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From: Your_name@your_machine.usask.ca (Your Name)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: NetBSD 1.2 Install on Mac IIfx?
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 14:28:47 -0600
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Does anyone know if this works?  I have tried, but it just panics a lot
very early in the execution of the kernel...  Just around a message about
the video driver.

The documentation says that it works on a bunch of machines in the Mac II
line, but doesn't include the IIfx.  Later, in the list of machines on
which it is known to fail, the IIfx is omitted.  Sigh...  Falling between
the cracks.

I am not equipped to try to boot with a serial console, so I haven't yet
tried it.  Any other ideas for work-arounds?

Tx

DB