Kernel 4.8.0-25-generic does boot if intel-microcode is installed

[Dylan Borg]

If I install the intel-microcode package, the kernel will no longer boot. The kernels from 4.4 series di not have this issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: intel-microcode (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-25.27-generic 4.8.1
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Oct 16 07:45:02 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-19 (239 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: intel-microcode
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-13 (2 days ago)

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh (hmh)]

Does this bug still exist in an up-to-date kernel?

It is not an issue in intel-microcode, but rather a kernel defect. It has to be fixed by an updated kernel (and likely it has already been fixed)...

[Dave Chiluk (chiluk)]

Closing this as it appears to have been fixed in newer versions of the 4.8 kernel.