Comment 459 for bug 1734147

Hi, I've seen the solution that Anthony posted and I'm grateful, but I have a few questions.

1/ If it's as simple as updating/replacing the kernel, why hasn't this fix been rolled out as a system/software update?

2/ When is it likely to roll out as an update?

3/ a/ Has the download been updated with a non-broken kernel? b/ This debacle has allowed a lot of system degradation to take place on my system to the point that I need to reinstall 17.10, this doesn't seem to be a possibility right now, or am I wrong?

4/ What changes have been implemented over at AskUbuntu to ensure that users like myself who a/ test pre-release software are able to be supported and b/ Do not have issues such as a report of a broken bios dismissed/deleted before they're investigated adequately and escalated and thus stem the issue ballooning into an issue of this magnitude in the future?