Are there any call traces or errors in the logs after the installation? Once on the the other vt, does the system appear to function properly? If so, it might be good to test some other kernels to see if this is a regression, and test the latest mainline kernel to see if this is already fixed:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.9/ ** Tags added: kernel-da-key xenial ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- 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/1646277 Title: Xenial desktop 16.04.x will have a black screen after PXE installation Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in debian-installer source package in Xenial: New Status in linux source package in Xenial: Triaged Bug description: The display will keep black screen after install 16.04.x via PXE(need use "Ctrl+Alt+F1" to change to terminal 1, then can see text mode screen) Quanta team is installing Xenial server using PXE boot. After the installation, the console will show a black screen. Hitting ctl- alt-f1 displays the text mode screen OK. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1646277/+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