As of the time of this writing, Kernel build 3.19.0-42 still contains this bug. However the latest upstream kernel which I just tested, 4.4.0-040400rc7 appears to have solved this bug.
** Tags added: kernel-fixed-upstream kernel-fixed-upstream-4.4-rc7 kernel-fixed-upstream-4.4.0-rc7 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514078 Title: Ubuntu freezes on boot when asking for encryption password on kernels newer then 3.19.0-28-generic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1514078/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs