Just for fun, I tried the new Xserver with the old GENERIC.grf kernel, and it seems to work fine (still has the ethernet problem, but the Xserver is a little cleaner starting up, it doesn't draw the small screens at the top while it is starting. 

Watching the kernel start shows that the new one hangs at the grf0 line, at least that is what follows nubus0 at mainbus0.

Brad
> 
> I've uploaded a new kernel and X server archive files at
> ftp://puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us/pub/NetBSD/X/colorkit directory, as
> netbsd.050896.GENERIC.grf.tar.gz and Xmacbsd.960506.tar.gz respectively.
> 
> I have not examined the latest changes Taras made to the grf driver,
> so I'm not sure if it may or may not improve if you had problems
> before.  But I'd like those who had problems getting ethernet to work
> with the netbsd.040296.GENERIC.grf kernel to try the new one.  I hope
> it improves the situation.
> 
> I may not be terribly responsive for the next couple of weeks, so
> please be patient if things don't work out for you.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> ken
>