This is expected behavior. You probably should be using -boot dc. This will cause the VM to boot into the install OS after installation. This is precisely why distributions eject the CD after installation (to prevent booting into the installer again).
** Changed in: qemu Status: New => Invalid -- Fails to boot from CD after reboot: CDROM boot failure code: 0003 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/348633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs