linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic fails to boot to desktop under VMWare Player

[Alex Murray]

After updating my VMWare Player install of Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 to linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic it fails to boot - plymouth appears to hang during boot and so it never reaches the GDM login screen - also seems I am not alone:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/738083/ubuntu-14-04-4-lts-hangs-on-boot-after-latest-dist-upgrade-in-vmware
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2314723

Booting from the previous kernel 3.19.0-49-generic works fine.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Eric Wright (erlc)]

I have the same problem on VMWare Workstation 10. Booting into previous kernel works fine.

[sib (alexsibeth)]

I have the same problem on Vmware Player 12 and Vmware Workstation 11.
Fresh install of Ubuntu 15.10 downloaded yesterday, first pack of updates(suggested from update manager) and then with first reboot it fails to load, showing only the white cursor.

[sib (alexsibeth)]

Sorry for second post but I can't find how to delete my previous.
I posted in the wrong bug thread, my problem is with the 4.2.0-30 kernel.

[Sinclair Yeh (sinclair-yeh)]

This sounds like it's related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/wily/+source/linux/+bug/1548587

that had a fix yesterday.

[CaptainLeonidasUbuntu (m-haneveld)]

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (with 3.19-62) on VMware ESXi 6.0 is effected too.
Reverted to older version was the workaround to getting a "working" Ubuntu again.

[Kim, Hongsu (loess4u)]

Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS on Vmware Workstation 12.1.0 is affected too.
Please check this problem.