> My previous message seems to have been truncated here it is again.
> 
> that does not work  it gives me the error Can't open device or file.
> 
> if I do boot hd:,ofwboot.xcf ide0/disk@0:4,/netbsd
> 
> I get loading XCOFF
> tsize=C860 d........
> some junk........
> 
...
Then

 >> NetBSD/macppc OpenFirmware Boot, Revision 1.1
 >> (jmc.....
@@@@@@@@@@open ide0/disk@0:4,/netbsd: No such file or directory
Boot:

That gets me into OpenFirmware which I could do before.  Any ideas.

My powerbook is a G4 1.67Ghz 15" with a BootROM from somewhere around 
1/21/05.

Sorry.