In article <20010722000250.15416.cpmta@c000.sfo.cp.net> you wrote:
> I  have done everything I described above for NetBSD 1.5.1. When booting, though, I get the error "Inappropriate file type or format" when it tries to load wd0a:netbsd. It then will switch over to wd0a:netbsd.old.
> 
> It has been quite a while since I installed a new kernel on a NetBSD system, so I may have missed a step or overlooked a small detail.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much in advance.

It seems you forgot to update your bootblock.
The 1.4.x bootblock cannot load a ELF kernel (as it comes wiht
1.5). Run /usr/mdec/installboot with proper arguments.


 - Hubert

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