"Also, would it be possible to post any messages on the console before dropping to a busybox shell?"
I think that's what these are, from above. Or did I misunderstand? ------------------------------------------ The console messages just before dropping into BusyBox are like this (transcribed): MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC Loading, please wait... uvesafb: failed to execute /sbin/v86d uvesafb: make sure that the v86d helper is installed and executable uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=-2) <pause for several seconds> Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: <snip> ALERT! /dev/md0 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! ** Also affects: mdadm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Intrepid ubuntu server won't boot RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278176 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs