Public bug reported: This is what was happing on a VM, happens on a real machine too, so the VM setup isn't important.
here are the key parts of my "install server" (dhcp, tftp, apache) setup: boot files (kernel and initrd) avalible to tftp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/tftpboot/ubuntu/edgy$ mount -o loop edgy-alternate-i386.iso alternate/ # /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default label ubuntu-testing-alternate-hands-off kernel ubuntu/edgy/alternate/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/linux append initrd=sc/e-a/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=16098 root=/dev/rd/0 rw debian-installer/locale=en_US kconsole-keymaps-at/keymap=us kbd-chooser/method=us netcfg/wireless_wep= netcfg/get_hostname= DEBCONF_DEBUG=5 preseed/url=http://shaz/foo.cfg -- screen shot of the error (most of it) http://dev.personnelware.com/carl/temp/Sep14/a/screen2.png interesting: if I # this line from early_command.sh anna-install openssh-client-udeb the install doesn't 'crash and loop' and I can run it in the VT-2 and it doesn't seem to cause any problems. I'll attach foo.cfg and early_command.sh ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- preseed partman loop https://launchpad.net/bugs/60362 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs