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   Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:17:10 -0500   
   From: Guy    
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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu 6.10 crashed.   
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   ray wrote:   
   > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:43:08 +0000, ***** charles wrote:   
   >    
   >> Hi all,   
   >>   
   >> I went to turn on my Ubuntu 6.10 machine and I get   
   >> the following:   
   >>   
   >> Kernel Panic - not syncing:  VFS:  Unable to mount   
   >> root file system on unknown-block(0,0)   
   >>   
   >> How do I fix this without reloading from scratch?   
   >>   
   >> thanks,   
   >> charles.....   
   >    
   > Several options:   
   >    
   > 1) supergrub disk.   
   >    
   > 2) boot a Live CD and run grub to reinstall the MBR.   
   >    
   > 3) boot from the Ubuntu CD and select rescue mode.   
   >    
   > Be aware that there may be real problems here. I think the FIRST thing I   
   > would do would be to boot a Live CD and run 'badblocks' on your main   
   > partitions to see if there is a hard drive problem. If 'badblocks' reports   
   > errors on the disk - DO NOT MOUNT ANY PARTITIONS - if possible, unplug the   
   > drive and come back - I can probably help you through a data retrieval   
   > process. If 'badblocks' reports no errors, then proceed with one of the   
   > options above.   
   >    
   Did you do anything to Ubuntu prior to this happening - update the kernel?   
      
   Guy   
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