Timo Schöler wrote:
>> 'allo,
>>
>>
>>      I have a G3 B&W that I want to install NetBSD on, but am running 
>> into a problem during the install.  Things go fine until the point 
>> where I am asked to select the terminal type.  At that point 
>> everything freezes up.  I press "Return" to try and accept the default 
>> but that does not work.  No other key stroke works either.  Its as if 
>> the key board is frozen.  The only thing I can do at this point is to 
>> do a hard reboot and start over and repeat the whole cycle.
>>
>>       Has anyone run into this problem before ?   Any pointers on how 
>> to go about working around it ?  I downloaded the NetBSD 1.6.2 ISO 
>> images from netbsd.org itself.
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
> i have several G3s (all 400/b&w) running NetBSD 1.6.2 up to -current -- 
> never run into an issue you told about...
> 
> most of my G3s have standard config + lots of RAM ;), but two have 
> radeons in them. never had any trouble.
> 
> do you have additional cards installed or devices attached to it via USB 
> (e.g.)? did you try to strip the machine down to it's standard config 
> (except ram and hd)?
> 


Timo,

     I have no additional cards or anything.  I have plenty of RAM 
(slightly over 750Mb) and two hard drives giving me about 20GB of 
diskspace overall.


cheers,

      mehul