On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:43:58 -0600 (CST), Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Jason Powell wrote:
> > root on sd1a dumps on sd1b
> > sd1: no disk label--NetBSD or Macintosh  <==========================
> > no file system for sd1 (dev 0x408)
> > cannot mount root, error = 79
> 
> That message means that NetBSD doesn't understand your partition table at
> all. With most formatters, adding, deleting, and resizing partitions can
> lead to a slightly mangled partition table. It might work better if you
> low-level format that drive and start fresh. Lay down your partitions in
> one shot, then use Mkfs to change the types to Root&User and swap, and
> make the filesystem, and then install.

It may be a good idea to use Apple HD SC Setup for partitioning rather
than a thirdparty software.  At least it's known to work; i.e. the
partition table format has no compatibility problem with NetBSD.  It's 
downloadable free of charge from Apple's ftp site.  Check out FAQ for
more details.

Ken