Installation from flash for ubuntu server 13.04 fails to mount CD/ISO

[Arie Skliarouk]

I am able to boot ubuntu 13.04 desktop from DOK using following grub2 config:

menuentry "Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop amd64 ISO" {
 loopback loop /boot/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso
 linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/boot/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso noeject noprompt splash --
 initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz
}

Ubuntu 13.04 server boots, but then fails to find CDROM image. If manually mount the iso at /cdrom, I am able to skip the step and continue the installation. (it fails later for a different reason, so I am forced to use netinstall for now anyway)

menuentry "Ubuntu 13.04 Server amd64 ISO" {
 loopback loop /boot/ubuntu-13.04-server-amd64.iso
 linux (loop)/install/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/boot/ubuntu-13.04-server-amd64.iso noeject noprompt splash --
 initrd (loop)/install/initrd.gz
}

Here is a working stanza for netinstall:

menuentry "Ubuntu 13.04 Server amd64 netboot" {
 loopback loop /boot/ubuntu-13.04-server-amd64.iso
 linux (loop)/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux
 initrd (loop)/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
}

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Da Xue (daxue)]

This also affects 12.04.* and 10.04.*.

iso-scan/filename is not handled correctly.

[pdf (pdffs)]

Where is the fix released?

[Barosl LEE (barosl)]

I also am suffering from this problem. The alternative netboot installation does the job, but I prefer the standard procedure.

Not sure that this bug has been fixed in the test version of Ubuntu 13.10.

[Arie Skliarouk (skliarie)]

The bug still exist in ubuntu server 13.10, making the ISO inappropriate for booting from a non-optical media.

[Arie Skliarouk (skliarie)]

Sorry for nagging, but ubuntu server 16.04 is still not usable in this way.

[Elliott Balsley (elliottbalsley)]

The status says fix released, but this is still a problem on Bionic.