> >After having obtained hints on how to cure the kernel compilation 
> >problem, I successfully built a new kernel, which looks like a big step 
> >forward. Thanks again to all who have helped solve my problems.
> 
> >A few remaining subleties are listed here:
> 
> > With the kernel provided with the miniroot (I haven't tried the one 
> >  I've compiled on that), 32 MB of main memory (2 x 8 boards of 2 x 2 MB 
> >  each) seem not to work.
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand your description of your memory
> configuration.  I have a machine here with 32 Mbytes that works.
> NetBSD/pmax doesn't currently work with different-sized memory boards.
> Were you trying to mix different-sized boards?
No, not at all. I've got sixteen SIMMs of 2 MB each into the machine, 
filling all available slots. When I realized that this doesn't work, I 
removed the four SIMMs from the 2 x 2 sockets named 6 and 7, thus 
reducing the memory to 24 MB, after which NetBSD booted happily.

> I just built a new base.tar.gz, that was current as of about July 7,
> and installed it on sup.netbsd.org today.  If you fetch that tarball,
> the problems with programs that use libkvm (ps, and others) should go
> away.  The new base.tar.gz should be visible on FTP mirrors tomorrow.
Okay, I'll fetch it over, thanks.

Helge