Do you know if prior versions of Ubuntu also exhibit this bug? Can you give the 14.04 live cd a try?
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Tags added: kernel-da-key -- 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/1609584 Title: Ubuntu fails to progress to live session when a btrfs partition is present on the local hard drive Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce the bug: To reproduce this issue, boot a Ubuntu Live USB (created with dd or Rufus on Windows) on a PC containing a hard drive with at least one partition formatted with btrfs filesystem. At this date, it's reproducible both with Ubuntu 16.04.1 and the Ubuntu 16.10 daily image (kernel 4.4.0-33-generic). This seems to be a Ubuntu specific issue so far. Hardware: Acer Aspire E15 - AMD A8-7100 + Radeon R7 M265 - 1TB HDD - 8GB RAM ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-33-generic 4.4.0-33.52 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 4567 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4567 F.... pulseaudio CasperVersion: 1.376 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Aug 3 23:33:19 2016 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160803) MachineType: Acer Aspire E5-551G ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-33-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-33-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.159 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.08 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: EA50_KV dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: V1.08 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.08:bd08/22/2014:svnAcer:pnAspireE5-551G:pvrV1.08:rvnAcer:rnEA50_KV:rvrV1.08:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Aspire E5-551G dmi.product.version: V1.08 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1609584/+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