] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:4:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.570395] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:5:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.572115] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:6:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.573786] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:7:0: masked Direct-Access HP EG0900FCVBL PHYS DRV SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.575436] hpsa 0000:04:00.0: scsi 5:0:8:0: masked Enclosure PMCSIERA SRCv8x6G enclosure SSDSmartPathCap- En- Exp=0 [ 25.589867] hpsa can't handle SMP requests lsblk does not show the P420's drives: root@Lara:~# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS loop0 7:0 0 58.8M 1 loop /lib loop1 7:1 0 331.6M 1 loop /usr sda 8:0 1 14.4G 0 disk └─sda1 8:1 1 14.4G 0 part /boot sdb 8:16 0 14.8G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 1M 0 part └─sdb2 8:18 0 14.8G 0 part sdc 8:32 0 279.4G 0 disk sdd 8:48 0 279.4G 0 disk ├─sdd1 8:49 0 1M 0 part └─sdd2 8:50 0 279.4G 0 part sde 8:64 0 838.4G 0 disk sdf 8:80 0 838.4G 0 disk sdg 8:96 0 838.4G 0 disk sdh 8:112 0 838.4G 0 disk sdi 8:128 0 838.4G 0 disk And also not under disk-by-id: root@Lara:~# v /dev/disk/by-id/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000039528003b2c -> ../../sdd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000039528003b2c-part1 -> ../../sdd1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000039528003b2c-part2 -> ../../sdd2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-3500003960831c578 -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000c5006c0730f3 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000c50075d7a5cf -> ../../sdi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000c50075daea97 -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000c50075db209f -> ../../sdf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 scsi-35000c50075dbb9f7 -> ../../sdh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 usb-HP_iLO_Internal_SD-CARD_000002660A01-0:0 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 usb-HP_iLO_Internal_SD-CARD_000002660A01-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 usb-HP_iLO_Internal_SD-CARD_000002660A01-0:0-part2 -> ../../sdb2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 usb-Kingston_DataTraveler_3.0_08606E69C773F021896500FD-0:0 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 usb-Kingston_DataTraveler_3.0_08606E69C773F021896500FD-0:0-part1 -> ../../sda1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000039528003b2c -> ../../sdd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000039528003b2c-part1 -> ../../sdd1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000039528003b2c-part2 -> ../../sdd2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x500003960831c578 -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000c5006c0730f3 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000c50075d7a5cf -> ../../sdi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000c50075daea97 -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000c50075db209f -> ../../sdf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 11 05:35 wwn-0x5000c50075dbb9f7 -> ../../sdh

There is no tool to create the startup drive under Linux/Ubuntu. I'm therefore following the manual install method. It however fails on the make bootable script. $ sudo ./make_bootable_linux INFO: make_bootable_linux v1.3 INFO: The following device appears to be the unRAID USB Flash drive: /dev/mmcblk0p Permit UEFI boot mode [Y/N]: Y INFO: unRAID USB Flash drive currently mounted to /tmp/UNRAID_TMP_MOUNT, copying temporary installer files to /tmp/UNRAID To continue you may need to enter your admin password FAIL: Invalid block device /dev/mmcblk0p $ sudo bash ./make_bootable_linux INFO: make_bootable_linux v1.3 INFO: The following device appears to be the unRAID USB Flash drive: /dev/mmcblk0p INFO: Temporarily mounting unRAID USB Flash drive to /tmp/UNRAID_TMP_MOUNT Permit UEFI boot mode [Y/N]: Y INFO: unRAID USB Flash drive currently mounted to /tmp/UNRAID_TMP_MOUNT, copying temporary installer files to /tmp/UNRAID To continue you may need to enter your admin password FAIL: Invalid block device /dev/mmcblk0p I looks like the script detects the device as `/dev/mmcblk0p`, omitting the partition number 1 after it.