The following reply was made to PR install/29122; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/29122: Install completes but system does not boot
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:55:25 +0000

 On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 10:31:01PM +0000, elapid@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:
 > >Number:         29122
 > >Synopsis:       Install completes but system does not boot
 > >Description:
 > System installs with no problems but locks on boot without any error message, and auto reboots itself.  Tried changing some of the partition parameters, from custom to standard setting to no avail.  System previously had FreeBSD on it with no probs.
 
 This is a probably known bug in disklabel - it has a habit of writeing the
 mbr code to the pbr.
 
 Boot from the install media, ^C from sysinst, mount wd0a and chroot into it.
 Then rerun installboot.
 
 	David
 
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 David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk