> Okay, I did a re-install of NetBSD on my Q700 and everything now 
> seems to be
> in order.   I typed startx at the command prompt and X began to 
> boot - more
> than an hour ago - it's still booting.   So my question now, is, how 
> long
> does it take for a 25MHz Quadra 700 to boot into the X environment?
>
> I'm currently looking at a grey screen with a black "X" on the 
> screen.   Oh
> wait, a little white window just appeared in the upper right hand 
> corner.
> I think I'm getting close!
>
> Thanks,
>
> William
>
>
> PS.  I don't think I'll be using the X environment in NetBSD.   At 
> least, I
> won't be using it on my Quadra 700; boot time is ridiculous.

That seems VERY excessive.  I could jump into X, running fluxbox, with 
a couple xterms in under a minute on my SE/30.  Something's 
bottlenecking on that box.  How much ram?  Is it obvious that it's 
under load?  Top show anything interesting?

Joshua Coombs