I just got a Dell PowerEdge T110 server. I moved the boot order to CD - HDD - NIC, then installed Ubuntu 10.10, Desktop Ed. I chose install alongside other OS (even though there was none), then chose use entire partition. It showed that Ubuntu would use 160 of the 160 available GB. It installed, updated (while installing), then said, need to eject and restart, as usual. It restarted, but to a blank screen. No output whatsoever. Not even BIOS. Just blank. The monitor isn't even woken from sleep. Power cycled, still doing it. Tested the monitor with a laptop, and it is fine. What on earth is going on here?
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Do the fans spin up?– KutscheraITDec 23, 2010 at 15:41
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Yes, it comes all to life, just no output. And I have to hold down the power button for a couple of seconds to shut it down, as if it was in an OS. I have a terrible feeling I incorrectly installed the OS. Should I have installed it by some built in loader?– JoshDec 23, 2010 at 15:43
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Holding the power button doesn't actually power off the whole machine on almost all servers. Pull the plug for at least 2 minutes, plug it back in, see if it works then.– Chris SDec 23, 2010 at 16:06
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Didn't work, had to reset the NVRAM, via it's motherboard jumper! WHEW!– JoshDec 23, 2010 at 16:17
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@Chris S, Thank you though, I did try that, and I did unplug it and push the power button to drain it a different time, neither worked, unfortunately.– JoshDec 23, 2010 at 16:19
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I had to reset the NVRAM via the motherboard jumper.