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  1. Bug #549568
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Comment 8 for bug 549568

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Bob Felstead (bob-felstead) wrote :

Hi all,

I'm having issues with the latest release of Kernel 2.6.31-21 on a 32bit system. after installing the update, the system wouldn't boot into X, I simply got the sh:grub> prompt. After some time at the command line I did manage to get the sytem to boot using the follwing commands, -

ismod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root=(loop0)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro
initrd /bootinitrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
boot

Then I rebuilt grub2 and re-booted the system -viola problem resolved. HOWEVER, I still can't boot into kernel 2.6.31-21 as the system hangs, -

[0.969559] kernel panic - not syncing:VFS:unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,1)

Any ideas? I know that I'm not the only one with this issue.

Bob