Jason Powell wrote:
> Hello all.
> 
> I'm having problems with NetBSD-1.3.3 on my IIcx.  I mkfs'd the hard
> drive, installed the packages and everything seems to be cool.
> 
> First, while the kernel boots, I see the following message:
> ae0: Length does not match next packet pointer
> ae0: len 0000 nlen ff00 start 0c first 00 cur 1b next 00 stop 40
> ae0: NIC memory corrupt - invalid packet length 65280
> 
> The card's a MacCon II.

boot without appletalk on, and the above will probably go away...
 
> After this, it comes up to this:
> 
> boot device: sd1
> root device (default sd1a):
> dump device (default sd1b):
> File system (default generic):
> 
> If I use generic, it says
> no file system for sd1 (dev 0x408)
> cannot mount root, error = 79
> 
> If I key in 'ffs' for file system, if says
> "Cannot mount root, error = 6"
> 
> Anyone know what this problem is and how to fix it?

i've only seen something similar when i've booted without a root device.
did you check something you shouldn't have in the booter (like the "ask"
checkbox, for example)?

later.

colin