Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: debian-installer
Problem occurs when installing Feisty Beta (either Ubuntu or Kubuntu)
from i386 alternate iso in a Parallels or Qemu VM on two different
computers. The installer starts as per usual (with boot options "install
acpi=off fb=false hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false"), asking questions about
language, then starts detecting hardware and fails when it can't find a
driver for the cd-rom drive (even though the procedure runs off the CD
up to this point). None of the offered choices works, nor does varying
the device name (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdb, etc). This stops the installation
cold.
The virtual cd-rom in these VMs is an ide device, so the ide_cd/cdrom drivers
should work.
For reference, the Debian Etch (KDE) RC-2 and Knoppix 5.1 CDs don't have this
problem and install easily in either VM. Furthermore, earlier Kubuntu Feisty
Herd-3 and 5 versions (also alternate i386 iso) did install properly in a
Parallels VM, and the Herd-5 versions has been kept up-to-date without problem.
It appears that some change was made in Feisty Beta that causes the
above problem.
** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Feisty Beta: debian-installer does not mount cdrom
https://launchpad.net/bugs/96857
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