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   From: "***** charles"    
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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu 6.10 crashed.   
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   "Guy"  wrote in message   
   news:cbudndRmM5RraknYnZ2dnUVZ_sDinZ2d@adelphia.com...   
   > 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   
      
   Nothing that I can attribute causality.  Nothing important on the system   
   so I just reloaded from scratch.   
      
   later....   
      
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