system does not boot install cd

[Tom H]

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, ven for an entry-level one. It's worth
checking though! The processor's/processors' name and type are
displayed at boot...