Thanks for the answers. I will make a note of this command. I have now installed 6.8 and am gradually getting my settings and software back.
Regards Ed Gray https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-gray-55079422 On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 19:25, Ian Darwin <i...@darwinsys.com> wrote: > > 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 Likewise for wd0 as although outdated for ahci disks.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. >
