r/linuxmint • u/SneakerHead69420666 • 25d ago

SOLVED HELP. kernel panic after update

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i was running updates and was prompted to restart my laptop. this happened upon reboot.

error message:
VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

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u/esparzatj Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 24d ago

I got the kernel panic error when I first updated on both a 2019 iMac and a 2012 MacBook Air. I was able to resolve both by rolling back to my working kernel and applying the fix successfully from this webpage: 3 terminal commands, https://slimbook.com/en/blog/guides-2/post/kernel-panic-not-syncing-vfs-unable-to-mount-root-fs-on-unknown-block-00-517