Can you see if this bug still exists with the 16.04.3 release? I'm thinking it should not, since prior testing showed that 4.9 and newer kernels did not have the bug.
16.04.3 is available from: http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04.3/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646277 Title: Xenial server 16.04.x will have a black screen after PXE installation Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in debian-installer source package in Xenial: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Confirmed Bug description: The display will keep black screen after install 16.04.x via PXE(need use "Ctrl+Alt+F1" to change to terminal 1, then can see text mode screen) Quanta team is installing Xenial server using PXE boot. After the installation, the console will show a black screen. Hitting ctl- alt-f1 displays the text mode screen OK. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1646277/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp