[Bug 1550090] Re: linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic fails to boot to desktop under VMWare Player

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I have the same problem on Vmware Player 12 and Vmware Workstation 11.
Fresh install of Ubuntu 15.10 downloaded yesterday, first pack of updates(suggested from update manager) and then with first reboot it fails to load, showing only the white cursor.

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Title:
  linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic fails to boot to desktop under VMWare
  Player

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After updating my VMWare Player install of Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 to
  linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic it fails to boot - plymouth appears to
  hang during boot and so it never reaches the GDM login screen - also
  seems I am not alone:

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/738083/ubuntu-14-04-4-lts-hangs-on-boot-after-latest-dist-upgrade-in-vmware
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2314723

  Booting from the previous kernel 3.19.0-49-generic works fine.

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