> My HP server DS15 does not boot anymore > "anymore"? What has changed? > [...] my DS15 [...] Not a very detailed description of anything. Was it previously used as a workstation, with a keyboard+mouse and graphics card+display? > [...] using a serial connection, [...] Not a very detailed description of anything. How many serial ports are there? How many have you tried? >>>show console Does it say "graphics" or "serial" (or nothing)? > [...] the "^X" character appears [...] A DS15 is newer and nicer than my XP1000, so I know nothing, but this suggests to me that the system thinks that something is the console, and you are trying to use something else. Ctrl/C and/or Ctrl/X may have some effect. > As the "dka100.1.0.8.0" is part of the boot definition, I have tried > to pass around it while booting (boot dka0.0.0.8.0) but this did not > solve the issue. You say that as if you think that any of your readers has any idea what disks are in this system. I, for one, have none. >>>show device