Ubuntu server cannot find the root device

[Asif Iqbal]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Serge Hallyn
<serge.hallyn at canonical.com> wrote:
> Quoting Asif Iqbal (vadud3 at gmail.com):
>> Here is the detail message http://pastebin.com/ihffpT7z.
>>
>> Here are the few relevant lines
>>
>> [    0.000000] Command line:
>> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic
>> root=UUID=08febc85-9ce2-40ac-a354-e006f709a586 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8
>> [    0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus:
>> [    0.000000]   Intel GenuineIntel
>> [    0.000000]   AMD AuthenticAMD
>> [..stripped for brevity..]
>> 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!
>
> Hi,
>
> you're upgrading from what, to what?  And are you using multipath?

from linux kernel 2.6.32-26-generic to 2.6.32-27-generic

I am using linux software raid for root/swap/data

root and swap are raid1 and data is raid10

> If so, you may need to use ppa:serge-hallyn/initramfs-multipath.
> I'm still working (right now, in fact) on a fix that is proper
> enough to be allowed into a package.
>
> -serge
>



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