Ubuntu server CD without graphical boot logo

[tobler]

This post could be related to an Ubuntu bug filed at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/83642
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Hello

There seems to be a problem on Intel processor and Xen / KVM virtualization. Already bug reported https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/83642 that server installation CD is not able to boot on virtualization environment because of isolinux graphical boot logo. It just hangs there so installation is not possible.
I hope you to notice this when you create new CD images for server.

Right now I need to create own server CD and modify isolinux.cfg not to have graphics. So then I can install Ubuntu server on virtualized environment.

[tobler]

For users who need to install Ubuntu into Intel virtualized machine, here is guide how to avoid installation cd boot hang.
1. Extract cdrom contents into isoimage/ folder
2. Edit isoimage/isolinux/isolinux.cfg configuration file and remove text "GFXBOOT bootlogo"
3. Change to isoimage/ directory and create new cdrom image file with command:

mkisofs -o ../ubuntu-7.10-beta-server-i386-2.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -l -R -r .

4. Note that I used ...i386-2.iso filename. You may change that. Finally burn that image or use on Xen / KVM directly.