system does not boot install cd

[Damon Cassell]

Also worth checking is, does this system really have a DVD drive? It may be
CD-ROM only on older hardware (or even semi-recent stuff). If so reburn
.iso to CD.

Damon


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Joep L. Blom <jlblom at neuroweave.nl>
> wrote:
> > On 24/06/13 11:30, Patrick Asselman wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm trying to get a system reinstalled with Ubuntu server 12.04.2LTS
> >> 64-bit. Someone at a remote site is helping me with this. The
> >> information I've got so far:
> >>
> >> * .iso file downloaded from
> >> http://www.ubuntu.com/start-download?distro=server&bits=64&release=lts
> >> * the system does not boot from the DVD
> >> * the system does not boot from USB
> >> * the install DVD is confirmed to be bootable, it works on another
> system
> >> * the install USB is confirmed to work on another system also
> >> * the bios shows a correct boot order (1-cd 2-usb 3-raid 4-network)
> >>
> >> This combination of events is confusing me. What can be the matter here?
> >>
> >> The server is a rack mounted server, HP proliant DL350 G5. It has
> >> 12.04.2LTS server 32-bit running on it (not installed by me, and the
> >> person who did it can not be reached at the moment).
> >>
> >> Is it the ilo system that is confusing things?
> >> Or maybe the raid controller is not recognised by Ubuntu? In that case,
> >> will it help to do the install with the Alternate DVD instead of the
> >> server version?
> >
> > I don't know it the HP Proliant is a 64-bit or 32-bit system but as the
> > former system was Ububtu 12.04LTS 32-bit an 64-bit Ubuntu won't work on a
> > 32-bit system.
>
> Possible but unlikely for a G5, even for an entry-level one. It's
> worth checking though! Just in case...
>
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