> Changing root drive 2 sd2a
> PRAM ....<buncha numbers>....
> init not found
> panic: no init
> Stopped at Debugger+0x6: unlk a6
> 
> then I get the db> prompt
> 
> I've typed continue and next (after "next" it ran INCREDIBLY slow) and it
> does this:
> 
> syncing disks...done
> NetBSD does not trust itself to update the RFC on shutdown
> dumping to dev411, ofset 8
> dump 71 70 69 area improper

This one sounds like FAQ 10.1.  Did you install the base12 package?  It 
sounds like /sbin/init is either missing or corrupt.  I'd do an 

ls -l /sbin/init 

in the installer just to be sure.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX