On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:08:18 +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote: (please, no html posts, thanks...) > I saw a very strange error while installing debian cd - > > kernel panic - not syncing vfs unable to mount root fs on unknown block > (254,6) > > What might be the reason for this error? !!! I've never seen it before :-? You can: 1/ Check the validity of the original ISO file checksum 2/ Try to install from USB stick instead Greetings, -- Camaleón