Curtis Smith wrote:
 
> I should preface this by saying I'm sure that a lot of hard work has
> been done my a lot of people to get the port this far.
> 
> ...
> 
> For now, I'm pulling out an old '386 and using Linux, as NetBSD is not
> stable enough, in my opinion, for even basic or casual use.

to which Greg Evans replied:

> In all fairness I must say that I too had difficulties for a while 
> installing and running NetBSD.  However, thanks to all the great people 
> on this list I was able to discover the problems (which incedentally 
> ended up being my own fault) and correct them.
>
> Because of the reliability of the help that I received on this list, I 
> now have a 100% functional (or at least I think so...I'm no Un*x guru) 
> system including X.  I have not expereinced a single problem described 
> above, and this is on a Quadra 610, currently running the Madhatter#35 
> kernel.

I put up both version 1.1 and GENERIC#5 (run via a serial line) and more 
recently 1.2 and ADBTEST#160 on my Classic II and the stability of the 
kernel has never been an issue - the stability of the user, maybe, but 
not the kernel - and that's on a test kernel!

I suspect user error here (on the grounds that if I can do it, anyone 
can).

It's a pity that X doesn't work properly on a Classic II internal video 
though ;-).

Yours,

Andrew

P.S. I did put up a web page (http://www.foakes.demon.co.uk/NetBSD.html) 
on how I got a Classic II to run under NetBSD, but it's from a novice 
point of view so probably is not of much interest to the wise and mighty 
that live here.  I wasn't going to mention it until I had John Ostowich's 
permission as I use his graphics. but he never got back to me :'(