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
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>> > to the part where it is just about to hand over the computer from MacOS to
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>> > BSD, and then the mouse cursor freezes. I have 32bit addressing on, =
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>> 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?
>> 
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>> 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