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From: bsalai@cyber3.servtech.com (Brad Salai)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problems: NetBSD and Macintosh IIcx
Date: 27 Mar 1997 22:07:31 -0500
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Mathu Nedam <aerk@mallorn.com> writes:


>I am having a problem getting NetBSD 1.2 to boot on my Mac IIcx. 

>I think the problem is with my ethernet card. The last message I see before
>everything freezes is:

>   ae0 at nubus0: address 02:60:8c:06:a6:41, type EtherNet card, 32k mem


>The machine will boot if I take out the ehternet card.

>The card is imprinted with "Apple Computer" and "1989".

>Could any of you point me in the right direction?

There are some known conflicts between certain video cards and ethernet
cards. It sometimes helps to switch the nubus slots they are in. That won't 
necessarily fix it, but it might let you boot, and crash when you try to use
the ethernet card.

Brad