I had a similiar problem. I got arounfd by quitting  sysinst, starting it again
and doing a reinstall  ( this way it leaves your disk alone) Then once it gets you
to the ftp host use  numeric address of ftp.netbsd.org - worked like a charm
Andy


Matthew Reilly wrote:

> Thanks Makoto,
>
> I can't say why I picked up the 990220.fs instead of the 1.4.1 version.
> I could have sworn I followed a link to it somewhere but I've looked
> again and I can't find one. I must be imagining things. I have to say
> your Web pages are great, thanks!
>
> I downloaded the 1.4.1 version of the boot floppy and it boots fine and
> is able to initialize my disk. The problem I'm having now is with
> configuring the network so I can install via ftp. The machine is
> connected to a 10baseT hub which is connected to my DSL bridge via my
> Q700 netbsd machine. Both Ethernet interfaces are recognized at boot with:
>
> de0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0
> de0: interrupting at irq 23
> de0: 21041 [10Mb/s] pass 2.1
> de0: address 00:80:19:44:3f:d9
> ep0 at pci0 dev 14 function 0: 3Com 3c595-TX 10/100 Ethernet
> ep0: interrupting at irq 25
> ep0: address 00:00:c5:4f:56:e6, 64KB word-wide FIFO, 3:1 Rx:Tx split
> ep0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX (default 10baseT)
>
> In sysinst I can configure both interfaces but neither one will ping
> anything and the install fails. An ifconfig -a gets me:
>
> de0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         address: 00:80:19:44:3f:d9
>         media: Ethernet 10baseT
>         status: active
>         inet 192.168.0.5 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> ep0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         address: 00:00:c5:4f:56:e6
>         media: Ethernet 10baseT
>         status: active
>         inet 192.168.0.6 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> lo0: flags=8009<UP,LOOPBACK,MULTICAST> mtu 32976
>         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
> sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 296
> sl1: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 296
>
> Any clues?
>
> cheers,
>
> matthew
>
> Makoto Fujiwara wrote:
> >
> > >                                                makoto@ki.nu
> > mjreilly> I'm trying to install on my C600/200 with the bootfloppy-990220.fs.
> > Please try boot.fs for NetBSD-1.4.1.
> > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4.1/macppc/installation/floppy/
> >
> >   Let me ask a question. I think it should be natural to use the
> > boot.fs for 1.4.1, but sometimes I saw 990220 version mentioned.
> > I would like to know the reason why that name appears.
> > I hope I am not advocating that version somewhere in my Web pages :-)
> > ---
> > (Makoto Fujiwara)