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Re: [Sheflug] Help!!!!!



Hi Geoff. Thanks!  It did indeed get me back into the desktop using kernel "6 point summat" instead of the "7 point summat" kernel.

I've no idea how to remove the (presumably corrupt) kernel though...

Cheers!
Ruth



On 14 August 2026 20:47:02 BST, Geoff Schrecker <geoff.schrecker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>If you restart and get into the GRUB menu (probably pressing Escape or Shift), you should be able to select an older kernel to boot and then remove the updated kernel.
>
>(I think)
>
>I’m a dabbler not an expert so others may be along with better suggestions!
>
>Cheers, Geoff
>
>> On 14 Aug 2026, at 15:40, Ruth Gunstone <ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> My laptop, running Linux Mint Cinnamon, just did a load of updates. When I rebooted it, I got:
>> 
>>                   KERNEL PANIC!
>>           Please reboot your computer
>> VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
>> 
>> 
>> All subsequent reboots have same result.
>> 
>> Any hints/suggestions? (Other than wipe the drive and start again!!)
>> 
>> Thanks :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Ruth Gunstone
>> Audio Visual Services
>> 07870 993379
>> 
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