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[Bug 360378] Re: Gave up waiting for root device after upgrade then busybox console

 

Sorry, can't seem to change my posts here.

noacpi made the busybox thing happen less often, but it still did. With
rootdelay=10 irqpoll I started the computer 11 times in a row without
problem.

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Title:
  Gave up waiting for root device after upgrade then busybox console

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: linux-image-generic

  After upgrade via synaptic on 4/12/09 on Ubuntu jaunty my system is
  now no longer booting correctly was working  just fine with previous
  kernel 2.6.28.11 but the changes to this package linux-image after
  4/12/09 may have caused my system to no longer boot.. & the system
  falls back to a busybox console after displaying the error  message
  Gave up waiting for root device.. I have waited for several minutes
  then issued an exit command & the same message is displayed again..

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