Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> Well, I just realised this was port-alpha.
> Are you on alpha or i386 ?
>
>

Hi,
Thanks for the response this is an alpha as800, i think as usual when all else
fails -read the man pages and FAQ
on alpha:
installboot /dev/rsd0c /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffs
cp /usr/mdec/boot  /     <-root partion location