Re: port-i386/43453: Can't boot NetBSD i386 normally or with DOSBOOT: "Not a bootxx image"

[David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/43453; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-i386/43453: Can't boot NetBSD i386 normally or with DOSBOOT: 
"Not a bootxx image"
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:06:20 +0100

 On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 02:40:01AM +0000, mueller6722%bellsouth.net@localhost 
wrote:
 > >Number:         43453
 > >Category:       port-i386
 > >Synopsis:       Can't boot NetBSD i386 normally or with DOSBOOT: "Not a 
 > >bootxx image"
 ...
 > >Description:
 > I can't boot NetBSD normally from the hard drive;
 > I get the error message "Not a bootxx image".
 
 That error indicates that the bootxx_xxxfs code isn't properly installed.
 The code need to be at the start of the bios partition that contains NetBSD.
 This is usually the root filesystem - but if you've used a non-standard
 disk layout this may not be true.
 
 Possibly just running 'installboot' to copy in the correct bootxx image
 will fix things.
 
        David
 
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 David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost