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[Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

fyi: this is not related to i915 graphics, since 4.1.x didn't support
skylake, 4.3 and up does.

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Title:
  System fail to boot with Ubuntu 16.04

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Skylake systems fail to boot with Ubuntu 16.04
  CPU: Intel i5-6440EQ, i7-6820EQ
  Kernel version: 4.4.0-8
  Mainline kernel tested fail: 4.1.9, 4.4.x, 4.5.x
  Mainline kernel tested pass: 4.1.8

  Reproduce steps:
  1. Boot from the bootable USB drive (in UEFI mode)
  2. Select "Install Ubuntu" from the boot menu

  Expected Behavior:
  System completes installation successfully.

  Actual Behavior:
  Blank screen right after the grub option is made.

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