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Just installed the new hardware enablement stack yesterday; all fine.

Today, kernel update to 4.8.0-39-generic ... and after reboot and entering my login password ... nothing. Just my desktop; no mouse pointer; full hang; I have to press the power button to switch of the machine in the end.

Any idea anybody?

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  • Did you install any proprietary video drivers?
    – Pilot6
    Feb 22, 2017 at 19:03
  • And you can always boot with an old kernel.
    – Pilot6
    Feb 22, 2017 at 19:03
  • @Pilot6 I would have not been writing this question if I didn't know how to boot an older kernel ... and no; since 16.04 I am going with the "built in stuff"; no longer using nvidia drivers.
    – GhostCat
    Feb 22, 2017 at 19:18
  • So can you boot OK with an old kernel?
    – Pilot6
    Feb 22, 2017 at 19:19
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    Maybe I wasnt clear: yes. I am using that older kernel right now!
    – GhostCat
    Feb 22, 2017 at 19:19

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Update: turns out the root cause for the crash is a problem with Symantec Antivirus. My company forces us to run that; and although its version 1.0.14.13 compiles with 4.8.39 ... it causes that crash upon login.

At least for me that means that I have to wait updates from symantec here.

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