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NEW Install -- Error: unable to mount root fs

Asked by Micheline Paquette

Intel Desktop Board D915GAG / D915PSY with Intel 3.0Ghz CPU - only 3Gbs RAM and 1Tb HD.
Attempting to boot from Ubuntu 16.04 CD and get the following error:

[ 0.511162] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swaper/0 Not tainted 4.4.0-21-generic #37-Ubuntu
[ 0.511196] Hardware name: /D915GAG BIOS EV91510A.86A.0401.2005.0128.0809 01/28/2005
[ 0.511234] 0000000000000086 0000000070b19a6a ffff8800bb7b7de8 ffffffff813e9
[ 0.511355] ffffffff81c9af38 ffff8800bb7b7e80 ffff8800bb7b7e70 ffffffff8118b9e7
[ 0.511474] 62300020000000010 ffff8800bb7b7e80 ffff8800bb7b7e18 0000000070b19a6a
[ 0.511594] Call Trace:
[ 0.511631] [<ffffffff813e93c3>] dump_stack+0x63/0x90
[ 0.511664] [<ffffffff8118b9e7>] panic+0xd3/0x215
[ 0.511699] [<ffffffff81f5a576>] mount_block_root+0x201/0x294
[ 0.511733] [<ffffffff8af5a7b2>] mount_root+0x65/0x68
[ 0.511765] [<ffffffff81f5a91f>] prepare_namespace+0x16a/0x1a2
[ 0.511797] [<ffffffff81f5a21b>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1e9/0x212
[ 0.511832] [<ffffffff81817f30>] ? rest_init+0x80/0x80
[ 0.511863] [<ffffffff81817f3e>] kernel_init+0xe/0xe0
[ 0.511896] [<ffffffff8182488f>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70
[ 0.511927] [<ffffffff81817f30>] ? rest_init+0x80/0x80
[ 0.511971] Kernel Offset: disabled
[ 0.512009] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
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New install of Ubuntu 16.4 using the disk from the book...... 1st experience ever with Ubuntu. Can anyone assist me on getting past this?

Thanks!

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Micheline Paquette (mp04279) said : 		#1

I forgot to mention that the HD that Ubutu will be installing to has already a partition with WinXP Pro. Hoping to get prompted to reformat HD.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

You could boot to Ubuntu live CD desktop and run a full fsck on the file systems. Make sure they are healthy

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Micheline Paquette (mp04279) said : 		#3

Thanks Andrew, but I can't even get to the Ubuntu screen that allows me to either install or run live. Motherboard logo comes up and immediate get the screen error above. Bad disk perhaps? I'll try it on another desktop when i get home today.

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