Bug#612220: after update to squeeze grub2 don't load the system

[Aurelien Jarno]

On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 11:36:55PM +0300, grub2 don't load system: kernel panic wrote:
> Package: grub
> Version: 0.97-64
> Severity: grave
> 
> I update my debian lenny to squeeze, and the grub2 was installed (i don't run yet script that complete to change grub to grub2) and system don't loading from grub2, only from grub.
> I trying to boot a simple kernel too, not only bpo. From old version of grub all kernels booting good. When i disable quite mode i het the next line:
> 
> No filesystem could mount root, tried:
> kernel panic - not syncing VFS unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> Pid:0 comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-bpo.6-686 #1
> 

Basically the initrd is not loaded, that's why there is a kernel panic.
You should look in your BIOS if you have a "Memory Hole" option, and
try to disable it.

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