Ben Heffron wrote:
> I have a PowerBook 520 with 12MB RAM and a 250 hd which i have let
> NetBSD have about 160 root and 30 swap with leftovers for Mac.  I am
> running 7.5.5, have a small ethernet with my Umax C600 and would like to
> use the video out port on the powerbook.  But that isnt the problem.
> The problem is it starts up fine, and gets to this screen(showing last
> three lines)
> 
> fpu0 at mainbus0 (emulator)
> boot device: sd0
> root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> 
> 
> from there it hangs.  i can get into the debugger, but idont know how to
> use it and the man command doesnt work and the help isnt too helpful...
> ;)
> i have a feeling this powerbook happens to be one of the ones that
> doesnt work- just my luck.  if you could give me any glimmer of hope i
> would love it, if not, please advise what i should do.  Thanks in
> advance!

as suggested on the list earlier tonight, try the GENERICSBC kernel
instead of the GENERIC kernel....that might make the difference.

i hope this helps.

-colin