[solved] Thinkpad x61 w/ /boot on external USB can't see internal hdd

Hi all,
EDIT: Fixed it. I had to boot the install media and re-run mkinitcpio -p linux. Not sure if I forgot to do that the first time or if something changed...
I have my /boot partition on an external USB key. I installed grub on that key. My main disk is supposed to be encrypted, and is internal in my Thinkpad x61. When I boot with this setup, grub can't find the system disk. I get dumped to a recovery console, and lsblk just shows the USB key.
If I plug the internal drive in via a USB-SATA converter, everything works as it is supposed to.
It seems like when the thinkpad boots from the USB key it isn't turning on the internal drive or making it available to linux. Has anyone seen something like this?
When I boot the arch installation media from USB I can see the internal drive right away. Is there a way to figure out what the installation boot is doing that I'm not on my regular system?
Thanks in advance,
Lefty
Last edited by LeftyAce (2014-01-05 05:06:43)

Yup, sudo makes all the difference.
[warnec@chakra-desktop ~]$ sudo lsusb
Hasło:
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 1532:0109 Razer USA, Ltd Lycosa Keyboard
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 046d:c049 Logitech, Inc. G5 Laser Mouse
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0424:2504 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 03f0:2904 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
[warnec@chakra-desktop ~]$
My /etc/group:
root::0:root
bin::1:root,bin,daemon
daemon::2:root,bin,daemon
sys::3:root,bin
adm::4:root,daemon
tty::5:
disk::6:root
lp::7:daemon
mem::8:
kmem::9:
wheel::10:root
ftp::11:
mail::12:
uucp::14:
log::19:root,warnec
locate::21:warnec
smmsp::25:
http::33:
games::50:
network:x:90:warnec
video:x:91:warnec
audio::92:warnec
optical::93:hal,warnec
floppy:x:94:hal,warnec
storage:x:95:hal,warnec
scanner:x:96:warnec
power:x:98:warnec
nobody::99:
users::100:warnec
dbus:x:81:
hal:x:82:
policykit:x:102:
camera:x:97:warnec
avahi:x:84:
cdemu:x:103:
mysql:x:89:
I guess I should add "warnec" after "daemon"?

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