system does not boot install cd

[Ric Moore]

On 06/24/2013 09:06 AM, Patrick Asselman wrote:
> On 2013-06-24 14:17, Colin Law wrote:
>> On 24 June 2013 10:30, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> 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)
>>
>> I have just realised that your question is ambiguous.  When you say it
>> does not boot, do you mean it just boots into the existing OS without
>> even trying to boot off DVD/USB or do you mean it does boot from the
>> media but then fails in some way?
>>
>> Colin
>
> I'm sorry, I should have given you that information from the start.
>
> The server boots okay from hard drive. It runs the 32bit Ubuntu just fine.
> However upon inserting a DVD and rebooting, the server shows some
> activity on the drive, but after a while starts to boot from hard drive
> anyway, into the 32bit Ubuntu.
> When inserting a USB and rebooting, the server also just boots from hard
> drive into the existing OS.
>
> Reading the HP online documentation (to see whether Colin's suggestion
> of pressing a key during boot might be helpful) it seems that the server
> has many options that normal PCs do not have (afaik). One of the options
> is whether or not the system is allowed to boot from USB. Another option
> is a "boot controller order" option that allows one to choose which disk
> controller should boot first. When both of these are set wrongly, it
> might explain what happened, so I think I'll focus on these settings for
> now.
>
> But please don't hesitate to point out other possible causes or solutions.

Quite possibly, since the DVD boots fine on other machines, that your 
DVD/CD drive is wonky. Try replacing it. I wind up replacing mine every 
couple years or so after they do just as you describe. Fixed it every 
time. Ric



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