I  must've missed your post..
I run NetBSD 1.4.1 on a PowerMac 9500.
Its OF does not have a screen alias so I had to use BootVars to set the
output device to the full path to my video  card (ATY XClaim something or
other..) Got that from a neat little app that is included in  Mac PCI
development SDK - called "Display Name Registry". The only problem I recall
having was that booting from floppy failed  (machine would freeze before
the boot banner even appeared)
 until I disconnected  the internal CD-rom drive. After that - no problems.
Booted from floppy ,did an install  over the net - everything works OK. I
use it primarily to run DHCP/NAT- it has 2 internal SCSI drives and 2
NIC's. Once configured it "just works". My uptime was approaching 5 months
until the whole neighborhood lost power :-))

LMK if you need any more info.

Regards
Andy


>I only got 7 responses when I asked for people to let me know their
>experiences on different machines.  I *know* there are more than 7 people
>running NetBSD/macppc.  Granted, the 7 responses were useful, but a lot
>more would be better.
>
>If you struggled getting your macppc machine to work, why should newbies do
>so when all it takes is a quick email describing what went wrong.  I don't
>care if I get the same information 10 times, as long as I get it all.
>
>To reiterate:
>
>I'd like to match up OpenFirmware versions with models (I don't have many)
>  this is important since this determines how one sets up their bootloader
>
>I'd like to match up 'output' device for machines without a 'screen' devalias
>  this is important so newbies don't have to do hours of websearching
>
>I'd also like to know which models are "fixed" by running System Disk (i.e.
>so that IDE drives are bootable)
>
>Could anyone with these machines confirm or deny that they work:
>iBook
>PowerBook 2000 (FireWire)
>iMac (Slot Loading)
>Motorola StarMax 5000 with Twin Turbo
>Motorola StarMax 5500
>PowerComputing PowerBase
>PowerComputing PowerCurve
>PowerComputing PowerTower Pro
>Umax J700
>Umax S900
>Any Daystar Genesis machine
>Any non-US Apple machine (such as the 8200)
>Any Apple "Server" model (such as the 8515)
>Apple Network Server 700
>Any other machine not listed
>
>If anyone has a Twentieth Anniversary Mac, could you confirm that the
>screen doesn't sync.  Also, can you use a MacOS utility to set the console
>of your TAM to be the serial port and does that let you boot NetBSD?
>
>Anyone with a 9500, Umax C500, C600, Apus 2000, or 3000, can I get some
>more confirmations about the CD-ROM having to be unplugged?  Also, what is
>the model of the CD-ROM that shipped with your machine?
>
>Anyone with a multi-processor machine, does it boot and work (using only
>one processor, of course)?
>
>Lastly, if your machine defaults to using serial ports for console (i.e. it
>doesn't have a 'screen' devalias), let me know what model you have.  Also,
>I'd appreciate knowing whether you figured out a device to use for console
>and whether NetBSD boots with this output device set.
>
>Also, let me know if you had to modify the default hardware configuration
>of your machine to get NetBSD to boot (such as removing a SCSI card or
>CD-ROM).
>
><http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html>
>
>Thanks,
>  -- MW