IBM X3200 M3 Ubuntu Server Problems

[Contrajon]

I was just handed down a IBM System X3200 M3 from a family members company and I wiped the drives and started installing Ubuntu Server through a USB drive. The installation went fine and I set up two different partitions. When I reset the computer though I couldn't boot to the OS. It took me directly to IBM System X Server Firmware screen and only gave me 3 options: Setup, Diagnostics, and Boot Devices. I tried booting from every hard drive option I could and nothing happened. What am I doing wrong?

 

[skittle]

Sounds like bootloader, GRUB, not installed correctly.

 

[Contrajon]

It's my second install, and GRUB seemed like it installed correctly. Should I just try it again?

 

[skittle]

Did you make sure to install to /dev/sda and not /dev/sda1 ?

I only suggest that because its not kicking you to a GRUB prompt at all which suggest grub not working at all

 

[Contrajon]

Yeah, I actually had to take out the second drive in the hot swap bays because they were both installed into the same raid card and I couldn't configure the raid. But its all working now. Thanks!