Beth Sundheim wrote:
> Please forgive this very elementary question:
> 
> I am preparing a Classic II for use with NetBSD (with the special kernel
> for internal video support developed by Norikai Yamada). I have created
> three partitions on the internal hard disk: a Mac partition, a NetBSD Root
> & Usr partition, and a Swap partition. I want to install the Mac OS (and
> copy the NetBSD installer and tarballs) onto the Mac partition, but the Mac
> OS install disks don't recognize the hard disk at all--even the Mac
> partition is invisible and un-mountable. What might I have done incorrectly?

It sounds like it may be a little bit hosed.  Perhaps the partition map
has been eaten.  I'd try booting off of a disktools disk and see if you
can recognize the hard drive at all.  If not, can you hear the disk
spinning up at all?

-Colin