BGW wrote:
> 
> I recently, today got the booting to start on my Quadra 800, with help
> from some nice people on this mailing-list. Im running the MacBSD
> 1.3_Alpha with Installer 1.11. Now to my problem. Booting starts out
> well with no error-messages, but then some questions appear, probably
> normal(?). The first one 'Enter pathname for shell...' This one goes
> fine with just hitting enter.

I think that NetBSD 1.3 will ship with 3 shells:

/bin/sh
/bin/csh
/bin/ksh  (I'm not positive about this last one)

any of the above three will work just fine.  The default is /bin/sh (i.e.
what you get when you hit return), although the default for BSD-derived
OS's in general seems to be /bin/csh.  Whichever you choose is your
preference.

> Then a new question arise, a tougher one,
> 'Terminal type?'. There Im stuck!!! I have tried to enter several stupid
> things, the more I realize it wont work. What shall I type in there?

I generally choose vt100, although I think that vt220 will work just as
well.  You can get rid of this by editing /.profile once you've gotten the
system going.

> What other questions may appear? so I can prepare myself. I have tried
> to look for answers in old FAQ's, mailing lists, but found none. Feels
> like im getting close....

Keep the FAQ close at hand, it has answers to the most common questions
you'll hit next.  I guess I should probably add these questions to it,
since many newbies tend to be caught by it.  If you're new to Unix, I'd
recommend picking up one of the numerous guides to using a Unix-like OS
that are out there.  Also, since you'll be administering your own system,
see if you can get a copy of the "Red Book" (i.e. the "UNIX System
Administration Handbook", 2nd ed. by Nemeth, Snyder, Seebass, and Garth)

I hope this helps some, and let us know if you have any more questions.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6                 Intel Corporation
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