[Bug 1892369] Re: Impossible to skip integrity test for ubuntu-server 20.04.1 iso

[Steven CT Cook]

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20.04.4 LTS (ubuntu-20.04.4-live-server-amd64.iso) still exhibits this
behavior - adding the boot to the provided ISO does NOT skip the
integrity check.  Unfortunately, in my use case, I have to use 20.04
(because 18.04 is old enough it can't recognize my network devices), so
can't use the FAR more efficient workaround provided in Comment #11.
Would the installer team <i>please</i> address this:

1) (Preferred) Make the media check an opt-in feature of the ISO, or, failing that,
2) Provide a well-documented, functional command line parameter that skips the media check on the ISO

Because right now, "fsck.mode=skip" does NOT skip the media check, and
I'm losing significant time trying to get this first node set up (so I
can set up a local repository and not have to go through this time sink
on <i>every other server I'm supposed to be deploying tonight</i>)
because this issue that was initially raised 18 months ago, that was a
functional regression from the previous LTS release ISO functionality,
is still not resolved. :(

Thank you.

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Title:
  Impossible to skip integrity test for ubuntu-server 20.04.1 iso

Status in subiquity:
  Fix Released
Status in casper package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  It is not possible to skip the integrity test with the iso available
  at http://www.releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-
  amd64.iso .

  Bellow is a screenshot of me hitting CTRL+C to try to cancel it, without success:
  https://ibb.co/vwvtXmn

  Checking integrity can be extremely slow when mounting an image via
  virtual CD tools from Dell idrac. I didn't measure it precisely but it
  takes more than 30 minutes.

  Since the image is on a remote location and was already checked, this
  is completely useless.

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