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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