This has something to do with nvidia packages, though I'm not sure which one. Purging all nvidia packages finally allowed me to remove the bad kernels, and get back to generic. Reinstalling the nvidia-driver-525 package then resulted in the desired config of just the linux-kernel- genric modules.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-signed-oracle in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2023986 Title: Drivers not working using kernel linux-image-6.2.0-1003-oracle Status in linux-signed-oracle package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My Ubuntu 23.04 installed two kernels linux-image-6.2.0-1003-oracle and linux-image-6.2.0-1003-lowlatency using software updater along with other updates. After install and restart, most drivers including wifi, bluetooth, touchpad and ethernet stopped working. Rebooting using 6.2.0-1003-lowlatency or 6.2.0-20-generic solved the driver issues. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04 Package: linux-image-6.2.0-1003-oracle 6.2.0-1003.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-1003.3-lowlatency 6.2.6 Uname: Linux 6.2.0-1003-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jun 15 16:34:56 2023 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: linux-signed-oracle UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-oracle/+bug/2023986/+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