I went ahead and installed linux-image-4.1.0-040100rc6-generic_4.1.0-040100rc6.201608291255_amd64
As with the last kernel:
>This one was broken but not in the same way. With this one, right >after the PC booted it gets stuck in a console (only a blinking >cursor in the upper left corner) right before plymouth is supposed to >load.
>The keyboard and everything else is unresponsive. I had to physically >restart the computer.
I went ahead and installed linux-image- 4.1.0-040100rc6 -generic_ 4.1.0-040100rc6 .201608291255_ amd64
As with the last kernel:
>This one was broken but not in the same way. With this one, right >after the PC booted it gets stuck in a console (only a blinking >cursor in the upper left corner) right before plymouth is supposed to >load.
>The keyboard and everything else is unresponsive. I had to physically >restart the computer.