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Warren Block wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Feb 2014, Walter Hurry wrote:
>>
>> I don't think I can log it, since (AFAIK) there is nowhere writable at this stage.
>>
>> There is a screen photograph at http://tinypic.com/r/2mk8bs/8
>
> What happens if you enter
>    ufs:/dev/ufs/FreeBSD_Install
> at the prompt?
>
> If that does not work, type a single dot and press Enter.  Do that a 
> couple of times, then enter the string above.

The same error, in all cases.