4.15.0-43 installed but fails to boot to desktop

[m.jackson777]

Tried to upgrade 16.04.4 to 18.04.1 LTS. It installed and I restarted the computer multiple times to see if it would boot to desktop, it failed half the time - all I got was a black screen.

I have no log to post since the computer was unresponsive.

NOTE:

Several other kernels have similar failure under this same circumstance (these are ones I've tried upgrading with):
4.15.0-33
4.15.0-36

I have Googled other kernels from the 4.15.0+ series and all have bugs saying they weren't booting. I read an article saying that 4.15+ kernel is no longer supported and urged users to use 4.16+. Here's that article:

https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-4-15-reached-end-of-life-users-urged-to-move-to-linux-4-16-now-520787.shtml

Article title:
Linux Kernel 4.15 Reached End of Life, Users Urged to Move to Linux 4.16 Now

I suspect this is why I haven't been able to upgrade to 18.04.1 since 4.15+ kernel is being used each time I've tried. Also I've never been unable to upgrade before, now every kernel used is a bad one and won't boot my computer.

I have uninstalled the OS so I cannot help troubleshoot the boot bug issue.

[Karl Stenerud (kstenerud)]

Hi, thanks for the bug report!

Unfortunately, there isn't really enough information available for us to do an investigation. We would normally need hardware information, logs (from the few times it did boot), any special configuration or customization (i.e. does it do this on a freshly installed + upgraded system?).

As you've moved on to a new OS, we can't proceed any further. I'll leave this bug here in case other people encounter similar difficulties and wish to report anything further they know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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