Mark ... I am sorry if I sounded ungrateful in my last post ... I am not... in fact your clearly evident expertise is appreciated more than you can know! Gives me some hope the issue is solvable. The frustrating bit is ... I know you know how to solve this ... but I can't work it out from your solutions ... (everything to to with my lack of any unix experience , I am sure!) .I just don't know how to start (no usb stick) .
sh:grub >linux /vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda5 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro single sh:grub> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic sh:grub> boot This sequence sends a load of stuff rushing past the screen then it suddenly stops and hangs with the caps lock and numlock lights flashing . The only thing I can do at that point is to switch off the laptop and start up again . Thanks once again for your patience -- 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
