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cc: Ivan Fetch <ifetch@du.edu>
Subject: Re: 5.2.1-RELEASE and install.cfg unable to find ad0s1b dev node
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On Tuesday 14 September 2004 02:12, Ivan Fetch wrote:
> Hello,
>
>     I've searched the mailing lists and found others with this issue, but
> haven't found a solution yet - can someone point me in the right direction
> please?
>
>     When using an install.cfg file with 5.2.1-RELEASE, I get:
>              Unable to find device node for /dev/ad0s1b in /dev!
>              The creation of filesystems will be aborted.

[...]

> debug=yes
> # Networking Options
> hostname=geo
> domainname=domain.com
> nameserver=192.168.0.254
> defaultrouter=192.168.0.254
> ipaddr=192.168.0.201
> netmask=255.255.255.0
> netDev=fxp0
> # Install Media Options
> mediaSetCDROM
> # Distribution Selection
> distSetKernDeveloper
> # Partitioning
> disk=ad0
> partition=all
> bootManager=boot
> diskPartitionEditor
> diskPartitionWrite
> ad0s1-1=ufs 524288 /
> ad0s1-2=swap 131072 none
> ad0s1-3=ufs 524288 /var
> ad0s1-4=ufs 0 /usr
> # Even commenting out the above and uncomminting the below, install still
> fails.
> #diskInteractive=yes
> diskLabelEditor
> diskLabelCommit
> installCommit

I think you should remove the functions "diskPartitionWrite" and 
"diskLabelCommit", try this instead:

 debug=yes

 # Networking Options
 hostname=geo
 domainname=domain.com
 nameserver=192.168.0.254
 defaultrouter=192.168.0.254
 ipaddr=192.168.0.201
 netmask=255.255.255.0
 netDev=fxp0

 # Partitioning
 disk=ad0
 partition=all
 bootManager=boot
 diskPartitionEditor

 # disklabel
 ad0s1-1=ufs 524288 /
 ad0s1-2=swap 131072 none
 ad0s1-3=ufs 524288 /var
 ad0s1-4=ufs 0 /usr
 diskLabelEditor

 # install sys
 mediaSetCDROM
 distSetKernDeveloper
 installCommit


Cheers,
ch

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