Hangs when Booting in 4..4.0-43 generic as shown in pic after having added pkgs as shown below. I am assuming that I don't need to remove anything that was already there like the previous kernel iteration etc. so that I can just keep doing dpkg -i with your latest debs firstuser@kalymnos:~/temp/$ mkdir 2; cd 2; wget -nH -r --cut-dirs=2 -l1 -A.deb -e robots=off http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~jsalisbury/lp1640297/ firstuser@kalymnos:~/temp/2$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb [sudo] password for firstuser: (Reading database ... 521823 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... Preparing to unpack linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43-generic_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... dpkg: warning: downgrading linux-cloud-tools-common from 4.4.0-47.68 to 4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97 Preparing to unpack linux-cloud-tools-common_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-cloud-tools-common (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-47.68) ... dpkg: warning: downgrading linux-doc from 4.4.0-47.68 to 4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97 Preparing to unpack linux-doc_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-doc (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-47.68) ... Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.4.0-43_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.4.0-43-generic_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... Preparing to unpack linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Done. Unpacking linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Preparing to unpack linux-image-extra-4.4.0-43-generic_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-image-extra-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... dpkg: warning: downgrading linux-source-4.4.0 from 4.4.0-47.68 to 4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97 Preparing to unpack linux-source-4.4.0_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-source-4.4.0 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-47.68) ... Preparing to unpack linux-tools-4.4.0-43_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... Preparing to unpack linux-tools-4.4.0-43-generic_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89) ... dpkg: warning: downgrading linux-tools-common from 4.4.0-47.68 to 4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97 Preparing to unpack linux-tools-common_4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97_all.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-common (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) over (4.4.0-47.68) ... Setting up linux-cloud-tools-common (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-doc (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Setting up linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later) Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit0ae0d9de89 was configured last, according to dpkg) Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-47-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-45-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-45-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-43-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-38-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-38-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-36-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-34-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-34-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-31-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-31-generic Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin Found Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (14.04) on /dev/sda3 Found Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (12.04) on /dev/sda5 done Setting up linux-image-extra-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.4.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-47-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-45-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-45-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-43-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-38-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-38-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-36-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-34-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-34-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-31-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-31-generic Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin Found Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (14.04) on /dev/sda3 Found Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (12.04) on /dev/sda5 done Setting up linux-source-4.4.0 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-tools-common (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-tools-4.4.0-43 (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Setting up linux-tools-4.4.0-43-generic (4.4.0-43.63~lp1640297Commit08556c97) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... firstuser@kalymnos: