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I had issues getting kernel versions on Debian seeing hard drives back when it got bad in the 2010's (which is why I switched to Fedora, which was what I used as my primary distro before Debian). For experimental purposes, I'd try something with bleeding edge driver support like Fedora, not even to install, just to see if it sees the drive. I've even seen issues with kernel v various hardware things on Ubuntu/Mint v Fedora. I am currently very mad at Fedora because 40 is ass, and I'm having PTSD about Debian getting bad (I do hear it gud now) so I'm in no way recommending Fedora rn, but it will see the hardware if it's a nonproprietary driver newness issue