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From: Mike Todd <MikeTodd@miketodd.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Install failure on HP Pavilion 310n - Unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev.
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>Number:         39604
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Install failure on HP Pavilion 310n - Unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jun 20 14:50:03 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:    Fri Aug 26 08:50:16 GMT 2005
>Last-Modified:  Fri Aug 26 08:50:16 GMT 2005
>Originator:     Mike Todd
>Release:        tried 4.4 and 4.6 releases
>Organization:
Mike Todd Associates
>Environment:
Cannot install so cannot produce "uname -a" output.  Hardware is HP Pavilion 310n, 1.2 Mhz Celeron, 512 M memory, 40 Gig hard drive.  What more information is needed?
>Description:
      Boot from CD-ROM, select full-screen kernel config (remove all SCSI devices, all but NE2000 network adapters, and the PC-Card controller), begin a standard installation, create a slice containing all remaining space and set bootable (16 gigs), create mount points for root (15,364 M) and swap (512 M) (have also tried lots of other combinations), select Developer install and ports collection, select install from a FreeBSD CD, commit to the install and get the following error - every time:
Unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev! The creation of filesystems will be aborted.
The only alternative at this poing is to exit from the Install and start over.
>How-To-Repeat:
      On this computer, it repeats every time!
>Fix:
      I've searched the bug reports, talked with other FreeBSD users (some quite experienced), and have found no reference to this kind of problem.  HELP!
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: "Mike Todd" <MikeTodd@miketodd.com>
To: <freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>,
	"Mike Todd" <MikeTodd@miketodd.com>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: i386/39604: Install failure on HP Pavilion 310n - Unable to make device node for /dev/X in /dev.
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:01:45 -0700

 Recommend changing the state of this problem report to something like "found
 a fix" or "problem resolved".  It was a problem of discovery instead of
 needing a patch to the FreeBSD installation.
 
 I've discovered the meaning of "Unable to make device node for /dev/X in
 /dev! The creation of filesystem will be aborted."
 
 The HP Pavilion 310 has a hidden, primary slice (partition) that is about 5
 gigs and contains the files needed to restore the Windows/XP system.  Adding
 a partition for BootMagic and creating additional partitions for FreeBSD and
 an Extended partition for Window's use exceeded the number of partitions
 allowed.  This caused FreeBSD to name its second slice "X" rather than
 ad0s5, of course.
 
 My solution was to remove BootMagic and its partition (moving both HP
 partitions to the "front" of the drive", and then devoting all remaining
 space to FreeBSD (the non-partitioned free space at the "end" of the drive).
 
 My suggestion to HP is to create "restore CDs" so that a hidden partition is
 not required.
 
 Mike Todd
 President, Mike Todd Associates www.MikeTodd.com
 Supporting the Digital Coast
 
 President, Internet Society Los Angeles Chapter www.ISOC-LosAngeles.org
 
 Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Law
 Pepperdine University Law School
 
   Voice:  714-846-7257
   FAX:    714-846-5716
 
 
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: vs 
State-Changed-When: Fri Aug 26 08:48:48 GMT 2005 
State-Changed-Why:  
Closed on submitter's request (from 2002...): This was an 
issue with a hidden partition, presumably for suspend or 
restoration. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=39604 
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