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Date:      Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:12:17 +0200
From:      dan <glimp@live.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Unable to find device node for /dev/ad4s1b in /dev
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On 20.09.2010 09:17, Henry Olyer wrote:
> Not that I blame the people behind FBSD.  I am amazed that it's so robust.
>   But of course, since I purchased this ASPIRE laptop (model 7741Z,) for
> FreeBSD I'd like to run that on it.  So far, well, maybe Billy Gates has
> finally gotten his memory back, maybe he'll finally make something that
> works.
>
> This is what I know, I run the FBSD install program and immediately, as soon
> as the system attempts to do the necessary partitioning.  That's when the
> failure occurs, with the complaint that:
>
> Unable to find device node for /dev/ad4s1b in /dev
>
> I've tried a few things, I can put OpenBSD up, works fine -- except as good
> as that system is, I need to run FBSD.  I do development and research and
> everything I've done for the last decade is done under FBSD.
>
> So I guess I am really serious here, HELP.
>
> Oh, one more thing.  I can install PC-BSD, that works.  And I actually like
> that system, I just don't want all that overhead, it's pretty resource
> intensive.
>
> I just want my FreeBSD.  The thing is, am I going to get it?
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Hi,

any hints from the following posts ?

http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=5288

http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2005-02/2448.html

d



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