> > The reason I ask, is that I'm experimenting with both Linux and NetBSD
> > on my Mac, which naturally involves installing a filesystem for each.
> > But my Linux root partition comes earlier than my NetBSD root partition,
> > and is being picked up by the Installer as the root partition it should
> > try to mount, which of course bombs the Installer.  Also, dunno if the
> > Booter has this same problem, since it can't get any farther than it
> > currently does without something installed.
> 
> Yep - you'll have the same problem in the booter.

I thought the reason for having the "root partition name" field in the
booter was so that the booter and netbsd would look at a specific partition
for the root partition. The idea being that you could have a root, and an
alternate root, partition. You could also boot from either one.

Take care,

Bill