I suspect you will find you have no hyperv_keyboard module loaded to support the console. I will try adding this to the installer and see if that sorts things out.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285434 Title: hyper-v: Keyboard dysfunctional while booting 14.04 Generation 2 virtual machines on Hyper-V To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1285434/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs