My Ubuntu install threw up a Kernel panic today. The details during start-up were as follows:
<snip> [4294671.914000]crc error [4294671.915000]Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS:Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0) [4294671.915000] </snip>
In the GUI startup , the display would freeze at "Loading hardware drivers..." In safe mode, it dropped me to "root@bhute" -but I had no idea what to check and rectify.
Incidently, even Win XP restarted automaically. In safe mode, it restarted at the same point i.e. loading drivers.
Running Ubuntu's memtest gave me some 310272 errors. And to make me more confused, the system worked all OK after the memtest.
Any hints would be welcome. Incidently, Dapper froze around 10 times on my machine in two weeks. Is my RAM or HDD on the death bed?