This is actually happening to me too on my eMachines. Both Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and Windows XP aren't booting.
On Aug 17, 11:57 am, u4david <u4da...@gmail.com> wrote: > ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/...-...-...-........-... Does not exists. > Dropping to shell) > > this disk is not getting mounted. > Could be configuration or hardware issue. > Unless you know little something about shell and some commands it will > be challenge get it to fix. > If you know little something it should be a breeze,unless is file > system corruption or hard drive failure. > > U4server-computing in hands of individualhttp://u4server.net > > > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Vyshakh <vyshak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Vyshakh <vyshak...@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:10:49 +0530 > > Subject: Help help. My system not booting... > > To: ilug-...@googlegroups.com > > > 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 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit our group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup