Comment 0 for bug 31974

Hardware: Targa Traveller 826 (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/TargaTraveller826 ).

S/W: Kubuntu Dapper Flight 4 i386 Install CD

The install CD menu comes up ok, but when booting the actuall installer kernel I get a kernel panic with following error messages (time tags omitted):

"VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(8,1)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs un unknown-block(8,1)"

The standard kernel command line reads:
"preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed initrd:/install/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=16384 root=/dev/ram rq quiet --"

It does not matter if I add other options to the kernel boot command or not. Likewise, selecting "Install in OEM mode" or "Install a server" end up having the same kernel panic.

I'll try this with the amd64 flavour and the LiveCDs next, then with the Ubuntu Dapper Flight 4 disks.

I never had this problem with earlier Dapper Flight version, nor with breezy.