can't boot into kubuntu 9.10 after installation

[Tom H]

>> Now, since you've mentioned in your first message that  you've
>> deleted  symlink and I am not sure you mean the symlink of vmlinuz
>> at Kubuntu, make sure you checked at / if the symlink named
>> vmlinuz is there, if not, manually make it back, ensuring it's the
>> latest kernel (from /boot) and don't forget to rename it
>> 'vmlinuz'.

> I've noticed those before and wondered why they are there. I used to
> use Mandriva and IIRC they didn't put symlinks in the root directory.
> Do you know why they are there, and why the links in /boot are not
> used?

You can modify the behavior of these two symlinks in
/etc/kernel-img.conf