From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 18 16:36:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82F03106568B for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:36:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E55B8FC15 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:36:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 18 Aug 2009 12:36:30 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.10.6-GA) with ESMTP id QCN14758; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:36:24 -0400 (EDT) X-Auth-ID: roberthuff Received: from 209-6-159-252.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO [209.6.159.252]) ([209.6.159.252]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 18 Aug 2009 12:36:25 -0400 Message-ID: <4A8AD86E.5020302@rcn.com> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:35:58 -0400 From: Robert Huff User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Huff , current@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: Subject: HEAD newfs/sysinstall issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:36:31 -0000 Did this ever get resolved? I'm having the same problem, and I _think_ I may know (part of) the problem. The error message talks about "/dev/ad0s1b" however in the Fixit shell a listing of /dev/ad* gives things like /dev/ad0a /dev/ad0b /dev/ad0c /dev/ad0d etc.. This happens whether I use slices or choose "dd" mode. Robert Huff