I tried Booter 2.0 again now, and it seems to be fine.  (The docs are right about not moving the mouse.  It seemed to lock it up.)  I am going to have to repartition and try again, though.  My root partition filled up with the last set I installed.  I will see if I can get Booter 2.0 working with the sysinst method this time.  If not, at least I know the traditional method works.  

Any ideas why df would be reporting incorrectly?  I was trying to get a picture of how to allocate space this time, but it says my root partition is at 110% (I don't know how it does that) and my completely empty /home is 37% full.

It's been really interesting so far.  I'm already noting some differences in system layout from the Linux I'm used to.

Thanks,
Tim 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Klos
To: Larson, Timothy E.
Cc: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
Sent: 10/7/2002 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: This kernel is not in a format which the Booter can execute.

Hi,

> Tried installing 1.6 on a SE/30.  8 MB RAM, 1.2 GB disk.  The MacOS
> partition has a clean install of 7.1, plus Decor and Mode32, and a new
> version of Apple CD-ROM extension that recognizes externals drives.  I
> have the release on CD.  My external drive is a Philips CD-RW
> OmniWriter.  I have a Dayna ethernet card installed.

I always thought that the SE/30 would make an awfully cute workstation.

> The sysinst method did not work, giving this error.  I tried both
> installer kernels.  I then went to the traditional method, and got all
> the required sets installed.  Then when I ran the booter, it gave the
> same error.

NetBSD 1.6 for Macs is now ELF; 1.5.x and older were a.out. The old
booter
handles a.out, but not ELF. Get:
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.6/mac68k/installation/misc/Boot
er2.0.0a7.sea.hqx

Use that, and all will be Ok.

John Klos
Sixgirls Computing Labs