Tested the proposed kernel with:

* GTX 970M
* GTX 970
* GTX 1080

All three systems boot into unity as expected with the proposed kernel.
Only the GTX 1080 is in low graphics mode (expected because nouveau
doesn't yet support it)

This should be good to go.  It's already a confirmed improvement for
first boot, and I'll test again to confirm that the new kernel enables
the graphical installer once it hits the daily iso.

** Tags removed: verification-needed-xenial
** Tags added: verification-done-xenial

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602340

Title:
  nouveau: boot hangs at blank screen with unsupported graphics cards

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  This issue prevents installing Ubuntu and booting with certain GPUs
  until the Nvidia-367 graphics drivers have been installed.

  Nouveau in 16.04 doesn't include support for the current series of
  Nvidia GPUs (Pascal architecture, GTX 1070 and 1080), but still tries
  to load, resulting in boot hanging at a blank screen.  The current
  behavior will cause Ubuntu 16.04 to be difficult for most users to
  install on computers with NVidia hardware newer than the previous
  generation.

  To reproduce:
  Create an Ubuntu live image and attempt to install Ubuntu on a computer with 
an NVidia Pascal GPU.

  Expected Results: Ubuntu graphical installer appears.
  Actual Results: Boot hangs at blank screen.

  Possible fix: 
https://github.com/skeggsb/nouveau/commit/11fcd1624b0a1c73fe3b2fa15c3cc45816da0470
  Adds a check to nouveau that the gfx chipset is supported before booting 
fbdev off the hardware.

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