Rather, this points to a problem of none of the kernel metapackages being installed except for the Nvidia hwe metapackage. So the upgrade only pulls in the new kernel ABI of those packages that are needed via dependency of the nvidia driver.
Why is the linux-generic package not installed here? -- 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/1982477 Title: Black screen, i915 not loaded with 5.15.0-41 (but 5.15.0-40 works) Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After upgrading my Linux kernel to version 5.15.0-41, I am no longer able to get into the UI. After booting and unlocking the disk I end up on a black screen with a blinking underscore in the top left corner. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: gdm3 42.0-1ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-41.44-generic 5.15.39 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-41-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Thu Jul 21 12:14:04 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-03 (229 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012) ProcEnviron: TERM=linux SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.gdm3.custom.conf: 2022-07-21T11:41:09.164904 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1982477/+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