Thanks for the additional detail. I've replied on the budgie discourse; but can I request you re-try a boot and leave it attempting to boot for at least 20 minutes... (better if 30 mins)
(This is a request to see if your issue is this one - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1922342) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1968147 Title: Unable to boot Ubuntu and Ubuntu flavors on older laptops To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1968147/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs