On Fri, 14 Aug 1998 04:06:33 -0700 (PDT), SamMaEl wrote:
> 
> wdc0 at obio0
> wd0 at wdc0 drive 0: <Quantum Maverick 270A>
> wd0: using 8-sector 16-bit pio transfers, lba mode
> wd0: 258MB, 528640 sec, 512 bytes/sec

This is with netbsd.IDETEST{,SBC}.1.tar.gz, right?
The first kernels, netbsd.IDETEST{,SBC}.0.tar.gz don't display the
drive parameters right.

> > Next thing, provided the first step works, is the output of "disklabel
> > wd0".  If it displays the correct partitions just like when you do
> > "disklabel sdX", that'd be a good news.
> 
> disklabel: wd0c: Operation not supported by device.

Could you try "disklabel /dev/rwd0c" instead of "disklabel wd0"?
That might make a difference.

Thanks,

Ken