Subject: Re: Unixfs / Kernel Config
To: Michael Howard <mick@teuto.de>
From: Scott Stevens <s.k.stevens@ic.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 11/25/1996 12:04:12
Michael Howard writes:
>
> 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.
UnixFS won't work on a disk solely used for RiscBSD, this is due to
the fact that filecore swis are used to access the disk and so a
filecore bootblock is required.
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Cheers Mick.
Cheers Scott
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