Can I update directly from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.10?

After an update, my Ubuntu 9.1 installed as application showing Kernel Panic on startup... how can I fix it!?

  • I have Ubuntu 9.1 Karmic Koala installed on my Vista as an application. I recently ran the large update I had pending with Update Manager. It worked fine until I shut it down and started again, then as I run my ubuntu I get this message: "Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,1)" The Caps key flashes and I can't do anything at all. Trying to load in recovery mode still gives the same message. I can't afford to re-install it again because I'll have to download over a GB worth of applications and a ton of customizing to get back to where I am now. I've checked the Ubuntu forums but no one seems to have a solution... Assistance please!!

  • Answer:

    The other guy is right. Wubi is bad mojo. Download a live cd onto a USB drive and try it. I don't mess with the Wubi stuff, just go for duel boot with 9.10 and windows

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Sorry, guy. You're using wubi which is fine, but I don't think there is a way. If you don't have an Ubuntu install disk (and it should be Karmic Koala or Jaunty Jackalope -- nothing older) download and burn one. boot from it, open an xterm, try to get onto your wubi root directory (something I have frankly never tried to do) hope you have an internet connection, type "sudo chroot ." making sure there is a period after the chroot as that means THIS directory, then type "sudo apt-get -f install". If you get as far as the chroot then you may be able to fix it. If apt reports it is doing things, then try rebooting. If it doesn't come up, use the install disk again, try "sudo apt-get daily-upgrade" and try reinstalling the kernel and the kernel-modules packages . If that doesn't work, give up. Try installing Koala onto a pen drive and using that. There are tutorials for it on the Ubuntu documentation and at pendrive dot com which I[ll link to in sources. There really are no guarantees. I think I know what the problem is (and yes Windows did cause it which is no reason not to use Windows) but it's definitely not easily fixable and since I don't use wubi (I use the slackware and gentoo distributions of Linux) I haven't even tried to fix it. You do need to start the root directory on certain parts of the disk to boot. And Windows sees wubi as a file which it can move around as it pleases. And it probably has. Changing the size of your installed packages may help. A pen drive may be a good idea if you are going to do a ton of customizing.

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