How resolve : can not dump, no dump device defened - PC-BSD Forums

villegente · #1 07-24-2006, 02:56 AM

Hie,
I have just install PC-BSD 1.2. The install is Ok.
But when I try to boot, I have the message : can not dump, no dump device defined.

My configuration is : PIV 3Ghz, 2 serial ATA disk in RAID 1, GeForce graphic card.

Can you help me ?

Thanks, have a nice day,

TerryP · #2 07-24-2006, 04:51 AM

Does it give an will auto reboot in 15 sec msg?

I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it's trying to drop a core file and can't. > Not that familer with FreeBSD internals.

villegente · #3 07-24-2006, 05:41 AM

Yes, it reboot after 15 sec !
Do you know the solution ?

TerryP · #4 07-24-2006, 05:50 AM

I hav't found any thing relivent online, other then my suspision that it's unable to write a core file may be correct, and I wonder if this machine would do the same under normal FreeBSD.

popey · #5 07-24-2006, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by villegente

But when I try to boot, I have the message : can not dump, no dump device defined.

When the kernel panics it tries to do a core dump, that is, copy the contents of memory to a file for later examination with debugging tools. When this happens before the root filesystem is mounted or when there's any other problem writing the file you'll see the message above.

Kernel panics usually indicate a hardware problem, common causes are usb devices, hard drives and memory plus all the usual things like overheating.
The last time I saw this was when a usb flash drive was not properly unmounted, on next boot the kernel panicked, simply removing the drive and rebooting solved the problem.

I'd suggest unplugging any usb devices first, if that doesn't work you'll need to go through your hardware and make sure it's both compatible with PCBSD/FreeBSD and that nothing is faulty.

dracheflieger · #6 07-24-2006, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by villegente

My configuration is : PIV 3Ghz, 2 serial ATA disk in RAID 1, GeForce graphic card.

It may be having trouble with your RAID array. If your disks are empty try turning off the array in the BIOS and see if that helps.

villegente · #7 07-24-2006, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by dracheflieger

Originally Posted by villegente

My configuration is : PIV 3Ghz, 2 serial ATA disk in RAID 1, GeForce graphic card.

It may be having trouble with your RAID array. If your disks are empty try turning off the array in the BIOS and see if that helps.

The Array is the problem !
Now, I need to find how use PC-BSD with the array (for security) !