Okay, here's an excerpt from

  http://www.netbsd.org/ja/Ports/hpcmips/install.txt

that at least briefly describes this possibility (it's in the tips
section about half-way through):

  pbsdboot.exe can find /netbsd kernel on CF ffs partition.
  if your CF has both msdos partition and ffs partition,
  pbsdboot.exe can find ffs:/netbsd from Windows CE environment.
  if so,you don't need to set kernel file on msdos partition.

- Greg

On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 07:03:38AM -0500, Greg Hughes wrote:
> Actually, this isn't entirely true anymore.  pbsdboot will let you boot
> directly off of a netbsd partition.  I'm currently using:
> 
>   1:/netbsd
> 
> as my kernel image to pbsdboot, and it reads it right off of the wd0a
> bsd partition.  I'm not entirely sure how the numbering works, but I
> think it may represent the partition number.
> 
> I'll try to find out where I originally saw this to get more details.
> 
> - Greg
> 
> On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 12:48:08AM -0500, Andrew Diller wrote:
> > I believe this is due to not copying the new kernel to /netbsd.
> > 
> > Remember you have to install the kernel in both the wince partition (for 
> > the initial boot) and also on your netbsd /, so that when netbsd reboots 
> > and boots from /netbsd its using the new kernel, not the one you got from 
> > the 1.5 installation procedure.
> > 
> > I did this once, before I realized what was happening.
> > 
> > This explains both your symptoms.
> > 
> > -andy
> > 
> > --On Friday, April 05, 2002 3:49 PM -0500 billy ball <bball@tux.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > 4. using:
> > >
> > > shutdown -r now
> > >
> > > results in a reboot back to NetBSD, but with a white console (black text
> > > on white); is there some way to create a persistent setting for white
> > > text  on a black screen?
> > > 5. while in the white console, LCD screen blanking does not work
> > > 6. using:
> > >
> > > shutdown -h now
> > >
> > > from white console results in a reboot back to WinCE