From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 26 14:40:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B26D10656AA for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3C098FC1F for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAQEeAk7045727 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAQEeAeA045719; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200911261440.nAQEeAeA045719@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Kostas Kanavidis Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81D90106566B for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71E3C8FC13 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAQEZXPP036320 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:33 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAQEZWAX036319; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:32 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200911261435.nAQEZWAX036319@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:32 GMT From: Kostas Kanavidis To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/140900: sysinstall problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:11 -0000 >Number: 140900 >Category: misc >Synopsis: sysinstall problems >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 26 14:40:10 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kostas Kanavidis >Release: 8.0 all beta, all RC and release >Organization: >Environment: >Description: Sometimes while attemting to install from FreeBSD CD I get the following error: "Unable to make device node for /dev/da0s1a in /dev! The creation of filesystems will be aborted." I haven't been able to understand under which conditions the error occurs, but it occurs more often when using dedicate mode. It definetely does not occur on 7.2-RELEASE. Please excuse me if this information is not sufficient, this is my first bug report. Do not hesitate to contact me for more details. Thank you Kostas Kanavidis >How-To-Repeat: Sysinstall steps to reproduce the error (does not happen always, it appears to have some relationship with previous install attempts on the same disk): Standard install a (Use Entire Disk) q Standard (install a standard MBR) c (Create partition) [ENTER] default size (all disk) FS (A file system) / (Mount point) q Minimal Distribution CD/DVD YES (User Confirmation) YES (Swap file warning) >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: