Newbie install error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist

[Lowell Gilbert]

Adam King <aking at 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...