It pauses at "Begin: Waiting for root file system" because the entries in /dev are not available. It pauses hoping that they will soon appear.
I'm not sure why they are not there. Could be udev not starting? -- Kernel panic 2.6.12-8-amd64-k8 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21481 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs