system does not boot install cd

[Colin Law]

On 24 June 2013 21:31, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 06/24/2013 11:21 AM, Patrick Asselman wrote:
>>
>> On 2013-06-24 16:37, Colin Law wrote:
>>>
>>> On 24 June 2013 14:06, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>> The server boots okay from hard drive. It runs the 32bit Ubuntu just
>>>> fine.
>>>
>>>
>>> If you plug in the DVD or USB at this point, can you read it ok? They
>>> should look like normal Ubuntu system drives with /home, /etc etc.
>>>
>>> Colin
>>
>>
>> Good point.
>>
>> The latest news is that the drive "keeps blinking" but the DVD is never
>> recognised.
>> My remote helper (a worker at the hosting center, who has experience
>> with these things) thinks the lense is probably dirty, a common problem
>> with older servers.
>>
>> But it might be that it is not a DVD drive, but a CD drive, as Damon
>> mentioned earlier.
>> I'll need to ask him if there is a logo on the drive, or some other
>> characteristic that tells us which it is.
>>
>> Unfortunately it is the end of his shift now, so I'll have to wait till
>> tomorrow before continuing.
>>
>> (My biggest question right now is how the current OS was installed not
>> that long ago, but I still can't reach the person who did that.)
>
> I think Debian server will fit on a CD. You might dnload that and see if it
> will boot. Ric

I think Ubuntu server will also fit on a CD (it is 656MB), it is the
desktop image that is too big.

Colin