diff --git a/release/sysinstall/devices.c b/release/sysinstall/devices.c
index b795db317ce5..529eba598744 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/devices.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/devices.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: devices.c,v 1.23 1995/05/20 15:47:18 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: devices.c,v 1.24 1995/05/20 15:49:53 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ deviceTry(char *name, char *try)
     if (fd > 0)
 	return fd;
     snprintf(try, FILENAME_MAX, "/mnt/dev/%s", name);
-    fd = open(try, O_RDONLY);
+    fd = open(try, O_RDWR);
     return fd;
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ deviceGetAll(void)
 		close(fd);
 		deviceRegister(device_names[i].name, device_names[i].description, strdup(try),
 			       DEVICE_TYPE_FLOPPY, TRUE, mediaInitFloppy, mediaGetFloppy, mediaCloseFloppy, NULL);
-		msgDebug("Found a device of type TAPE named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
+		msgDebug("Found a device of type floppy named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/install.c b/release/sysinstall/install.c
index fe45a43b1dfa..3321d640e37d 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/install.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/install.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: install.c,v 1.37 1995/05/20 14:05:28 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: install.c,v 1.38 1995/05/20 15:47:19 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ cpio_extract(void)
  tryagain:
     while (CpioFD == -1) {
 	msgConfirm("Please Insert CPIO floppy in floppy drive 0");
-	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDONLY);
+	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDWR);
 	if (CpioFD >= 0)
 	    break;
 	msgDebug("Error on open of cpio floppy: %s (%d)\n", strerror(errno), errno);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/devices.c b/usr.sbin/sade/devices.c
index b795db317ce5..529eba598744 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/devices.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/devices.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: devices.c,v 1.23 1995/05/20 15:47:18 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: devices.c,v 1.24 1995/05/20 15:49:53 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ deviceTry(char *name, char *try)
     if (fd > 0)
 	return fd;
     snprintf(try, FILENAME_MAX, "/mnt/dev/%s", name);
-    fd = open(try, O_RDONLY);
+    fd = open(try, O_RDWR);
     return fd;
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ deviceGetAll(void)
 		close(fd);
 		deviceRegister(device_names[i].name, device_names[i].description, strdup(try),
 			       DEVICE_TYPE_FLOPPY, TRUE, mediaInitFloppy, mediaGetFloppy, mediaCloseFloppy, NULL);
-		msgDebug("Found a device of type TAPE named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
+		msgDebug("Found a device of type floppy named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/install.c b/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
index fe45a43b1dfa..3321d640e37d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/install.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: install.c,v 1.37 1995/05/20 14:05:28 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: install.c,v 1.38 1995/05/20 15:47:19 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ cpio_extract(void)
  tryagain:
     while (CpioFD == -1) {
 	msgConfirm("Please Insert CPIO floppy in floppy drive 0");
-	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDONLY);
+	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDWR);
 	if (CpioFD >= 0)
 	    break;
 	msgDebug("Error on open of cpio floppy: %s (%d)\n", strerror(errno), errno);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
index b795db317ce5..529eba598744 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: devices.c,v 1.23 1995/05/20 15:47:18 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: devices.c,v 1.24 1995/05/20 15:49:53 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ deviceTry(char *name, char *try)
     if (fd > 0)
 	return fd;
     snprintf(try, FILENAME_MAX, "/mnt/dev/%s", name);
-    fd = open(try, O_RDONLY);
+    fd = open(try, O_RDWR);
     return fd;
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ deviceGetAll(void)
 		close(fd);
 		deviceRegister(device_names[i].name, device_names[i].description, strdup(try),
 			       DEVICE_TYPE_FLOPPY, TRUE, mediaInitFloppy, mediaGetFloppy, mediaCloseFloppy, NULL);
-		msgDebug("Found a device of type TAPE named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
+		msgDebug("Found a device of type floppy named: %s\n", device_names[i].name);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
index fe45a43b1dfa..3321d640e37d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: install.c,v 1.37 1995/05/20 14:05:28 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: install.c,v 1.38 1995/05/20 15:47:19 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ cpio_extract(void)
  tryagain:
     while (CpioFD == -1) {
 	msgConfirm("Please Insert CPIO floppy in floppy drive 0");
-	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDONLY);
+	CpioFD = open("/dev/rfd0", O_RDWR);
 	if (CpioFD >= 0)
 	    break;
 	msgDebug("Error on open of cpio floppy: %s (%d)\n", strerror(errno), errno);