Hello,

> Using the netbsd-INSTALLSBC.gz kernel and Booter, the boot gets 
> relatively far but hangs on "root file system type: ffs."  The kernel 
> also reports that "PRAM time does not appear to have been read 
> correctly," a message that apparently is the result of a dead PRAM 
> battery.  I'm unsure as to how these two messages relate or as to how 
> crucial a new PRAM battery is.  While the computer is hanging on the 
> ffs message, the machine accepts keyboard input.
>
Other more expoert people should comment on this. I personally wouldn't 
consider the pram message "fatal" and point more towards a kernel 
problem (like scsi) with your machine. I haven't tried netbsd 2.0 on 68k 
since months ago (still betas), so it is a wild guess.

-R