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10.18.2008 at 12:53PM PDT, ID: 23826796
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Ubuntu Linux Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

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Linux, Ubuntu Linux 8.04, 8.04, Dual Boot with XP, Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

Hi all,

I have a problem with my Ubuntu system.  Last week I was installing available updates.  I left my computer alone and my wife turned it off while the updates were still being installed.  Now I can't boot into Ubuntu.  This is the error that I get:

[     1.072000] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

I don't really want to reinstall Ubuntu since I will take me days to customize it like I had it.  Can someone please help me recover Ubuntu on my machine?

Details:
Ubuntu 8.04 / dual boot with Windows XP Home Edition. (GRUB loader works fine and allows me to choose an OS; XP loads, but not Ubuntu)
 
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