On Sun, 4 Aug 1996, Eben Gilkenson wrote:

>   I am attempting to install NetBSD 1.1 on a Macintosh IIsi. I have my AUX
> partitions all formatted and ran the MkFs no problem, but the base11 file
> seems to be damaged. I have downloaded it repeatedly, but it refuses to
> install.

This is most likely because you need to set the memory requirements (in
the "Get Info" window) higher.  See the FAQ and related documents at:

	http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/index.html

for more information.

>   In the readme, I read that the file should be in hqx format on the FTP
> mirrors, yet all I can find are straight text files with no extensions.
> Anyone able to help me out here?

The installable files should be downloaded in binary mode (Fetch can do
this, for example; Netscape Navigator doesn't without special
configuration).  They will be used directly only by the Installer utility.

--scott