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"Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> writes:

> Yup.  Go back to the top --- I missed where
> in your list of steps you actually *installed*
> the new kernel...

That would be where he said:

> > make kernel

which is equivalent to "make buildkernel installkernel".

It doesn't explain quite what's happening here, though -- and he
didn't even *hint* at such basic clues as what version he was updating
from or to (there may be extra steps for large updating jumps).

Booting the old kernel is certainly worth a try before starting over,
though; the system is quite likely to be salvageable.