i keep trying to get that file on the page it says it is 92 k when i
download it it says it is 90 and doesn't execute.....i have no clue why
this is maybe my connection is lossy

On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote:

> You have booter 1.x. You need booter 2.x which is available from:
>
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/installation/misc/
>
> The file you need is either BSD_Mac68k_Booter.bin or Booter2.0.0.sea.
> Booter2.0.0.sea contains the manual along with the booter which
> BSD_Mac68k_Booter.bin just has the booter.
>
> The error comes from the fact that kernels are now in ELF format while
> they were in a.out format before. Only the new 2.x booter supports the
> ELF format. Hope that helps.
>
> Bryan
>
> On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 05:21 PM, Ronald Cotoni wrote:
>
> > i have a macintosh lc III here it was runing a broken 1.5.3 install so
> > i
> > decided to reinstall with 1.6.  WHen i try to use the kernel booter to
> > boot the intaller kernel it says boot error: this kernel is not in a
> > format which the booter can execute.  anyone else had this error?
> >
>
>