Already done that but still habe the same issue. I can dd and sysctl but after installing without using W at disk label screen still no luck. I have also done sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 on fixit and restarted installation but still getting the same error.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Michael Powell <nightre...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Warren Block wrote: > > > On Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Omer Faruk SEN wrote: > > > >> I am trying to install FreeBSD 8.3-BETA1 to a system with ssd disk > >> recognized as ad6. At fixit mode i can dd device but at installer > >> (sysinstall) when I configured disk and using "w" installer is unable to > >> format devices stating that > >> > >> "Unable to find device node for /dev/ad6s1b in dev. The creation of file > >> systems will be aborted" > >> > >> any suggestion on what may be the reason for that or is it a bug on > >> installer > > > > Using "W"rite is one of the causes for that. Don't Write, just choose > > Quit after making selections. > > > > (There are other causes, like old partitioning information on the disk. > > Removing that with gpart destroy or just dd-ing zeros over it is the > > cure in that case.) > > If you need to clear the old MBR the "old way", use a LiveFS or Fixit shell > and do this (as root): > > sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 and: > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/adx oseek=1 bs=512 count=1 > > where x equals your drive number. This will zero out any old MBR. > > A time or two when I've seen this error this fixed it up and the install > proceeds as normal. As Warren said before, don't use the "W", just Q and > sysinstall will queue and issue all the commands at a later point. > > -Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
