Kernel Panic -- Not Syncing

[Jatin]

On Sunday 02 October 2011 07:32 PM, compdoc wrote:
>
> >When i start my ubuntu laptop i am getting the following message.
>
> >Tried re-starting many times but still i just get this message:
>
> >
>
> >cant open /root/dev/console: no such file
>
> >kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init !
>
> >Pid: 1, comm: init Tainted G      D      2.6.32-34-generic 077-Ubuntu
>
> **
>
> I service computers for a living, and I find a common problem with 
> laptops is failing hard drives.
>
> I would boot an Ubuntu Live CD, (11.04 if possible) and open the Gnome 
> Disk Utility. Select your laptop's drive in the list on the left, and 
> read the SMART status. You may have to expand the window to see it all.
>
> If it says 'Disk is healthy', then go ahead and repair the your 
> operating system. However, if it says it has a few bad sectors or has 
> warnings about the health of the drive, it's time to recover what 
> files you can and get a new drive.
>

Thanks everybody for the response.

I booted from the ubuntu live cd and used the fsck command to clean up 
the disk and then rebooted the machine again and got it working back to 
normal again.

Thanks
Jatin
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