> > The netbsd code at the start of the partition will read the disk
> > using the CHS value for the partition start (provided it is below 8GB).
> > If one system used a CHS mapping other than 63/255/1023 then it would
> > reference the wrong sectors.
> 
> But why do the 1.6.1_STABLE bootblocks work?

Because you will have reset the CHS values in the mbr when you ran
sysinst.

	David

-- 
David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk