2009/11/23 abdurrm <abdurroh...@ymail.com>: > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown- > block(8,1) > > ubuntu 9.10 > Installed by Wubi in Windows xp, in a machine Intel pentium dualcore(32bit). > > please.. I don't have any idea about this.. > but my data must be rescued.. > > -- > Wubi/Karmic boot: kernel panic - not synching: VFS > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477169 > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee. > > Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer: New > Status in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > I was using Karmic, installed with Wubi. For a week it worked like a charm, > and I updated it with the latest fixes. > Since about 3 days ago every boot fails with kernel panic > > Going without the "--quiet" option, the message is: > > No filesystem could be mounted, tried: ext3 ext2 ext4 fuseblk > Kernel-panic - not syncing : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(0,6) > > Eg. the grub entry for for the standard boot reads: > insmod ntfs > set root=(hd0,6) > search --no-floppy --fs-uid --set a2a40b74a40b4a6d > loopback loop0 /ubunu/disks/root.disk > set root=(loop0) > linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda6 > loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic > > My /ubuntu directory is on (hd0,6). If I use the grub command line, I can: > - see the contents of the drive > - mount the root.disk as a loopback device and see its contents > - can find the files referenced in the menu.lst > > Any ideas how to make it work again?use > I had a previous install of Wubi/Karmic-rc, upgraded in place that had some > kernel panics too after a few weeks of usage, but I just reinstalled it so > not sure if it had the same issue. > Just boot using the live CD or if you don't have a live CD use Virtualbox with 9.10 installed mount your NTFS partition and then mount the /ubuntu/disks/root.disk using the following command sudo mount -o loop /MOUNTPOINT_OF_NTFS/ubuntu/disks/root.disk /MOUNTPOINT_OF_WUBI_INSTALLATION
now you can access your files to restore the ubuntu wubi copy the file initrd.***.img in the directory /boot to the directory /MOUNTPOINT_OF_WUBI_INSTALLATION/boot/ after taking the backup of the file existing over there and replace it. Now your wubi installation must boot up. -- Sriram Damodharan -- Wubi/Karmic boot: kernel panic - not synching: VFS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477169 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
