> I can reproduce this effect at will:
> 
> - Install NetBSD from floppies onto a new hard drive.
> 
> - Install the old hard drive onto the the secondary controller.  Mount it
> to /mnt.  The system boots just fine.
> 
> - cd to /mnt.  Then do 'find . | cpio -pdmuv /'.  Reboot.  No Joy.

That would make the system unbootable (because the disk sector numbers
containing the /boot file are copied into boot code), but would give
a system lockup/reset - not the 'No operating system' message.

	David

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