> But seriously: I'm trying to get some sort of unix/linux running on a
> Cobalt Qube1 (Model 2700WG). This is tricky on a machine without a
> serial console, and all my tries with linux failed. Therefore i
> decided to tryout NetBSD. I found the rescue cd, downloaded and burned
> it and then bootet from it.
> 
> But it does not seem to work either: The Qube does netbook the NetBSD
> Kernel and after that the link led of the network adapter starts
> blinking in a very slow speed (say 3 seconds on and 10 seconds off or
> somethink like this) but nothing else happens.
> 
> Any idea what i could do? I really would like to give NetBSD a chance.

How much RAM does your qube have? Maybe look at

  http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-cobalt/2004/12/12/0000.html

Markus.