Unable to complete ubuntu installation

Posted by Hugh Levinson on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Hugh Levinson
Published on 2012-09-20T21:22:48Z Indexed on 2012/09/20 21:53 UTC
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I am not a computer expert and have no programming experience. I have downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 from the website using the Windows installer onto an admittedly old Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop. The download seemed to be fine. When I try to startup the laptop and select Ubuntu I get a long series of messages starting: "error: couldn't read file [0.7392640 Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (0,0)" I have seen other entries on this messageboard with similar questions but to be honest, I can't follow the answers, which presume more knowledge than I have. I would be extremely grateful if anyone could suggest a solution.

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