Please edit the entry in grub menu, and change root=/dev/sda1 to root=/dev/hda1.
After boot, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the line with kopt_2_6. Then run "sudo update-grub". This is actually a bug in the installer. The kopt_2_6 line should be using root=UUID=.... like the kopt line does. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Notebook doesn't boot after kernel upgrade (2.6.17-7) https://launchpad.net/bugs/59619 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs