"enter full pathname of shell" usually means
the operating system did not load enough to
do anything useful, and needs "fixing" to
boot properly into (usual, sysinstall, desktop, etc.)
That is why I suggested following a guide.
....
You will need patience later on... unless installing
a desktop-ready system. For example, to setup PPP
(dialing a modem)
windows 98... 2 weeks
freebsd 2004 v5.X ... 2 weeks.
....
is how long those tasks took me.
(Almost as long just this past year setting up
wpa_supplicant.conf)