Anthony T. Pittari wrote:
> 
> hi there,
> This is my first time on the list and i have a question regarding the 
> Quadra840av...
> 
> Just recently tried to install netBSD 1.2 and netBSD 1.2.1 on my Quadra 
> 840av.

Oops, first mistake, more below.

> I formatted the drive with FWB HDT, used mkfs 1.45 to do the filesystem,
> installed base, netbsd and etc with Installer 1.1e, built devices, and
> tried to boot with almost all versions of booter upto 1.10b.  Here's the
> problem im having:
> after choosing boot i get the booting message, the "byebye, so he sez to
> me.." thingy then my speaker makes a very weird static sound "ZZzzZZ" and
> the machine locks up.
> I've tried booting into 8-bit, 1-bit, nothing seems to work, it locks up
> everytime.  randomly it will change the screen to white and put some codes
> at the top of the screen. nothing short of using the "3-finger salute"
> will reboot the mac.

Ouch!  Sounds rather nasty!

> Has anyone succesfully installed this on a Q840av? if so, i would really
> appreciate the help...

Although many people have successfully installed NetBSD 1.2/1.2.1 on a
Quadra-series Mac, no one has ever booted it successfully (at least not to
any really working degree).  This is because (as the 1.2 Release page on
www.netbsd.org states) the 1.2/1.2.1 release do not support the
Quadra-series Macs.  Fortunately, -current does.  So, you'll probably want
to download a copy of -current binaries and a -current kernel and try them
instead.  You can find these at:

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/latest/

or any mirrors thereof.

If you have any questions, please read the FAQ or post back to the list.
BTW, many AV-Quadra users have to zap PRAM (command-option PR on boot) the
first time in order to get NetBSD to boot properly.

I hope this helps.

Later.

-- 
Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6                 Intel Corporation
-----------------------------------------------------------------
I speak only on my own behalf, not for my employer.