Panic: no console device

[Bob Bernstein <poobah%ruptured-duck.com@localhost>]

After years away from BSDLand, I am attempting an install. I 
used a partitioning tool to create an "unallocated" partition on 
my olde eMachine Windows 7 box, and then burned version 8.0 
boot.iso to a CD and booted the old box with it.

Btw, what is boot-com.iso for?

Do I need to get some blank DVD's?

How reassuring it was to see the screen fill up with peaceful 
green text, until, as noted in the Subject: line above, 
everything ground to a halt. I seemed to land in the debugger, a 
tool with which I am not fluent. But I remember the panic line.

I'm willing to bang away at this. Can someone suggest a useful 
next step for me?

All best,

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