Out of curiosity, did you make any progress on this, Dave?


> Hi,
>
> I've been an i386 user for years.  I now have three Macs that I'd
really like
> to start using NetBSD on.
>
> The problem is that they are completely naked machines.  No OS,
nothing.
>
> The first two are PowerPC 7600's (120 and 132, if it makes a
difference).
> The third one is a Powerbook 170.  I'll check with the other list on
that
> one.
>
> How, without access to MacOS, can I bootstrap this system.  I've
seen
> references to suntar, etc.  The problem is that I can't get into OF
without
> some kind of bootstrap.
>
> Every boot disk I've tried on both PPCs gets kicked out as soon as
they are
> accessed.  I've tried the boot.fs.  I've put the bootable CD into
the CD ROM
> drive.  I've downloaded a dozen *.bin files.
>
> It's not like I'm new at this: I've been working with NetBSD since
0.8.
>
> I've been through the MacPPC FAQ front to back.  I've been through 4
years
> of news archives.  I've been at this since 6PM last night (it is now
8PM).
> The only break I've taken is a few hours at work and 4 hours of
sleep last
> night.  I'm driving myself quietly MAD.....
>
> Is there any hope that I can get this thing working?
>
> Now, if someone has a clue about how to get started on my PowerPCs,
or
> (failing that) can help me get my Powerbook 170 going too, I'd
appreciate
> it.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Dave Burgess
>