Recently, I attempted to upgrade from Monterey to Sonoma but encountered a problem: the Installer couldn't detect any hard disks in my computer. Initially, I suspected it was related to NVMe storage, but I couldn't find anyone else with the same issue (I already had NVMeFix installed). However, I later realized that I also had a regular SSD that the Installer couldn't detect. After a broader search, not limited to NVMEs, I came across a thread where the same issue with the Monterey installer was resolved by removing Intel Bluetooth and WiFi kexts.
Since my motherboard (Gigabyte Z490 VISION D) has integrated Intel Bluetooth, I intended to do the same. However, it turned out that for Monterey, I wasn't using Intel Bluetooth but a cheap USB dongle based on Broadcom's chip. This meant I was loading a bunch of Broadcom-related kexts (which had been working perfectly for Monterey). Nevertheless, I removed the Broadcom kexts, and suddenly, all disks became visible. What's even better is that it seems Sonoma doesn't require drivers for my Bluetooth dongle; it works out of the box.
In summary, if the Installer can't detect target disks, the solution might be to remove Bluetooth kexts.
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