I have experienced the same dreadful situation -- after a routine update the virtual machine was no longer able to reach the login screen. If it helps, I can tell that the system had actually booted all right, since I was able to SSH into the VM and run apt-get -y purge to remove the kernel 4.2.0-30; as far as I can tell it was just the GUI which did not start.
Windows 7 host, VMware Workstation 11 and Player 7.1.3, Ubuntu 15.10 guest. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1548587 Title: Ubuntu 15.10 VMWare guest won't show UI after upgrading to 4.2.0-30 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 15.10 64-bit as a guest VM in VMWare Workstation 12.1.0. After installation, I am able to log into the system. I then ran the updater application to install the latest updates. After installing the updates and restarting, the system no longer shows any UI after booting. I am now faced with a black screen and a dash that does not blink. The system also does not respond to any inputs. I was able to get back into my system by holding shift to show the GRUB menu and boot using the 4.2.16 kernel. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1548587/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
