Upgraded 16.04 to 16.10 but kernel 4.8.0.27 won't boot - whereas kernel 4.4.0.45 does

[hugmys0ul]

I do not even get to initramfs prompt - same symptoms since upgrade to 16.0 with 4.8 series kernel

[wolfman]

Hi @hugmys0ul,

try running "dpkg" from the recovery menu, see the update guide for more info:

Ubuntu Mate Update Guide

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