mcmahill@MIT.EDU wrote:
> 
> In message <32F3CA38.71D5@mag-net.com>, apreco@mag-net.com writes:
> >Colin Wood wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm reaaly having troubles getting MacBDS 1.2 to boot on my MacII. It gets
> > =
> >> > to the part where it is just about to hand over the computer from MacOS to
> > =
> >> > BSD, and then the mouse cursor freezes. I have 32bit addressing on, =
> ...
> >> What other extensions do you have loaded?  It's generally a good idea to
> >> have the rest of them turned off.  Also, any unusual hardware?
> >>
> ...
> >> --
> >> Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
> 
> >All extentions except for Mode32 and PowerCentral. I'm using a 50mhz 030
> >Daystar PowerCache card, and they are compatable with macbsd. I've tried
> >disabling the PowerCache's cache, but it didn't help. I'm using an apple
> >extended keyboard, and a Radius mouse.
> >
> >Alex
> 
> This has always been the case for my IIci running 7.0.1* of MacOS.
> I can always boot if I turn on the computer with SHIFT held down
> to boot with no extensions.  I have _never_ been able to boot NetBSD
> if I did not hold down the shift key during MacOs boot.  I get the
> same behaviour you report. I have
> tried removing all extensions and virtually all fonts from my system
> and still the only way to boot NetBSD is hold down SHIFT.  Why?  I don't
> know, but you may have luck doing the same.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Dan McMahill
Can't do that sine its a macII and I need Mode32.

Alex