> Yves,
> 
>> I tried another HD and had the same problems. So it's obviously not 
>> the HD. No matter which HD, it spins up, starts reading for a second 
>> and then stops reading with teh display showing "Starting up".
> 
> 
> What do you get on your serial console? I got "decompressing 
> kernel...done" and then a halt with 1.6.1. Switching to 1.6 did the trick.
> 
> I'll be working with Dennis to get the bootloader fixed, hopefully.
> 
>> Up to now I couldn't get any output from the serial port (don't know, 
>> how? cable is attached, but where do I look for the data?).
> 
> 
> I've been compiling some information about what I've been doing:
> http://www.christopherschultz.net/projects/qube.html
> 
> I have a section about how to connect the serial console.
> 
>> Looks like Chris Schultz has the similar problem, so should I try 
>> using the 1.6 version instead of the 1.6.1, too?
> 
> 
> Yeah, 1.6 works on the Cobalt Qube 2. I was also able to get it working 
> by specifying the kernel from the serial console. Immediately after the 
> POST output, press the space bar and you'll get the "Cobalt: " prompt. 
> Type:
> 
> Console: bfd /boot/netbsd.gz
> 
> ...and that booted 1.6.1 for me.
> 
> -chris