> 
> So, I go to re-install NetBSD a third (and I hope final time) and now 
> whenever I try to exec some files in the /usr/bin dir, I get the 
> following error:
> 
> /user/bin/<filename>: Premission denied
> 
> I have tried:
> 
> chmod 755 <filename> 
> 
> To no avail.
> 
> chmod 000000 <filename>
> 
> Wipes everything except the b, so the mode is:
> 
> b---------
> 
> Also, these files w/ the b have a date of 1926, while the rest of the 
> files have a date of 1995...

Sounds like it's time for install #4. I know you didn't want to hear
that, but it sounds like things are royally hosed.

The 'b' means that the file is really a block special device, not a data
file nor a program. Rarely are block devices found outside of /dev.

In another message, I think you mentioned a worry about the EZ135 being the
culprit. Maybe. You might look at an additional hard disk. Bare drives out
here (Silicon Valley) have gotten below $200/GB. If you need a case, you
could do what I did. Either scavenge an old external case, or find a
PC minitower. I did the latter. I got a mini tower, 3ft of 50-pin
ribbon cable, two Centronics-to-ribbon plugs, and a bunch of 50-pin
connectors (the kind which fit in the back of the drive).

The 200-Watt power supply will feed many hard drives and my CD drive.
One end of the cable sticks out the case (through an ISA card slot) and
has one Centronics plug. The rest of the cable feeds the drives, and has
a terminator hooked into the other Centronics at the far end. I've got two
hard disks and one CD Rom. I'm drooling over another HD, but we'll see.

> I'd also like to know if there is any way to get info in and out of 
> NetBSD without having to resort to the installer and quit NetBSD.
> 
> Remember, I do have the two computers connected via the printer ports...

Two options spring into my mind. There is a utility called hfs
which will read MacOS partitions. Or you could fire up ppp between both
computers and ftp stuff over. You'd need an ftp daemon for the mac.

Good luck!

Take care,

Bill