> ok, i set up the new bootblocks, rebooted the machine in single-user mode and
> everything worked fine. when i rebooted in multiuser though, i got the login
> prompt, typed in root and hit return and got something like this
> 
> 	login: 887i
Comment out the 'ttyflags' bit in /etc/rc. When and if you upgrade to 1.4
this will go away.

> none of the keys i hit seem to have the effect they should... the only error i
> got while booting was
> 
> 	savecore: can't find device 85/252
> 
> but i don't think it has anything to do with it. in another thread you mentioned
> something about a new console device in the 1.4 kernel... could that have
> anything to do with it?
Um, some console stuff changed but I don't know what. The basic console
device is the same. The kernel you're booting off has to be called /netbsd
for this message to go away. This isn't too serious.
 
Andy.