initrd image not successfully created for linux-2.6.22-*-generic

[Mike Basinger]

I get the following error when trying to boot my machine after the 05-Oct-2007 updates.

Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

Only affects kernel 2.6.22-12-generic, kernel 2.6.22-11-generic still boot fine.

[Mike Basinger (mike.basinger)]

initramfs-tools did not run update-initramfs after update. Running sudo dpkg --configure -a fixed problem.

[Mary Gardiner (puzzlement)]

There are some versions of this bug where you seem to have to run "update-initramfs -k all -u" rather than "dpkg --configure -a"

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Mike,

Can you confirm if this is still an issue in the final Gutsy release? Also, Hardy Alpha4 is available as well, it would good to know if the issue exists there as well. Thanks.

[Mike Basinger (mike.basinger)]

Bug fixed in Ubuntu 7.10 final.

[Amr Hassan (amr-hassan)]

bug still exists. happened to me today after installing gutsy and doing a big batch of updates, after rebooting i got the message..
it was solved by running "update-initramfs -k all -u"..
so i guess the bug still exists..

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

I'm closing this since gutsy reached end of life some time ago. If you have a way to reproduce this on a supported release, please describe it.