How to install Ubuntu on VirtualPc

Tested with Ubuntu 7.10 on VirtualPc 2007

1. Boot Live CD, press F6 (Other Options)
2. Go near the end of the line and remove the word splash and add the words i8042.noloop after the dashes.
   The full text line should now read like
   file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot:casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz quiet -- i8042.noloop
   Then press Enter.
3. After Ubuntu boots, Press Crtl-Alt-F1 to get to a command line interface.
4. Type in the following command to reset defaultdepth from 24 to 16:
   sudo sed -e 's/DefaultDepth.*24/DefaultDepth 16/g' -i /etc/X11/xorg.conf
5. Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 to return to the Ubunto Desktop.
6. Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to reload the Ubunto Desktop.
7. Graphics are now properly adjusted and the mouse working, and you can perform an installation under VPC.
8. After the installation, we need to fix again the mouse issue. Follow the next steps.
9. When booting, when you see the words “Grub loader” hit the Escape key.
10. Press “e” to edit the line displayed.
11. Move the highlight down one to the Kernal line, and press “e” to edit that line.
12. Add two dashes, then the i8042.noloop command.
13. Press Enter, then when you are returned to the screen with “kernel…” on it, make sure the kernel line is still highlighted and press b to boot.
14. Once booted and logged on, click on Applications, Accessories, Terminal. When the terminal window appears, type in:
    sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
15. Scroll down to the very bottom of the text and find the line that begins with “kernel”. Add the -- i8042.noloop to the end of the line.
16. Save the file and exit the editor