I can also be a test bed if needed.  I have had no great need to get NetBSD on
my slightly-cursed OF 2.4 machine, but am willing to test things
if anyone will tell me what to try.

I once had this machine running NetBSD 1.4.x, but only via the installation
of a replacement ROM stick with OF 2.0f1 in it.

-dgl-

>At 9:21 PM -0800 2/7/02, octodar wrote:
>>I have a beige g3/300. When i try to boot off of an hfs hd with:
>>
>>boot ide0/@0:6,\ofwboot.xcf \netbsd.ram.gz
>>
>>i get:
>>
>>loader: loading XCOFF
>>tsize=C1C0 dsize=1500 bsize=1608 entry=600000
>>SECTIONS:
>>.text        00600000 00600000 0000C1C0 000000E0
>>.data       0060D000 0060D000 00001500 0000C2A0
>>.bss         0060E500 0060E500 00001608 00000000
>>loading .text, done..
>>loading .data, done..
>>clearing .bss, done..
>>CLAIM failed
>>    ok
>>
>>
>>Anyone had this problem or have any idea what it is. Any help would 
>>be greatly apppreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jeremy
>
>I think this is a common problem with these machines.  I'm having the 
>same problem trying to boot from the install CD on a Power Mac G3 
>333.  When I mentioned it on the list yesterday Donald Lee responded, 
>"Boy does that look familiar."  I think it has something to do with 
>the machine's version of Open Firmware (2.4).
>....