I used this method in the past and it worked, even on the same server about 6 months ago. What is interesting about this issue is the fact that I cannot use the USB on the same server to reinstall Ubuntu from it, however, if I plug it into my desktop, the files were not altered, ie: the files are laid out the same way the Universal Installer set them out as. Upon reboot, I have to press F11 to boot from the USB otherwise the server hangs at the aforementioned point. I can also unplug the USB and the system still works, meaning that I couldn't have installed the system on the USB by accident (I triple checked the settings during installation).ĩ. This includes altering files, making directories, running commands, updating, upgrading and what not. I can continue using the system as long as I don't have to reboot. I see the purple Ubuntu loading screen and the system boots up.Ĩ. I reboot the system and iirc I press F11 to go to the boot menu and select booting from USB.ħ. The system does not respond to any input from the keyboard EXCEPT for Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the system.Ħ. Press for Remote Access Setup within 5 sec.ĥ. To be specific, these are the last two lines I see:
The server reboots and gets stuck during boot up. I check whether the installation works on a desktop. I tried using Ubuntu 13.10, 14.04 and 12.04 in both amd64 and i386 versions.Ģ. I use Universal USB Installer 1.9.5.1 to allow me to install Ubuntu on the server. I am sorry if the problem sounds hard to understand but English isn't my native language so I will try to explain my problem step by step from start up:ġ. This issue happens regardless of the version of Ubuntu and regardless of whether it is 86 bit or 64 bit. Once I install Ubuntu, the system does not boot unless the USB which I installed the system from is connected to the server and the server is booted via the USB. On my PowerEdge 1950, I ran into a rather interesting issue.