Hi Reinoud,

and thanks for the installation tips!

 > and if I start the loader second time:
 >
 > abort on data transfer at 8039CE4AC, and then "File Core in use" if I 
try to
 > access to any disk.

 >> Ouch ... better not do this ... hmm... bb_netbsd needs cleaning up again
 >> *sigh*

ok, just in case - how do I write the cyl. saved by bb_netbsd back to the 
place it was read of?

 > Run <BtNetBSD$Dir>.native.moutufs ADFS 4 (I left unchanged as this 
sounded ok
 > to me)

 >> AH! this is the bugger who is causing you trouble ... if you uncomment 
this
 >> line all is going well... it tries to mount a NetBSD partion but since you
 >> haven't installed NetBSD yet it gives the `bad disklabel' error.... Its
 >> there so you can boot NetBSD kernels from your NetBSD partition later...
 >> saves heaps of work.

Yes, that did the trick! The NetBSD boot screen and the Ram-Test are now 
displayed correctly, also the countdown for the kernel. Unfortunately the 
machine hangs completely when booting the 1.5.2 install-kernel which is on 
the NetBSD 1.5.2 CD (i got the image from an ftp server). The countdown 
goes down to 0 an then the machine freezes without any further 
screen-output (I used the oldkernel boot-option). I also tried a NetBSD 
1.5T which I got from somewhere else, this one works! But I don't want to 
use any kernel older than 1.5.2.

Is there any newer which I can use savely (to run 1.5.2 compiled programms) 
or is the exact version of the install kernel irrelevant for the normal use 
anyway, as the machine regularly is run by another kernel?

Just for curiosity, when will NetBSD 1.6 be ready? Won't there be any 1.5.? 
versions inbetween anymore? And bb_netbsd needs definetly be polished up 
for bigger harddiscs ;).

regards,

Erhard F.