Hi Michael, I downgraded to the following versions of the following packages:
libpam-systemd_227-2_i386.deb libudev1_227-2_i386.deb
libsystemd-dev_227-2_i386.deb systemd-sysv_227-2_i386.deb
libsystemd0_227-2_i386.deb systemd_227-2_i386.deb
libudev-dev_227-2_i386.deb udev_227-2_i386.deb
Thereafter I rebooted several times without encountering any problems. Also
with reduced output (grub's option 'quiet') no problems were encountered.
Cheers,
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Frank B. Brokken
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