Re: 'inappropriate filetype or format' when booting

[Mayuresh <mayuresh%acm.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Jan 02, 2025 at 01:02:23PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 01, 2025 at 08:51:35PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote:
> > On dropping to boot prompt I checked 'ls hd0f:' and it does show NetBSD
> > file system. However on boot hd0f:netbsd (or hd0f:) it says 'inappropriate
> > filetype or format' when booting
> 
> Why do you think it should be hd0f ?

It appears as sda6 on Linux host. But more importantly, on boot prompt, I
checked 'ls hd0x:' for x in a through f and for hd0f it shows the NetBSD
file system's root directory including the netbsd file i.e. the kernel.

> Does the kernel show wedge names and attach dk* devices befor you get
> the root device prompt?

I think the kernel is not getting loaded as the error says.

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Mayuresh