> > In the meantime, I just wanted to know if I could ftp d/load
> > NetBSD and install from the zip on a 603e powerpc.  I have no
> > prior knowledge of the Macintosh with Unix (nor with Mac OS).
> 
> I'm not sure if that will work or not..what you will probably have to do
> is to escape to a shell from sysinst, mount the zip disk manually, then
> go back to sysinst and choose install from hard drive, and choose your
> zip drive when it asks you which drive to install from.

I see.

> > >From reading the Install I forsee some trouble, as for a start,
> > <command>+<option>+<f>+<o> just shows a blank screen.
> 
> That means that Open Firmware is set to use the serial port for
> input/output, see
> <http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-boot-serial> to fix
> that.

Yes, I read that bit, but not sure what it meant.  One problem with the
install is that I would like NOT to have to use the Mac OS at all.

I'll print the INSTALL man page, it looks great for info.  I'll give it a
better look.


Thank You.

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