Subject: Re: How does one install boot blocks on NetBSD/alpha?
To: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-alpha
Date: 05/27/1997 12:11:58 
On Tue, 27 May 1997 12:19:55 -0700 
 Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com> wrote:

 > I was able to install the latest snapshot on a SCSI disk, but when I
 > try to boot it, it tells me there are no valid boot blocks.   But when
 > I try to install boot blocks with disklabel, disklabel doesn't
 > recognize the -B flag.   Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong?

...Sun-style, actually...

cd /usr/mdec
cp boot /boot
./installboot -v /boot bootxx /dev/rsd0c

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