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Date:      13 Jul 2003 19:08:37 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        Adam King <aking@lgh.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Newbie install error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist
Message-ID:  <44llv258ju.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <1058076407.1300.9.camel@DELL>
References:  <1058076407.1300.9.camel@DELL>

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Adam King <aking@lgh.com.au> writes:

> I am new to FreeBSD and recently bought a packaged CD set and am

What version?

> installing it on a second hard drive. I am booting directly from the CD,
> configure all relevant option and and when I commit to installing, it
> fails with the error message:
> 
> Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist: Input/Output error (5)
> 
> I browsed the mailing list and found another person with the same
> problem, but without an appropriate fix. Does anyone know what the
> problem is?

No, it could be lot of things, but you might try a minimal install
until you get the system booting itself, then go back in and install
the rest of what you want...



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