boot problems

[D-Man <dsh8290@rit.edu>]

I can't boot Debian the right way.  I use loadlin.exe to boot, thus I
copy my kernel images to C:\ so that loadlin can find them.  This has
worked fine for me with RH6.1 (custom kernel) and RH7.0 (stock
kernel).  I copied my Debian kernel to C:\, but loadlin tells me it's
not a kernel.  I can boot the Debian system if I use the RH kernel
(2.2.16).

Debian Potato, 2.2.17 idepci kernel

Any ideas as to why loadlin doesn't think the debian kernel is a
kernel?

Also, what is the proper command to upgrade the kernel?  I want to
upgrade to the "normal" kernel (I used the idepci kernel to do a
network install) and if I can I want to upgrade to 2.2.18.

Thanks,
-D