I'm experiencing this same issue. After running Ubuntu Gnome's Software Updater and rebooting this morning, the OS would no longer boot. Holding shift during boot and picking an older kernel (4.2.0-27-generic) allows the OS to boot. Picking 4.2.0-30-generic on boot reproduces the problem again.
As a test, I performed a fresh installation of Ubuntu Gnome 15.10. It booted fine using 4.2.0-16, but after updating to 4.2.0-30-generic again it stopped booting. Using VMware Workstation Pro version 12.1.0 build-3272444 on Windows 7 Enterprise SP 1 64-bit. FWIW, as a workaround, I've used Grub Customizer and chose 4.2.0-27 as my default kernel for now. -- 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
