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Re: [Sheflug] Help!!!!!

Wow!! This looks like a job for a quiet Sunday afternoon!!!  I'll give it a bash (pun not intended!) over the weekend.

Many thanks!



On 14 August 2026 23:13:18 BST, John Southern <linuxtarragon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi Ruth,
>
>It is a long time since i had this. That error message usually means that
>the intiramfs has failed for that kernel.
>
>In your grub menu do you have the option to load a previous kernel but note
>down the version number that is failing and the version number that is
>working.
>
>Open a terminal and run
>
>  uname -r
>
>To prove the kernel you are able to run.
>Now you need to find the packages for your dead kernel
>
>dpkg --list 'linux-image*' 'linux-headers*' | grep -i x.y*
>
>Where x.y is the latest broken version.
>You should get a list saying linux-headers-x.y and linux-image-x.y
>You can now get rid of these broken files with
>
>sudo apt purge linux-headers-x.y linux-image-x.y
>
>You can also add any other files it lists with the bad version number.
>
>Now you can try to have the system fix the packages with
>
>sudo apt --fix-broken install
>
>Then clear up the system
>
>sudo apt autoremove --purge
>
>Now you can update your grub menu with
>
>sudo update-grub
>
>You should now be able to reboot
>There is a post for cinnamon that has the same error code due to a bad iso
>image at
>https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1t8h3u6/kernel_panic_unable_to_mount_root_fs_on_unknown/
>
>Regards
>John
>
>
>
>On Fri, 14 Aug 2026, 15:41 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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