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Subject: Re: 5.2.1 Install Error (Unable To Find Device Node)
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>>>I'm getting an "Unable to find device node for
>>>/dev/da0s1b in /dev" error that is causing
>>>installation to abort.  The disk is a 4x200GB IDE
>>RAID array.

[...]

> I see "Adaptec 2400A ATA-100 RAID controller ( asr(4)
> driver)" in the list; do I need to do anything
> special, or will the driver load with the standard mfs
> and kernel floppies?

Rishi,

I'm sorry but I don't /know/. But the driver floppy image doesn't have 
the driver included (according to the DRIVERS.TXT file) - it is possible 
that the driver is not included on the floppies just to save space. You 
might want to download the miniinst.iso from

ftp://ftp.<CHANGE_THIS>.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/5.2.1/5.2.1-RELEASE-i386-miniinst.iso

burn it to a blank cd and see if you can boot from the CD. Note that the 
URL above is for the i386 platform (ordinary PC) only. For other 
platforms, you'll need to go to the respective directory on the FTP 
server - I guess you'll find the file :-)

Phil.