I tried to upgrade from 19.10 to 20.04 and it crashed my system. and I don't know what to do.

Is there anything shown on the screen when booting the computer?

There is nothing on the screen. It won't reboot.

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Do you see the logo of your computer's manufacturer on the screen when you switch on the computer, or some "press f12 for BIOS setup" text?

What make and model is the system?

Yes I do. I am in the main screen.

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... the main screen of what?

My system was custom built. Ubuntu was the only operating system ever
installed on it.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:59 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:

> Yes I do. I am in the main screen.
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:41 PM Manfred Hampl <
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My system is an ASRock UEFI Version: B450M Pro4 P3. 60
Processor Type: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 3:00 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:

> My system was custom built. Ubuntu was the only operating system ever
> installed on it.
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:59 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:
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>> Yes I do. I am in the main screen.
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:41 PM Manfred Hampl <
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>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> Do you see the logo of your computer's manufacturer on the screen when
>>> you switch on the computer, or some "press f12 for BIOS setup" text?
>>>
>>> What make and model is the system?
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If you hold SHIFT at boot can you boot to root recovery console?

I got to the boot recovery console: unable to mount root FS on unknown-block

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I am trying to download the installation onto my Mac and then onto a disc
to try and reload it that way, but once it downloaded, I can't seem to get
the download copied onto a disc.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:26 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:

> I got to the boot recovery console: unable to mount root FS on
> unknown-block
>
>
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If you want to burn the Ubuntu installer to a disc on a Mac, then use the instructions in

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-burn-a-dvd-on-macos

I did try that and it would not work. I will try it again.

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I had to upgrade my Mac. I am going to try and install this now.

Thank you for your help. I will let you know if this works.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:58 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:

> I did try that and it would not work. I will try it again.
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:55 PM Manfred Hampl <
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Hello again,

I was able to burn the CD and when I tried to install, I got the same message as before: end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block

Now what do I do?

Try selecting "try Ubuntu without installing" and perform a file system check on the rott partition on the hard disk.

Not sure I understand some of that, but I will try.

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Same message

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 5:50 PM wlb <email address hidden> wrote:

> Not sure I understand some of that, but I will try.
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 5:41 PM Manfred Hampl <
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>
>> Your question #691943 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/691943
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>> Status: Open => Answered
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>> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
>> Try selecting "try Ubuntu without installing" and perform a file system
>> check on the rott partition on the hard disk.
>>
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In a very early moment of booting you should see something like "press F12 for BIOS setup or F10 for boot device selection" on your screen (exact text depending on the BIOS manufacturer). You have to press the appropriate key to select that the computer boots from the DVD and not from the primary hard disk.

Good morning,

Thank you for hanging in there with me, and I appreciate your patience.

I got to the menu, but I have no clue as to which one to use.

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On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 4:41 AM Manfred Hampl <
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> Your question #691943 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/691943
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> In a very early moment of booting you should see something like "press
> F12 for BIOS setup or F10 for boot device selection" on your screen
> (exact text depending on the BIOS manufacturer). You have to press the
> appropriate key to select that the computer boots from the DVD and not
> from the primary hard disk.
>
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Replying to the automated email and attaching an image doesn’t work. You’ll need to use a hosting service to make a url which you can then post as an update

OK, I stepped a little out of my comfort zone and was able to boot from the
CDrom. There was an indication that 20.04 LTS was already installed and I
had to allow a complete installation next to the previously installed
version. It was clear that the other installation was not complete.
Hopefully a bug was created to try and figure out why I got an error
message and completely crashed during a supposedly routine upgrade.

Thank you for your assistance, and hopefully I won't have any more issues.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
WLB

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Solved

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Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.