From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 2 00:02:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: doc@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3275616A403 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:02:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pittgoth.com (ns1.pittgoth.com [216.38.206.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB08C43D7F for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:02:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (net-ix.gw.ai.net [205.134.160.6] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kA2027Jc022858 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:02:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:02:02 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: "Bill Damm" Message-Id: <20061101190202.2bb9e09f.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200611012115.kA1LFhAi061837@accustaffing.com> References: <200611012115.kA1LFhAi061837@accustaffing.com> Organization: The FreeBSD Project X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Hey I have a question about freeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:02:12 -0000 On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:13:13 -0500 "Bill Damm" wrote: > Hello, > > I've been reading your documentation, and I didn't quite find the solution > to my problem, I try installing FreeBSD onto my system and I gets to a point > where its installing the operating system, then at 3% it crashes and says > "dump device not defined" The "dump device not defined" usually means that debugging information is available but cannot be placed because, well, the device is not configured. Serial console helps here. > > Could you give me a point in the right direction. When exactly do you get "3%" and then fail. Is it during the newfs (format) stage? Or the transfer stage? Have you tried a different CD? Are you using a CD? More information can be of help here. Also, there is a FreeBSD-questions@ mailing list where you might get more help. If you provide a little bit more about your specific case that is. Thanks, > > Thanks In advance! > > > -- > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are > addressed. It is not an offer or acceptance, and it is not intended to be > all or part of an agreement. This communication may contain material > protected by the attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended > recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the > intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error > and that any review, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of > this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete this > e-mail from your system. The sender does not accept liability for any damage > caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail or any errors or omissions in > the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. > > ...Postmaster > > http://www.accustaffing.com/spam/index.htm > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > ACCU-MailScanner http://www.accustaffing.com (The Power In Personnel) > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Tom Rhodes