[Bug 1505839] Re: Unable to install from text mode interface

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: syslinux (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Unable to install from text mode interface

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in debian-installer source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in gfxboot-theme-ubuntu source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in syslinux source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed

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've tried with both the 10/13 daily and Beta-2 images.

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

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