RE: unknown device major 0xffffffffffffffff during 10_RC3 INSTALL boot

[Josh Moyer <JMoyer%nodomain.net@localhost>]

>> I am trying to install 10_RC3, but when I boot the kernel I get a 
>> bunch of "unknown device major 0xffffffffffffffff" and then it 
>> immediately asks for my root and dump devices and also for my 
>> filesystem (?) before starting sysinst.  Any input or ideas?  This
>> is on a mid-2010 21.5" iMac and I'm using boot from 10_RC1.
> 
> This means your boot device has not been recognized by the kernel (or
> the bootloader and the kernel disagree about details of the boot
> device).
> 
> Are you booting from a CD? There were changes to efiboot related to
> CD boots on amd64.

This was user error. :-(  I was confusing the root and dev commands at
the boot prompt when loading the INSTALL kernel from a dk wedge.  Thanks
for the reply and sorry for the spam.

Thanks and kind regards,

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