From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 26 07:03:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D7D816A41F for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:03:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dmitry.mityugov@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A373643D4C for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:03:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dmitry.mityugov@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 36so1100237wra for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:03:22 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=kpojNXCNl45cxEqascxj+GrtGMD+BbKpWtye+XO5TBY3ufMPvS+S7nKfstdhAEpqlbLeKtmscdpmOAUq5yZQ5xAY/gWWBmQ6Pamf/Bu8QHfkws9Ci+7/0FNyI9Yf7Lo+SD9r1Ut87WfvLFOFFRgGEWDmDVynhlO3TfWM0kql3Q4= Received: by 10.54.11.31 with SMTP id 31mr30450wrk; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:03:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.56.33 with HTTP; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:03:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:03:21 +0400 From: Dmitry Mityugov To: Jesus Romero In-Reply-To: <11aa082005072511195ad1e22f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <11aa082005072511195ad1e22f@mail.gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: filesystem creation problem during the installation process. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dmitry Mityugov List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:03:23 -0000 On 7/25/05, Jesus Romero wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I have the following issue: >=20 > Once I've chosen in the sysinstall main menu: > 1- Standart Installation > 2- ad0 as selected drive. > 3- I've deleted the current partitions there and created a new one for > Freebsd using "Use Entire Disk". But I have to click S to define this > slice as ACTIVE partition and that's it. Click Q. > 4- I use "Fdisk Partition Using Entire Disk" I click "A" as default > partition. Click Q. > 5- I select Standar like Boot Manager for drive ad0. > 6- For Choose Distribution, I choose ALL. > 7- For Choose Media, I choose CD/DVD. > 8- And after I got the following warning: >=20 > User Confirmation Requested > Last Chance! Are you SURE you want to continue the installation? > If you're running this on a disk with data you wish to save then WE > STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE PROPER BACKUPS before proceeding! > We can take no responsibility for lost disk contents! > [ Yes ] No >=20 > 9- I chose, YES, and I've always gotten the following message. >=20 > [ Unable to find device node for /dev/ad0s1b in /dev > Creation of filesystem will be aborted ] >=20 > 10- I've tried a lot alternatives, but without luck!! How big is the drive? What does happen if you create a smaller partition for the OS at the beginning of the drive instead of using the entire drive? --=20 Dmitry Mityugov, St. Petersburg, Russia I ignore all messages with confidentiality statements "We live less by imagination than despite it" - Rockwell Kent, "N by E"