OK, 

Both the below sound feasible.

I know I've gotten the thing (IIci)to boot NetBSD with the Cache Card in
there in the past.  So, removing that'll be attempt number two.  

Something about the "boot from file" sound familiar.  So, I shall start
with that.

Thanks all for your help.  I'll keep posted as to how far I get with it.

-Jim



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From: "Erik Winkler"<ewinkler@erols.com>
Subject: Re: System Freeze on First Boot
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:21:57 -0400

>Try removing your cache card.  I don't think NetBSD supports it.  My IIci
has been
>working fine and the cache card is the only difference between your setup
and mine.
>
>Erik
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From: "Frederick Bruckman"<fb@enteract.com>
Subject: Re: System Freeze on First Boot
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 12:06:36 -0500 (CDT)

>>
>>There have been issues in the past with all the little partitions that
>>FWB leaves, especially if you've used FWB to move partitions around
>>after creating them. That bug involved a crash in NetBSD, however,
>>whereas you're not even able to load the kernel.
>>
>>Try copying a kernel to the Booter folder, either a plain kernel
>>(gzipped OK, but not tarred), or the ramdisk (instdisk) kernel, then
>>"boot from file", just to see how NetBSD likes the disk once you get
>>past the Booter. If you try it from a plain kernel (not the ramdisk),
>>you should check "prompt for root", and then enter sd0a at the prompt,
>>assuming you get that far.