hauke@Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE wrote:

> Unfortunately, the Booter lacks the equivalent of the i386 'boot -a' (boot,
> then ask for root & dump device, and path to init)

Hmm, Booter seems to have "Ask for alternate root/swap" button
and it works:
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NetBSD 3.1 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Oct 31 04:42:59 UTC 2006
	builds@b3.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RELEASE/mac68k/200610302053Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-1-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/GENERIC
Apple Macintosh Quadra 630  (68040)
cpu: delay factor 1059
total memory = 36864 KB
avail memory = 31732 KB
mrg: 'Quadra630 ROMs' ROM glue, tracing off, debug off, silent traps
mainbus0 (root)
obio0 at mainbus0
esp0 at obio0 addr 0 (quick): address 0x900000: NCR53C96, 16MHz, SCSI ID 7
scsibus0 at esp0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
wdc0 at obio0 (Quadra/Performa series IDE interface)
atabus0 at wdc0 channel 0
adb0 at obio0
asc0 at obio0: Apple Sound Chip
intvid0 at obio0 @ f9001000: Valkyrie video subsystem
intvid0: 832 x 624, monochrome
macfb0 at intvid0
wsdisplay0 at macfb0 (kbdmux ignored)
sn0 at obio0: integrated Ethernet adapter
sn0: Ethernet address 08:00:07:9f:07:c6
iwm0 at obio0: Apple GCR floppy disk controller
iwm: Chip revision not supported (-77)
zsc0 at obio0 chip type 0 
zsc0 channel 0: d_speed   9600 DCD clk 0 CTS clk 0
zstty0 at zsc0 channel 0 (console i/o)
zsc0 channel 1: d_speed   9600 DCD clk 0 CTS clk 0
zstty1 at zsc0 channel 1
nubus0 at mainbus0
fpu0 at mainbus0 (emulator)
adb0 (direct, Cuda): 2 targets
aed0 at adb0 addr 0: ADB Event device
akbd0 at adb0 addr 2: keyboard II (Japanese layout)
wskbd0 at akbd0 (mux ignored)
ams0 at adb0 addr 3: 1-button, 100 dpi mouse
wsmouse0 at ams0 (mux ignored)
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST51080N, 0958> disk fixed
sd0: 1030 MB, 4826 cyl, 4 head, 109 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 2109840 sectors
sd0: sync (248.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (4.032MB/s) transfers, tagged queueing
cd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <MATSHITA, CD-ROM CR-8004, 1.1f> cdrom removable
cd0: sync (500.00ns offset 8), 8-bit (2.000MB/s) transfers
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <IBM-DALA-3360>
wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
wd0: 348 MB, 929 cyl, 16 head, 48 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 713472 sectors
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 3, DMA mode 1
boot device: sd0
root device (default sd0a): 
dump device (default sd0b): 
file system (default generic): 
root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
root file system type: ffs
WARNING: file system time earlier than 1975
 -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
init path (default /sbin/init): 
init: trying /sbin/init
exec /sbin/init: error 8
init path (default /sbin/oinit): /rescue/init
init: trying /rescue/init
exec /rescue/init: error 8
init path (default /sbin/oinit): 
init: trying /sbin/oinit
exec /sbin/oinit: error 2
init path (default /sbin/init.bak): 
init: trying /sbin/init.bak
exec /sbin/init.bak: error 2
init path: 
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and then "exec /sbin/init: error 8" also happens.
I'll check how files are extracted.
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Izumi Tsutsui