Kernel problem.

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On Sunday 08 June 2008 21:52:38 Walter Kerkhofs wrote:


> When I select the 2.6.24-18 kernel in GRUB, then I get this message:
>
> Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition
>
> Press any key to continue.....
>
> So I press a key and it brings me back to GRUB.
> I can only use the 2.6.24-16 kernel to boot the system.

First thing that comes to mind, check your menu.lst. You'll find it 
in /boot/grub. Look for a line that says
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=
and see if the number that comes after that is or is not the same as in
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=

If it is,  the problem lays elsewhere. If it's not, first make a backup copy

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup

Then

kdesudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

and copy the UUID from 16 to 18, save and reboot.


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