FreeBSD 8.x 200902 snapshot Unable to find device node

[Daniel O'Connor]

Moved to -stable since 6.x is -stable.

On Thursday 26 March 2009 12:32:08 Saifi Khan wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Trying to install FreeBSD 6.x 200902 snapshot from a DVD media
> on a i386 box and i encounter this error dialog after selecting
> distribution set.
>
> "Unable to find device node for /dev/ad4/s2b in /dev!
>  The creation of filesystems will be aborted"

Why is it /dev/ad4/s2b?
Shouldn't it be /dev/ad4s2b?

Or is that extra '/' a typo?

If you open the emergency holographic shell, what does echo /dev/ad4* say?

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