[Bug 1505839] [NEW] Unable to install from text mode interface

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio]

Public bug reported:

I use packer (https://www.packer.io) to automate the creation of Ubuntu
virtual machine images. It's "boot_command" allows you to pass key
presses to the installer. For 15.04, I use something like this:


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            "boot_command": [
                "<esc><esc><enter><wait>",
                "/install/vmlinuz auto url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ubuntu-15-04.cfg ",
                "debian-installer=en_US locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
                "hostname={{ .Name }} ",

                "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP ",
                "keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
                "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA ",

                "initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"
            ],

----

Pressing escape twice and then enter brings you to the text mode
interface and then it boots the installer with a preseed file served
over HTTP:

    /install/vmlinuz auto url=http://10.0.2.2:8081/ubuntu-15-04.cfg
debian-installer=en_US locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us
hostname=myhostname keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-
configuration/layout=USA keyboard-configuration/variant=USA
initrd=/install/initrd.gz --

This successfully boots and installs on 15.04. On 15.10 it displays:

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Loading bootlogo...

Initializing gfx code...

----

And then returns to the to the language selection screen. Manually
booting the iso and entering the text mode interface, the same thing
happens.

I see others are running into this as well
https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/22

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Unable to install from text mode interface

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I use packer (https://www.packer.io) to automate the creation of
  Ubuntu virtual machine images. It's "boot_command" allows you to pass
  key presses to the installer. For 15.04, I use something like this:

  
  -----

              "boot_command": [
                  "<esc><esc><enter><wait>",
                  "/install/vmlinuz auto url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ubuntu-15-04.cfg ",
                  "debian-installer=en_US locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",
                  "hostname={{ .Name }} ",

                  "keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP ",
                  "keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",
                  "keyboard-configuration/variant=USA ",

                  "initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"
              ],

  ----

  Pressing escape twice and then enter brings you to the text mode
  interface and then it boots the installer with a preseed file served
  over HTTP:

      /install/vmlinuz auto url=http://10.0.2.2:8081/ubuntu-15-04.cfg
  debian-installer=en_US locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us
  hostname=myhostname keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-
  configuration/layout=USA keyboard-configuration/variant=USA
  initrd=/install/initrd.gz --

  This successfully boots and installs on 15.04. On 15.10 it displays:

  ----

  Loading bootlogo...

  Initializing gfx code...

  ----

  And then returns to the to the language selection screen. Manually
  booting the iso and entering the text mode interface, the same thing
  happens.

  I see others are running into this as well
  https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/22

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