Subject: Re: unknown binary format when booting NetBSD
To: None <port-next68k@netbsd.org>
From: Alan Hourihane <alan_hourihane@hotmail.com>
List: port-next68k
Date: 04/04/2007 08:44:35
"Darrin B.Jewell" <dbj@netbsd.org> wrote in message 
news:qq8xd8oh6h.fsf@Cardenio.zlz.net...
> "Alan Hourihane" <alan_hourihane@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> I'm trying to boot the NetBSD kernel on my cube and it comes back with
>> "unknown binary format" even though I've gunzip'ed to my tftpboot 
>> location.
>>
>> I've tried the netbsd-GENERIC kernels from 2.0.2 and 3.1 now.
>>
>> Has anyone any idea what I'm doing wrong ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alan.
>
> Hm.  You possibly need to load the bootloader first via tftp instead
> of the kernel.

That makes sense. It works now, but the documentation is wrong.

Alan.