> >Try using different partition names.  The booter should scan for the
> >partition name specified in the Booting... preferences and, if it fails
> >to find that, go for the first root partition on the drive.
> 
> we tried this, but were unsure as to what "partition name" really means,
> is it "/dev/sd0e", is it "/tmp"?  (neither appeared to work).

OK.  Sorry for the duplication in suggestions, there...  About the
partition names:  I thought you were supposed to put the actual name
of the partition, as specified in your partition map.  This can be
editted with a partitioning utility, such as Alliance Power Tools.
You might, for instance, name your partitions "NetBSD Root 1" and
"NetBSD Root 2" or something like that.  I leave this field blank in
the booter, and it seems to work fine (I only have one BSD root/usr
partition).

-Jesse