Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 22:06:54 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert <robert@namodn.com> To: Ferguson <doemill@fingers.shocking.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981225220238.28289B-100000@namodn.com> In-Reply-To: <199812260536.VAA22393@fingers.shocking.com>
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Hmm, for one I would suggest making /usr bigger than / .. ( you'll need it ) In the "Disklabel Editor", you might want to try "A", which is auto-defaults for all ( I'm sure some will disagree :) although I do not know that it will affect the "unable to make device node for /dev/X" error message you are receiving.. I might sound dumb, but did you type -c at the boot prompt, and make sure your hardware was set correctly? Do you have SCSI or IDE? Are you using novice install? Also, what version of FreeBSD are you attempting to install? -rob ( www.namodn.com ) ( robert@namodn.com ) On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Ferguson wrote: > hello I am attempting a freeBSD install via ftp and after i partition my > drived properly and get to te stagw were i am going to download it, i > get this: ok, i downloaded the boot.flp and dd'ed it on a 1.44MB floppy > and booted, i was able to partition everything, i only got 125MB free > for it all. Ok so i made a 50MB / partition, a 25MB /var, and a 10MB > swap, and a 20MB /usr , giver or take a few MB on those i dont have time > to count. ok, so I partition that out fine, and i tell it to do the > minimal install, and ol, it asks me if i really want to preocedd and to > backup all my data before doing the install blah blah blah, well i click > " yes " then i get a popup message that at "ALT+F1" that says > message unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev! The > creatioon of filesystems will be aborted. > --=-==-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ok, now i have debugging turned > on, so i switch to "ALT+F2" and i see this: scanning disk wd0 for root > filesystems found rootdev at X! found usrdev at X! found vardev at X! > scanning disk wd0 for swap partitions found swapdev at X! MakeDev: > unknown major/minor for devtype - > ------------------------------------------ and then it ends there, ok so > now i switch back tro ALT+F1 and click ok to that one error, and then it > says: > > message couldnt make filesystems properly. Aborting > =-=-=-==-=--=-=-==-=--==-=-=-=--==-=-=-=-=-=- then "ok" to that error > then i get another message: > message the commit operation completed with errors. not updating > /etc files. -=-=-=-=-= thank you for even reading this far if you have! > I am on a hewlett packard pavilion Celeron 266 with a 6gig hard drive > and 48MB of ram. I have win95 and linux on other partitions also.. > thanks Doug doemill@shocking.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe > freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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