*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 477104 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477104
Using Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer on an XP professional Latitude Dell
D630. After installing some updates and being prompted to restart I
found myself looking into the ugly face of:
GNU GRUB version 197(squiggle)beta4
[Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For first word, TAB lists
possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device/file
completions]
sh:grub>
I got various "no loaded kernel" or "no kernel found" errors when I
tried anything. I then went back over to windows searched various
forums to find help at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Rescue%20mode
I followed the steps 1-5 just fine:
1. ls
2. set prefix=(hdX,Y)/boot/grub
3. set root=(loop0)
4. set
5. ls /boot
with X = 0, Y = 1 but then at step
6. insmod /boot/grub/linux.mod
I got the error "file not found"
I continued however
7. linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sd01 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root/disk ro
You may notice that I actually made a mistake here, it should've been
sda1 instead of sd01...
8. initrd /initrd.img
9. boot
And then an error: "VFS: cannot open root device 'sd01' or unknown-block(0,0)"
followed by a list of other drives, then the error noted by others on this forum
"Kernel Panic - not syncying: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(0,0)" etc.
but then I replaced C:\wubibldr by the one suggested in comment 10 and
then booted up (it worked without deleting insmod ntfs). but then
ubuntu seemed to freeze, so I rebooted and deleted the insmod ntfs - and
it all seems to be working now, I'm writing this from ubuntu.
One thing which I did notice which was odd, was when I was in Windows
immediately after the problem started, was a large section of my hard
drive taken up by space reserved for MFT, which I had never noticed
before... (I only noticed this because I had opened up defraggler) maybe
it was related, maybe not, I'll check back in windows to see if it has
gone now that I have seemingly resolved the problem - with your help,
Agostino Russo.
Thanks guys.
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Wubi/Karmic boot: kernel panic - not synching: VFS
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477169
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