On 12/11/1996 at 1:07 AM -0600, you wrote:

> > I've got a Quadra 610 (68LC040, yes) with twelve megs of RAM.
>
> OK.  I think this machine uses the esp SCSI driver -- is that correct?

Yes.

> I'd recommend using one of the -current kernels that I've compiled,

I'll give it a try, and post what happens.

> > When I boot, I get problems during the automated file suck. It tells me
> > strange tales of incorrect numbers of free blocks and other things.
>
> This might be harmless, or might be the sign of a troubled SCSI driver.
> It's hard to tell from what you mentioned here.

Precisely what information would help? I'll write down the exact error
messages I get, and if you post the appropriate commands, I can break into
the debugger and see what's happening.

> At the present time, no LC040-based system -- whether Mac or not -- will
> run NetBSD reliably, even with the math libraries that aren't as
> stressful to the system (i.e. libm-nomc68881).

Yay! Well, I'll stick with it, though. As much as I can't use it for
anything yet, I'm starting to enjoy mucking about with NetBSD, so I'll hang
around until everything works. If you want any sort of testing done, I'll
be happy to donate time.

Now, off to get the new kernel...

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