Subject: Re: Unable to boot NetBSD on Quadra 650
To: Dale Swanson <TestDir@mac.com>
From: Paul Treadwell <paul.treadwell@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/30/2001 16:05:17
Dale Swanson wrote:

>The NetBSD System Manager's Manual is excellent. I used it as a guide in
>preparing a Mac 68k NetBSD system. Everything worked great until I got to
>the end of "Installing the NetBSD System." I made it to the step where I
>select Booting from the Options menu, then "Boot Now." I get a sequence of
>"+" separated numbers, some sort of quote about "then I sez...", and the
>screen goes white. At that point the disk stops all activity and there is no
>response from the keyboard or display on the monitor.

I'm very new to all this, but this sounds very like what happens when the
"Serial Console on:" box is checked under "Serial Port Preferences" in the
Booter. Could be worth a look !

cheers, Paul