>>> >> boot hd0:boot >>> > boot: hd0a:boot Input/output error
upon further testing, I do not think this result means anything about i/o... Has anyone tested this method to validate the /boot file? (trying to boot into it directly) If I try this sequence with a functional /boot (from n8) or /boot for n9.1 (official release base set) or from the releng dailies n9_stable binary builds, I get the same result saying i/o error (same message as above). Also both n91 release /boot and dailies 9_stable /boot just hang with the same messages posted in the original question. At the moment, only my previous /boot from n8 release cd or n8_stable boot properly... It feels to me like the 1st stage booter I have installed is incompatible somehow with the n9/n9_stable boot program... is there any way to verify which version first stage booter is actually being activated? Maybe I can go into the source and add something to it's announce string so I can at least see if the latest one I installed (via installboot) is really installed?
