i got a similar problem today while installing ubuntu 10.10 below is solution to that. *http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1533282 *
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Vyshakh <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vyshakh <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:10:49 +0530 > Subject: Help help. My system not booting... > To: [email protected] > > Please look at the below message shown when i try to boot to my > ubuntu9.10... > >>> > . > . > . > Begin: Loading Essential drivers... > Done > > Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount... > Done > > Begin: Mounting root file system... ... > > Begin: Running /scripts/local-loop... > Done > > Begin: Waiting for root file system... ... > Done > Give up waiting for root-device. Common problems: > -Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) > -Check rootdelay=(did the system wait for enough time) > -Check root=(did the system wait for right device) > -Missing modules (cat /proc/modules: is /dev) > > ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/...-...-...-........-... Does not exists. > Dropping to shell) > > > BusyBox v1.13.3 (ubuntu 1.13.3-1ubuntu) > enter 'help' for a list of built in commands. > (initramfs) > > > >>> > this is what i get when i choose boot ubuntu. > > (initramfs) behaves like a command prompt. > I cant boot to my graphical desktop. > #i've not done anything serious with my system. > #i dont want to loose my current ubuntu. > #i cant boot to windows(7) also. > > Please anyone help me to recover all safely... > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- Abhinandan Kothari -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
