Password issue for Ubuntu forums wont issue new password.

what error did (the hdd) it give?

i have no idea why it wouldnt give a response, maybe it was marked as spam

The HDD error was:
[23.069303] Kernel panic - not syncing : VFS :Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (0,0).
That is all it gives. Is there any way to recover from this?

I have checked the spam folders and they apear empty.
What email address would it come on so I can whitelist it?

Thanks for your help!
Steve.

besides updating, did you change anything else on your system before booting?

I dont use the forums, I used to but it got anoying building up "the beans"

I had swapped pc's with my brother keeping the same NIC and HDD (until the HDD gave the above error and it was replaced) almost 2 months before but it had been running fine.

What does more beans mean?

you could try connecting both, booting off the new one, and then mounting the old/"broken" one

VFS :Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (0,0).
=
(virtual file system: unable to mount root(ubuntu core files) file system on unknown block 0,0 (hda1)

so it just means that it wont mount (for reason x) and it just happens that ubuntu is on that same drive (thus the system wont boot)

you can mount it by typing(at the terminal): sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/hda1
enter your password when asked, it wont show it when typed
and replace the "hda1" with the appropriate name and digit.

beans are the equivalent to karma on launchpad, does the same thing, just goes up slower and is used on ubuntu forums.
"beans" are usually repressented by a picture of beans, as you get higher up in the ranks (by answering questions) it changes to coffee, and lattee, and grilled beans. if your not active enough on the forums, you"spill" your beans

tried:
sudo mount /dev/hdb1/media/hdb1
Also tried (just in case) hda0, hdb0, hda1.

Every time got error:
mount: can't find /devhdb1/media/hdb1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
mount: can't find /devhda0/media/hda0 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab etc.

tried:
/etc# edit fstab
and /etc# edit mtab

but got unknown mime type for "/fstab" -- using "application/*"
and unknown mime type for "/mtab" -- using "application/*"

Any ideas from here?
Thanks, Steve.

Solved password issue with hotmail account.

after connecting it, then booting (i hope you didnt just connect it and expect it to work without rebooting ;) its a bios thing)
go to the terminal and type:
fdisk -l
that will give you a list of partitions, can you paste it back here?

Is "GRUB" a terminal? I believed it was a VT100 terminal. Anyway, "fdisk -l" wasn't understood.
How I get there is to hit escape on boot and choose "c" for command.
Is there a better way?
Thanks.

GRUB is the boot loader, when your computer starts, it looks on your hard drive for a boot loader, the loader tells the computer to start XYZ at place XYZ and then ubuntu/vista takes it from there

what your seeing while booting and hiting c is the GRUB command line, at allows you to change how the computer boots, before booting. for most people this isnt used, understood, nor its existance acknowledged.

goto:
Applications--->Accessories--->Terminal
and then type:
fdisk -l

Here is the info you wanted:

Disk /dev/hda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 19269 154778211 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 19270 19457 1510110 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 19270 19457 1510078+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 14453 116093691 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 14454 14593 1124550 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 14454 14593 1124518+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

The hdb is the unbootable one.
Let me know what else to do please!

Thanks.

sorry for the delay i got sidetracked and started looking up information for you on how to boot 2 OS on 2 different disks :P

after carefull looking at the question, there was one little mistake you made
you forgot the space!

sudo mount /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1

you wrote:
sudo mount /dev/hdb1/media/hdb1

the space is the divider between the device your mounting to use, and the folder to post it there
if it gives back an error saying the folder /media/hdb1 doesnt exist, make it!:

sudo mkdir /media/hdb1

hope this helps, again sorry for the delay,
Brian Michalski