system does not boot install cd

[Bill Stanley]

On 06/24/2013 06:41 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> On 24/06/13 11:30, Patrick Asselman wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated, as I am running out of ideas.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Patrick Asselman
> 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.
> Joep
>


WS=> It is interesting that it is a computer from HP.  I had similar 
problems when trying to dual boot a HP notebook.  On some HP computers 
the hard drive is partitioned with four primary partitions.  I had to 
repartition the HD so that one of the partitions was an extended 
partition.  Most computer manufacturers do not use 4 primary partitions.


Bill Stanley