On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Michael Howard wrote:

> Goog morning all,

Goog evening ;-)

[snip compile stuff]

get the latest config from the upgrades directory on the ftp site.

> And finally...
> 
> I still haven't achieved a native boot.  I copied a kernel to /netbsd and selected the
> native boot option. Every time I boot I get the error;
> 
> 	bad filecore bootblock
> 	7
> 	Filecore boot block checksum failed
> 	
> This is the same message I was receiving whilst attempting to use unixfs,  is this
> problem also related to the fact that I'm using a dedicated disc for the partition?
> Or am I being extremely thick today? What's new you might ask.

Yes. unixfs looks at the file core boot block for the Non-ADFS partition
descriptor which in RiscBSD's case points to the disklabel. You don't
actually need to native boot (AFAIK) for any other reason then convienence -
but the kernel you boot and the /netbsd kernel must be the same ones or some
things the need information about the kernel structures break.

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