I think the proble is the 'ext2fs', the kernel thinks the volume is 'ext2fs'
format (as used by linux) whereas the installer and mkfs use the 'ffs'
format.
This is why doing 'ls' in the installer works but the kernel does not see
it.

I had to do a complete low-level format of my drive with Apple HD Setp,
followed by partition, mkfs45 then installer.

In my case I had previously tried to run linux on the mac and it had left
something behind.

Regards

Roger
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>From: Ken Hughes <hughes@interchange.ubc.ca>
>To: port-mac68k <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
>Subject: The Centris almost boots (175 lines)
>Date: Sun, Sep 12, 1999, 11:05 pm
>

>
>Hello everybody
>
>I've summarized your responses below.  It's great to get this help,
>but regrettably the situation remains the same.
>
>***********************************************************************
>On 10 Sep 1999, From: Steve Revilak <revilak@umbsky.cc.umb.edu> wrote:
>> Is the kernel on a mac partition or the netbsd partition?
>
>I've tried from both (the booting drive and the netbsd partition)
>     (ls:   4 -rwxr-xr-x    1        0  1821135 Jun 27 23:48 netbsd).
>
>>/  probe (esp0:1:1) SENSE KEY illegal request, ASC/ASCQ not supported.
>>/  ite @ grfl not configured   grf0 at mainbus
>> esp is the SCSI driver.....
>
>Oh ... okay dokey.
>
>>/  macvid  640 x 480, monochrome
>>Interesting that the V dimension was switched (from 870).
>
>Per the below, this seems to be just an unconfigured resource.
>>/  grf1 at macvid0
>>/  ite at grf1 not configured
>>/
>>/  boot device sd2
>>/  root on sd2a dumps on sd2b
>>/  warning: no /dev/console
>>/  init: not found
>
>> The SCSI error has me wondering.  From what you've given, it's looking
>> for the right partition -- but apparently it's having a problem reading
>> it.  (e.g. - you've shown a line from the installer listing init). 
>> There's a few other lines I'd question as well but I'll hold off because
>> I'm not sure I could add anything really useful.
>
>> As far as getting boot messages, under netbsd they're logged to
>> /var/log/messages.  the command "dmesg" will also show most of that
>> information.  Otherwise, the only way to log them that I'm aware of is
>> to a serial console.
>
>Thanks. Nothing got there yet, not surprising I guess.
> 36486 -rw-r--r--    1        0        0 Jun 30 08:31 /var/log/messages
>
>***********************************************************************
>On 10 Sep 1999, Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com> wrote:
>> Ken Hughes  (hughes@interchange.ubc.ca) wrote:
>>>  warning: no /dev/console
>>>  init: not found
>> 
>> Bet you forget to do a "Build Devices" in the Installer and you may
>> not have instaled all the tarballs.
>
>"Build devices" was a done (successfully I assume) ...
>   > ls /dev/console              
>     3841 crw-------  1   0   0,   0 Sep 10 03:47 /dev/console
>I've only installed the kernel, base, etc and man so far.
>
>***********************************************************************
>On 10 Sep 1999, Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov> wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Steve Revilak wrote:
>>>/ System Config =================
>>>/
>>>/ Centris 650 16Mb RAM, external SCSI=4, 2x CD,
>>                                    ^^^^^^
>>>/ Running System 7.1.3 off internal Quantum 250 at SCSI=2.
>>>/ Running System 8 on external Conner 500 at SCSI=0.
>>>/ Install NetBSD on external Quantum 750 at SCSI=4.
>>                                               ^^^^^^
>> They're not both at SCSI 4 are they?
>
>Nope.  That's a redundancy.  My error in phrasing.
>
>> The "warning: no /dev/console" message means you forgot to build devices.
>> You'll need to do that (which you can do from the installer) before
>> proceeding further.
>
>Devices built per installer.  All the devices rolled down the screen.
>
>> Actually serial echo is better. Serial console makes the system use the
>> serial port as the main console, while serial echo will leave the console
>> at the keyboard/video, but echo everything out to the printer port.
>> 
>> If you have an HP inkjet printer, just enable serial echo, set the
>printer
>> port to "raw" defaults, and set the default baud rate to 57600. The echo
>> messages will show up on the printer. :-)
>> 
>> Take care,
>
>Thank you.
>
>Thanks everybody.  Original report below (cleaned and expanded).  
>I am still stuck with console and init not being located.
>
>***********************************************************************
>System Config ==================================================
>Centris 650 16Mb RAM with Portrait monitor on built-in video
>(Sonic ethernet and 2nd NuBus video cards present but unused).
>Running System 7.1.3 off internal Quantum 250 at SCSI=2.
>Running System 8 on external Conner 500 at SCSI=0.
>Install NetBSD on external Quantum 750 at SCSI=4.
>
>NetBSD/Mac68k Installer v1.16 ==================================
>(from ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/installation/misc/)
>(Build devices  ==> success  ... )
>
> sd2a: Root 'Root file system' at 96 size 502412
> sd2g: Usr 'NetBSD Usr' at 578454 size 800088
> sd2b: Swap 'Swap' at 502508 size 75946
> sd2d: HFS_PART 'MacOS' at 1378542 size 52975
> sd2e: Other (APPLE_FREE) 'Extra' at 1431517 size 1
>
>(sd2c is the Mac driver, I guess.)
>
> > mkdir /usr
> > mount /dev/sd2g /usr    [==> OK, stuff is all there, etc. ]
> > fstab force             [==> "Successfully created etc/fstab."]
>
> > ls sbin/init
>   18260 -r-xr--r--    1        0   172032 Jun 29 21:27 sbin/init
> > ls /dev/console              
>   3841 crw-------    1        0   0,   0 Sep 10 03:47 /dev/console
>
>(Installed netbsd, base, etc and man files.)
>
>Booting ============================================================
>Using BSD/Mac68k Booter 1.11.4 with kernel from  ftp.netbsd.org/
>       pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/binary/kernel/netbsd.GENERIC-6.tar.gz
>  or   pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/binary/kernel/netbsd.MRG-6.tar.gz.
>I also tried the kernel dated 99.05.09 from  ftp.NetBSD.ORG/
>       pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4/mac68k/binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz.
>All report the same "no /dev/console" and "init: not found" error.
>Tried booting (all extensions off) from Systems 7 and 8.
>I don't have a verbatim report for all messages after the kernel 
>  is entered but pertinent stuff may be as follows:
>
>  intvid0 640 x 870, monochrome
>  grf0 at intvid0
>  ite0 at grf0 (minimal console)
>  ...
>  probe (esp0:1:1) SENSE KEY illegal request, ASC/ASCQ not supported.
>  ...
>  macvid0: 640 x 480, monochrome
>  grf1 at macvid0
>  ite at grf1 not configured
>  ...
>  dump device (default sd2b):
>  file system (default generic):
>  root filesystem type: ext2fs
>  boot device sd2
>  root on sd2a dumps on sd2b
>  warning: no /dev/console
>  init: not found
>  panic: no init
>  Stopped in init at   _Debugger+0x6: unlk a6
>        db> print    111d82
>        db> x        4e5e4e75
>        db> next     After 1 instructions (0 loads 0 stores)
>                     Stopped in init at _Debugger +0x8: rts
>        db> ...
>
>Messing with debug levels shows that GetGestalt (gestaltSysArchitecture)
>(gestaltControlStripAttr), (gestaltDesktopPicturesAttr) and
>(gestaltDisplayMgrAttr), etc. all variously fail.
>
>The last debug level 1 and 2 msg is 
>  Set _mac68k_vrsrc_vec to {0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 }.
>
>Any thoughts, orders, fixes, configs?  I'm dumb about this stuff.
>I don't want to give up, but short of trying other SCSI addresses
>  and (another) re-install, I'm running out of permutations to try.
>
>The help from this list is very much appreciated.
>
>Ken Hughes
>
>