> How can I check, X is all dead and I can't ssh into the machine (I never
> get a shell)?  Ping is all that still works.

If you can build a kernel with DDB (the Mach kernel debugger) in it, you
can escape to that (<ctrl><alt><esc>) and use its "ps" command. (I haven't
looked at NetBSD for quite a while, so I don't even know if DDB is there.)

May be useful? rick