> when i try to boot using > > boot dka200 -fi netbsd -fl "-s" As an addendum: you should just be able to use boot dka200 if you're booting a recent snapshot, or, if not: boot dka200 -fl "-s" the netbsd boot blocks understand that they should be booting /netbsd. you only need to use -fi if you're booting an alternate kernel. cgd