> wdc0: lost interrupt: status 50<drdy,dsc> error 0 > wdc0: lost interrupt: reading 0@wd0:0 > .... > wd0d: wdcstart hard error reading fsbn 0 (wd0 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0) I had the same problems with an Aptiva I tried to install NetBSD on. What IDE controller does your machine use? Carl