@Anthony, you can try focal kernel directly on your Bionic installation first.
$ printf "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted universe multiverse\ndeb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse\n" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal.list $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-26-generic linux-firmware/focal And, it seems an upstream fix commit 979923871f69 ("x86/timer: Don't skip PIT setup when APIC is disabled or in legacy mode") has been backported to v5.4.19 and therefore focal kernel included that in bug 1863588 since at least 5.4.0-15. So it should be fine for you to use focal kernel now. Or, maybe you don't bother upgrade kernels from Focal. Just use 5.3 kernels from Bionic, as they should have the same fix since 5.3.0-46. ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Assignee: (unassigned) => You-Sheng Yang (vicamo) -- 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/1856387 Title: Freezing on boot since kernel 4.15.0-72-generic release Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Bionic: In Progress Bug description: After the update to install kernel 4.15.0-72-generic (a bit over a week ago) my computer will not boot. On boot, all I see is the purple screen with: Loading Linux 4.15.0-72-generic ... Loading initial ramdisk ... and nothing happens. Just sits there. I've waited about 5-10 minutes on occasion but to no avail. I've checked a number of logs in /var/log but not found anything. If I go into the advanced options and select kernel 4.15.0-70-generic, the computer boots normally. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic 4.15.0-72.81 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-70.79-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-70-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: tony 1977 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Dec 14 21:53:14 2019 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5475ce25-e091-45e2-9811-9b5cddc08dd1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-16 (454 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b59e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c063 Logitech, Inc. DELL Laser Mouse Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: GIGABYTE Sabre 17WV8 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-70-generic root=UUID=9455257c-d3b7-4d61-853d-ab0b0ee40013 ro acpi=off RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-70-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-70-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.13 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/22/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: F05 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: Sabre 17WV8 dmi.board.vendor: GIGABYTE dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: GIGABYTE dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF05:bd05/22/2018:svnGIGABYTE:pnSabre17WV8:pvrNotApplicable:rvnGIGABYTE:rnSabre17WV8:rvrNotApplicable:cvnGIGABYTE:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.family: Sabre dmi.product.name: Sabre 17WV8 dmi.product.version: Not Applicable dmi.sys.vendor: GIGABYTE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1856387/+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