What version of NetBSD is this?

Have you tried examining the /var/log/messages file after rebooting
with another kernel?

.pm

Sean Murphy writes:
> I mentioned this earlier and had gotten a few tips to try, but i still
> can't see anything when I boot from the kernel I modified from GENERIC for
> my system. I've changed pc0 to vt0 so i can have virtual terminals, but
> when it boots up, it gets as far as loading the kernel, then the screen
> goes blank.  It apparantly still loads everything because the HD reads for
> quite some time after the screen goes blank.  However I can't telnet in
> either.  I had said to someone who had tried to help me earlier that I
> could, but alas I was mistaken.  Anyone know what to do?  Do I need to
> MAKEDEV anything before booting to the new kernel?  I'm stumped.
> 
> Sean Murphy (033197m@acadiau.ca)
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