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[Vlada Macek <1397321@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It turns out to be problem on my side, though I don't know whether or
how I caused it as I'm not aware I was ever digging in booting stuff.
This is log of my today's dpkg install|purge actions:

18:32:19 install linux-image-3.18.0-031800rc7-generic:i386 <none>
3.18.0-031800rc7.201411302035

Here I wrote comment #19, that the newest kernel does not boot, but
learned I installed only one pkg out of three.

Here I am making some space on a tight /boot partition:

19:34:34 purge linux-image-3.18.0-031800rc7-generic:i386 3.18.0-031800rc7.201411302035 <none>
19:35:34 purge linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic:i386 3.13.0-36.63 <none>
19:35:39 purge linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic:i386 3.13.0-37.64 <none>
19:36:40 purge linux-image-3.13.0-40-generic:i386 3.13.0-40.69 <none>

Fully installing kernels for bisection as Joseph asked + the newest one
again:

19:37:32 install linux-image-3.13.11-03131105-generic:i386 <none> 3.13.11-03131105.201407181735
19:37:41 install linux-image-3.13.11-03131106-generic:i386 <none> 3.13.11-03131106.201408131735
19:37:51 install linux-image-3.13.11-03131107-generic:i386 <none> 3.13.11-03131107.201409181736
19:44:14 install linux-image-3.18.0-031800rc7-generic:i386 <none> 3.18.0-031800rc7.201411302035

Discovering not only NONE of them boot (all fall into initramfs prompt),
but my fallback kernel 3.13.0-34 (that I didn't touch today) start to
run into PANIC, blinking Caps LED, power off-on needed. Took a panic
screenshot.

Able to boot in Recovery mode as always, I removed all tested kernels
and installed the newest distro one again.

20:09:06 purge linux-image-3.13.11-03131105-generic:i386 3.13.11-03131105.201407181735 <none>
20:09:11 purge linux-image-3.13.11-03131106-generic:i386 3.13.11-03131106.201408131735 <none>
20:09:17 purge linux-image-3.13.11-03131107-generic:i386 3.13.11-03131107.201409181736 <none>
20:09:23 purge linux-image-3.18.0-031800rc7-generic:i386 3.18.0-031800rc7.201411302035 <none>
20:09:23 install linux-image-3.13.0-40-generic:i386 <none> 3.13.0-40.69

This leaves me with the panicking ver. -34 and (initramfs)-ing ver. -40.

Then I started to experiment as I thought possible errors might be
hidden from me. So I picked -40 in GRUB screen, chose to edit commands
and removed 'quiet' and 'splash' words from line:

linux   /vmlinuz-3.13.0-40-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu-root ro
quiet splash $vt_handoff

I was quickly asked for the LUKS passphrase in text mode, then the
system went up and all appears to work.

I have no idea what caused the problem. Luckily I have at least my
system back. Attaching my /boot/grub/grub.cfg just for the record.

Sorry for unintentionally leading the thoughts the wrong way.

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Title:
  All images beyond 3.13.0-34-generic don't boot

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The linux-image-3.13.0-34-generic is the last kernel that (months ago)
  smoothly booted my Dell Latitude E6530 laptop with LUKS encrypted SSD.
  Usually it was asking for LUKS passphrase in blue graphical screen of
  Xubuntu.

  All kernels since then just show the usual BIOS "DELL" in circle
  splash, then 1 minute black screen and then

    BusyBox, ...

    (initramfs) _

  I'm not aware of doing anything to cause the problem like changing
  booting, upgrading ubuntu release etc.

  Today I discovered that the current linux-image-3.13.0-40-generic boots in Recovery mode, asking for passphrase in text mode. Then I can resume normal boot in text dialog and almost all is up. But the xrandr does not work as well as monitor switching etc.
  Will return to the old -34 kernel.

  I asked in the local Linux group and other user reports the same, he
  didn't resolve the problem as well.

  Attaching the apport report.

  Thanks for hope.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D3', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D7p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D8p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
  CurrentDmesg:
   Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
   dmesg: write failed: Broken pipe
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-27 (731 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6530
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-34-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu-root ro quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
  PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-30 (151 days ago)
  UserGroups: audio dip plugdev pulse pulse-access video
  WifiSyslog:
   
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.asset.tag: TUTTLE-LBC
  dmi.board.name: 0JC5MT
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A01
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: TUTTLE-LBC
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd06/20/2014:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6530:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0JC5MT:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E6530
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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