newest kernel not running

[Chris Luck]

On 13/04/15 15:58, Glenn Holmer wrote:
> I'm working on a machine (hosted, for a job, not mine) where, after
> I ran updates, the latest kernel didn't boot. It's Ubuntu 14.04.2
> LTS, and I'm seeing kernels 3.13.0-36, -37, -43, and -49 in /boot,
> but "uname -a" shows that -43 is running. Synaptic tells me that
> linux-generic's installed version is -49. Also, -49 is at the top of
> the list in grub.cfg. I can't see the machine booting or pause the
> GRUB menu because it's a hosted VM.
>
> Any ideas how I can diagnose this?


I had a similar problem, I had updated from Kubuntu 14.04 32bit to
Kubuntu 14.10 64bit.  I was forced to do the upgrade as graphics driver
problems did not permit the install disc to get beyond (or even properly
into) the opening screen.  After the update it was some time before I
noticed that I was running 3.13.0-40 kernel not 3.16.0-xx.

I solved the matter by following the guidance in message #16 here -
<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2250849&page=2>

Change the numbers to suit your needs of course.

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Regards,
Chris Luck