[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1448985] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10 guests do not boot to Unity from QEMU-KVM Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 14.10, 15.04 hosts

[Chris J Arges]

** Also affects: qemu
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10 guests do not boot to Unity from
  QEMU-KVM Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 14.10, 15.04 hosts

Status in QEMU:
  New
Status in qemu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
     1. Install Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS or Ubuntu 14.10 or Ubuntu 15.04 with all 
updates (it is a host system).
     2. Download one (or all) isos:
        * Ubuntu 14.0.4.2 i386 iso (ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-i386.iso, MD5SUM = 
a8a14f1f92c1ef35dae4966a2ae1a264).
        * Ubuntu 14.10 i386 iso (ubuntu-14.10-desktop-i386.iso, MD5SUM = 
4a3c4b8421af51c29c84fb6f4b3fe109)
        * Ubuntu 15.04 i386 iso (ubuntu-15.04-desktop-i386.iso, MD5SUM = 
6ea04093b767ad6778aa245d53625612)
     3. Boot one (or all) isos with as QEMU-KVM guest with the following 
commands:
        * sudo kvm -m 1536 -cdrom ubuntu-*-desktop-i386.iso
        * sudo kvm -m 1536 -cdrom ubuntu-*-desktop-i386.iso -vga std
        * sudo kvm -m 1536 -cdrom ubuntu-*-desktop-i386.iso -vga vmware
        *  or from usb-creator-gtk via "Test disk" button
     4. Click on "Try Ubuntu"

  EXPECTED RESULTS:
      ISO is booted to Unity desktop, user can test and use it.

  ACTUAL RESULTS:
     In 14.04 and 14.10 guests can see empty purple desktop or purple desktop 
with two shortcuts ("Examples" and "Install Ubuntu ...").
     15.10 guest does not boot or boot to safe graphic mode (it is bug 1437740).

  This bug should be confirmed and fixed.
  Users may want to run Ubuntu in QEMU/KVM, not just VirtualBox.

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