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Boot from (hd0,0) ext3   238ac8ca-9576-443d-8e23-8dd836cd2683
Starting up ...
mount: mounting /dev/disk/by-uuid/238ac8ca-9576-443d-8e23-8dd836cd2683 on /root
failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory
Target filesystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init.
No init found.  Try passing init= bootarg.


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    Why a bounty, given the asking user is not seen on askubuntu from "Feb 12 at 16:04"?
    – enzotib
    Aug 26, 2011 at 20:08
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    But i need the answer for this, as i faced this issue few months back.
    – karthick87
    Aug 27, 2011 at 4:04
  • @karthick87: but are you the same user as @user10593? if not, why not open a new question, we cannot get anymore details from the asking user.
    – enzotib
    Aug 27, 2011 at 11:37
  • Lol i am not that user. I thought that the existing user was regularaly using this site..
    – karthick87
    Aug 28, 2011 at 5:43

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Try the steps listed in this page:
How to Fix an Ubuntu Error: "No init found. Try passing init= bootarg"

Basically,

  • Reboot with a live CD
  • sudo fdisk -l

will get you the name of the disk then

  • sudo fsck /dev/sda
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    for me it was sudo fsck /dev/sda1, but worked a champ, even though it couldn't mount. sweet!
    – rogerdpack
    Nov 22, 2013 at 19:04
  • What does fsck do? In general and in this case. That is also not explained in the source provided. Jul 27, 2015 at 17:39
  • fsck = file system check
    – Rumbles
    Apr 13, 2017 at 12:10
  • worked! For me, the check has to be done on /dev/sda6 which is the system partition in my case . Answer "y" to all question during the check.
    – laugeo
    Oct 4, 2017 at 7:49
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For me, I just created ran the Ubuntu Boot Repair disk and it fixed everything!

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Boot loader tries to boot from a partition which is not a correct linux root. Would you please provide more information?How did it happen?

If it happened after an unexpected shutdown (just a guess) maybe file system check can help you: http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p10.html#filesystem_check_on_an_ext3_filesystem

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  • It did happen after a unexpected shutdown. The link doesn't look like mine screen.
    – user10593
    Feb 12, 2011 at 16:06

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