Hard disk failure but now I have no boot cd

Hi,
I had a hard disk failure, I have swapped out the hard disk but now have no boot DVD and of course I have lost the recovery partition.
I have tried to make a boot memory stick from my mac mini but when trying to re install it just says there is an error while checking eligibility.
help, I don't know what to do next
Thank you

Boot the MBP OPTION+COMMAND+R and you should see a display with a revolving globe.  This will connect you to the Apple servers and allow you to install the original OSX that came with your MBP.  You will need a solid Internet connection.
Ciao.

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