ok, i will attempt to test the latest upstream kernel as per instructions. During deb depackaging there were two errors, but it seemed to complete anyway. Here is the text from my terminal just in case:
andrew@andrew-Inspiron-3451:~/Downloads/upstream$ ls linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_all.deb linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_amd64.deb linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_amd64.deb andrew@andrew-Inspiron-3451:~/Downloads/upstream$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb [sudo] password for andrew: Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5. (Reading database ... 238152 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5 (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic. Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic. Preparing to unpack linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic_4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031_amd64.deb ... Examining /etc/kernel/preinst.d/ run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/preinst.d/intel-microcode 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Done. Unpacking linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5 (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Error! The dkms.conf for this module includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive which does not match this kernel/arch. This indicates that it should not be built. Setting up linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic (4.6.0-040600rc5.201604242031) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later) Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Error! The dkms.conf for this module includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive which does not match this kernel/arch. This indicates that it should not be built. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.6.0-040600rc5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.6.0-040600rc5-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-21-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-70-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-70-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done andrew@andrew-Inspiron-3451:~/Downloads/upstream$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575467 Title: Ubuntu 16.04 consistently freezes up / hangs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1575467/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
