Ubuntu server cannot find the root device

[Asif Iqbal]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Scott Kitterman <scott at kitterman.com> wrote:
>>> Try typing 'exit' from the shell you get dropped into.
>>>
>>
>> brings me back to initramfs
>>
>> (initramfs) exit
>> Gave up waiting for root device.  Common problems:
>>  - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
>>   - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
>>   - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
>>  - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
>> ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/08febc85-9ce2-40ac-a354-e006f709a586 does not
>> exist. Dropping to a shell!
>>
>>
>> BusyBox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu11) built-in shell (ash)
>> Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
>>
>> (initramfs)
>>
>
> (initramfs) cd /dev
> (initramfs) ls md*
> md10
>
> It does not show md1 (root device) and md0 (swap)
>
> any idea why?
>

any suggestion on how to catch the grub menu? timeout `0' is not
helping to catch it. I tried esc few times real fast.
Then I could switch back to the previous kernel and hope fully that
bring me back to my OS.


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>> Asif Iqbal
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> Asif Iqbal
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Asif Iqbal
PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?