Hello,

> Below is the dmesg from my install, my question is this, even though all
> eight slots are populated with  1meg simm's my real mem and avail mem seem
> questionable.
>
> cpu: delay factor 266
> real mem = 4194304
> avail mem = 5484544
> using 76 buffers containing 311296 bytes of memory

I guess the older kernel reports memory differently than the newer
kernels, but it looks like your system thinks it has 5660k (5484544 +
311296. This, I think, is partly due to the fact that the IIci uses part
of the motherboard ram for video ram. But 2532K? That seems excessive.
Clarification, anyone?

In MacOS, do you see a full 8 megs?

If you plan to use the machine a bit, 4 meg 30 pin SIMMs are usually
cheaper than the shipping.

> Is there a kernal command? Maybe I can recompile if there is?? I should
> probably recompile to get the cache card recognized anyway, right?

First, you need to make sure you have the kernel source tree (syssrc.tgz;
/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4.2/source/sets/syssrc.tgz, I believe), then make
your own kernel config file in /usr/src/sys/arch/mac68k/conf/ (usually by
copying one of the existing ones and editing that), then:
config kernelconfigfilename
cd ../compile/kernelconfigfilename
make

Then, the next day, when it is done, rename /netbsd to /netbsd.orig or
something suitable, then copy the netbsd file from that directory to / and
reboot.

That's the basics of it. You may want to check out the mailing list
archives regarding what to do in the kernel config.

Good luck,
John Klos