From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 31 04:31:35 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62A9916A417 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:31:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rakheshster@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F23113C478 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:31:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rakheshster@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so1443381wxd for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:31:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:date:x-x-sender:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:from:sender; b=TKFobDU06QVSeoOtbM8A5oOCeIp3rMiuCczU9+oiFmcIEpf1/oY2H/Q+boKUoa/ZAc9B1CddWNdSS1n+rFBpJE4FQtvKA4yonpoeVqWPBnUll9Kv7gBUwkZ3AT6timrpoTbCaChQJmhTzwmyZ+cwKfzURJI60X5JJDSm2nWhTGg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:date:x-x-sender:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:from:sender; b=lulKn+xSnAskuS6h1rAQ8TGsQJDGBoNyJC23eSsrO0xGTsC+EQUKHBe6eh4V9snJDiZODos1uAQPF3st+2ekspvws4fn9+qeX5LnjP1uRdsRkkhzyZsYSbt7kFUuheOrc038XkMlsti1tOWIL3u5ecuBZfWAzTpCzfYj7LcSGNc= Received: by 10.90.63.16 with SMTP id l16mr2727390aga.1185856294144; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.home.rakhesh.com ( [82.178.139.14]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 38sm4162694aga.2007.07.30.21.31.29 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:31:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scrat.home.rakhesh.com (scrat.home.rakhesh.com [192.168.17.31]) by smtp.home.rakhesh.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 881AE11420; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:31:09 +0400 (GST) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:31:09 +0400 (GST) X-X-Sender: rakhesh@scrat.home.rakhesh.com To: "illoai@gmail.com" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20070731082755.L40009@scrat.home.rakhesh.com> References: <5751445.1185759689310.JavaMail.tjw43@drexel.edu> <20070730100844.M99888@scrat.home.rakhesh.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Rakhesh Sasidharan Sender: Rakhesh Sasidharan Cc: Terrence Wilson , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:31:35 -0000 On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, illoai@gmail.com wrote: > On 30/07/07, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote: >> >> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Terrence Wilson wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to install FreeBSD as part of a dual boot config on a hard >>> disk which already contains Windows XP. I have created a partition for >>> FreeBSD. My problem comes once I "commit" to the installation of >>> FreeBSD. I get the following message, after which installation aborts: >>> "Unable to find device node for /dev/ad4s2b in /dev! The creation of >>> filesystems will be aborted." What am I doing wrong? >> >> Are you trying to install FreeBSD in an extended partition? The >> /dev/ad*4*s2b makes me think so ... > > /dev/ad4 is probably his first SATA drive, the integer > following "s" is the slice number (partition in the magical > windows world) and if greater than 4 indicates an extended > slice. I thought /dev/ad4s2b meant the 5th disk (since its ad4; ad0-ad3 being 1st to 4th disks), 2nd slice (s2), and second partition in that slice (b). Do SATA drives too come up as "ad" devices? I don't have experience with SATA drives, so don't know ... I know my IDE drives come up as "ad" and so would assume SATA will come up with a different name. Regards, Rakhesh