Reported to SysLinux on Launchpad:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/1537252

On 22 January 2016 at 02:50, Martinx - ジェームズ <thiagocmarti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
>  It is not possible to use the textmode with latest Xenial ISO...
>
>
>  Steps to reproduce:
>
>  1- Download it:
>
>  cd ~ ; wget 
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/xenial-server-amd64.iso;
>
>  2- Boot it by running: kvm -cdrom ~/xenial-server-amd64.iso -m 1024 ;
>
>  3- Wait for first screen, the one you choose your language, then, hit ESC;
>
>  4- Press ESC again, to leave graphical boot menu;
>
>  5- Hit "OK" button;
>
>  6- At "boot:" prompt, type something...
>
>  7- Hit ENTER;
>
>  8- BOOM! It goes back to graphical boot menu! Where it should
> accepted the commands you typed on step 6...
>
>
>  Ubuntu 14.04 behaves differently, it accepts the command and boot proceeds.
>
>  This problem is specially bad for automating Ubuntu builds when using
> Packer, for example, if you take a look here:
>
>  
> https://github.com/thasmo/packer.templates/blob/master/template/ubuntu-14.04.json
>
>  ...at line 27, it works like a charm but, if you update this
> ubuntu-14.04.json file to, lets say, "ubuntu-16.04.json", then, it
> will not work!
>
>  Because Packer "types" commands via VNC automatically, and it "hit"
> ENTER in the end (line 27), which doesn't work and it goes back to
> graphical boot menu...     :-/
>
> I can fill a bug report on launchpad but, against which package?
>
> Thanks!
> Thiago

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