In message <9284.1092314348@www3.gmx.net>, "Zafer Aydogan" writes:
>Hello Newsgroup,
>
>How can I get the DMESG Output from a new Notebook, which does not recognize
>any Network Cards without Installing NetBSD?
>
>I regularly get new Notebooks, to set them up (Windows XP). 
>But I like to see the boot messages on them all.
>Though, normally I boot with the 1.6.2 installation CD and exit in the Main
>Menu. Then enter dmesg on the shell. If the network is recognized, i can
>transfer the output to another machine.
>But what should I do, if the Network is not recognized? 
>And I'd rather like to boot with a 2.0 Kernel, because much more new
>Hardware is detected. Where do I get a 2.0 Live CD ?
>Any Hint to get the message without installing NetBSD?

How about using a USB flash disk?  Mount it from the installation shell 
and redirect the output to it.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb