This problem is solved in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), the Ubuntu Desktop CD installer ubiquity now sets /etc/papersize to match the selected locale instead of defaulting to A4. Closing as a duplicate of bug #104160.
This problem is solved in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), the Ubuntu Desktop CD installer ubiquity now sets /etc/papersize to match the selected locale instead of defaulting to A4.
Closing as a duplicate of bug #104160.