Thanks for the info.  I've zapped the PRAM a number of times.  I even 
have some utility (name escapes me) that claims to do a better job of 
zapping it than the command-option-P-R.  I've never repeatedly zapped it, 
though....  I'll try it.  

I'll also follow through on your advice to update my HD drivers and HDSC 
setup and Disk First Aid.  But I've already gone through a couple of 
generations of those with no positive effect on the problem.

                                kevin

On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Mason Loring Bliss wrote:

> On 11/7/97 at 3:54 PM +0000, you wrote:
> 
> > 2.  As far as I can tell the machine came from the factory broken.  I've
> > owned it for over 5 years now, and I'm plagued by a problem of having a
> > frozen cursor on bootup.
> 
> Have you zapped your PRAM? Start your computer and hold down the command,
> option, 'P' and 'R' keys. Hold them down until your machine reboots... Let
> it reboot a few times, without letting up on the keys.
> 
> Also, get the most recent Apple HD SC Setup and Disk First Aid you can
> find, and after running Disk First Aid to find any existing problems, use
> AHDSCS to install new drivers on your internal disk. (You might also
> replace the drivers on your external disk with a fresh copy, from wherever
> you can obtain a recent driver.)
> 
> > What hardware should I suspect?
> 
> I'd tend to suspect corrupted PRAM.
> 
> >b.  Assuming I can't stop the problem with a little looking,
> > what ramifications does this have to the MacBSD bootup?
> 
> NetBSD/mac68k is launched from a booter application that lives on the MacOS
> side of your world. You must successfully boot MacOS first to boot NetBSD.
> Hopefully this will change someday.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> --
> Mason Loring Bliss...mason@acheron.middleboro.ma.us...www.webtrek.com/mason
> "In the drowsy dark cave of the mind dreams build their nest with fragments
>  dropped from day's caravan."--Rabindranath Tagore...awake ? sleep : dream;
> 
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