> 
> I did succeed in booting multi-user using the serial console after taking
> Allen's (somewhat
>  vague for a neophyte) hint about disabling /dev/ttye0 and enabling /dev/tty00.
> 
> I'm not, however, entirely sure I did it the right way. I've looked into
> all the NetBSD
> and MacBSD web pages I can find but I can't find an answer. Here's what I
> did, anyway:

[details of swapping /dev/tty00 and /dev/ttye0's on & off values deleted]

> That is, I just swapped "on" and "off" on those two lines. It was my first
> attempt
> to implement Allen's somewhat vague (for a neophyte) suggestion, and it allows
> me to boot multi-user anyway.

You did the right thing. You're right, it should probably be in the FAQ.

Take care,

Bill