On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Gobau Ives wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have installed the NetBSD 1.2.1 package on my Mac, but after running the
> boot application, the cursor freezes, and it looks like the Mac hangs...
> 
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> 
> 
> This is what the log file says:
> 
> Logging to bootlog
> Booting...MID_M68K executable: entry 0x3356.
> 770544+57724+99004+45732+48403
>   Bye-bye...
>         So I sez to him...  The real way
>         that it should be done is to...
> 
> 
> 
> After this mesage appears on screen, my Mac appears to prepare itself for
> shutdown, and then the cursor freezes and nothing happens anymore.
> 
> 
> My hardware:
> Mac IIvx, 20MB ram, 2GB & 80MB harddisks, 1000's of colors, 2x CD rom.
                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

there might be your problem. switch to black and white or 8-bit color
(256)


> The 80MB hd (SCSI 2) is partitioned in a 55MB Root&User partition and a 25
> MB swap partition.
> 
> 
> Software:
> System 7.5.1, NetBsd 1.2.1
> 
> I installed all packages, except man121, misc121 and games.
> 
> I did install: netbsd121, base121, comp121, etc121, text121 and secr121
> 
> 
> 
> I would appreciate any tips or suggestions that might help me,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ives
> 
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