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

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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>"
            ],

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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...

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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

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: regression-release wily
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Unable to install from text mode interface
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1505839
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