> The device nodes don't exist until the install or upgrade program detects
> the disk and creates them.
>
> Likewise for wd0 as although outdated for ahci disks.
>
> Dmesg identifies the disk as:
> sd0 at scsibus0 targ0 lun0 ATA ST1000DM003...
> sd0 953869mb ....
>
> This is why I had to run the install program and accidentally went too far.
>
> It would be helpful to be able to use disklabel and other tools such as
> newfs, growfs without running through the installer.
When booted into the installer, just do CTRL/C to kill the install script
Then do:
cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV sd0 wd0 sd1 # or whatever devices you need
Porblem solved: you can now do "disklabel and other tools" without
risk of destroying your filesystesms. At least, not having the installer
do it. With these tools most people are quite capable of destroying filesystems.
