[Bug 1632078] [NEW] ppc64el installs not preseeded via grub

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

Public bug reported:

Starting a ppc64el install in a VM yields an install that isn't
preseeded, and only includes the standard task:

 |        linux        /install/vmlinux tasks=standard pkgsel/language-pack-p\|
 |atterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false --- quiet                    |
 |        initrd        /install/initrd.gz     

This appears to be because on ppc64el, we only configure yaboot --
systems booting the CD with grub (such as ppc64el qemu VMs, but probably
hardware too) get a system that doesn't include the usualy ubuntu-server
seed: not disabling splash and quiet, forcing the server task, etc.

The ubuntu-server*.seed files are included on the CD but not pointed at
by grub because we simply copy the data from d-i without any
modification, whereas for amd64, the grub config is modified.

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

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Title:
  ppc64el installs not preseeded via grub

Status in debian-cd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Starting a ppc64el install in a VM yields an install that isn't
  preseeded, and only includes the standard task:

   |        linux        /install/vmlinux tasks=standard pkgsel/language-pack-p\|
   |atterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false --- quiet                    |
   |        initrd        /install/initrd.gz     

  This appears to be because on ppc64el, we only configure yaboot --
  systems booting the CD with grub (such as ppc64el qemu VMs, but
  probably hardware too) get a system that doesn't include the usualy
  ubuntu-server seed: not disabling splash and quiet, forcing the server
  task, etc.

  The ubuntu-server*.seed files are included on the CD but not pointed
  at by grub because we simply copy the data from d-i without any
  modification, whereas for amd64, the grub config is modified.

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