That sounds like ubuntu after you do that first upgrade and it upgrades and defaults without menu visible to a kernel that can't run the screen at all. Like it always has since at least version 7.

No idea what to suggest, it really depends. I know that for me, with AMD, 5.15 kernels seem to be the best. But 6.1 and 6.2 kernels can be ok too.

I dunno why they make it default to not give you an indication when to press shift to select a different kernel, cos this is always happening.