** Description changed:

  Background:
  The hardware I am installing on is a Sony VAIO PCG-FRV26. It previously had 
Ubuntu 10.04 running on it without any problems. The previous partitioning 
scheme was
  /dev/sda2 | /boot | 2 GB  | ext2
  /dev/sda3 | /     | 36 GB | ext4
  /dev/sda1 | swap  | 2 GB  | swap
  In the spirit of testing, I decided to try Maverick Beta.
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Download and burn Ubuntu Maverick Beta. Do the checksum and CD Integrity 
checks to make sure the disk isn't corrupted.
  [These steps may or may not be relevant]
  2. Boot from the CD, and when prompted, use "Try Ubuntu"
  3. Set up a wireless connection to the internet.
  4. Once the connection is established, double click "Install Ubuntu 10.10" to 
begin the installation procedure.
  5. Select the default values until reaching "Partitioning"
  [Probably where something odd happens]
  6. Choose a custom partitioning scheme.
- 7. Edit /dev/sda2, set it as an ext2 /boot partition. Format it. 
+ 7. Edit /dev/sda2, set it as an ext2 /boot partition. Format it.
  8. Edit /dev/sda3, set it as an ext4 / partition. Format it.
  9. Click next and choose the defaults for the rest of the installation.
  10. Once the installation finishes, restart the computer and remove the CD.
  11. When the GRUB bootloader comes up, select the newly installed Ubuntu 
10.10.
  
  What should happen:
  Since this is a fresh install of Ubuntu, there shouldn't be any problems 
booting it after the install. After all, there hasn't been an opportunity to 
screw around with anything.
  
  What happens:
  Right after selecting Ubuntu from the GRUB menu, a kernel panic appears and 
the Caps/Scroll lock lights start flashing. The computer does not do anything 
after that. When booting in recovery mode, there is more verbose output. Here's 
the output that results from that:
  
  [0.761431] VFS: Cannot open root device 
"UUID=3f45a729-2066-4d4f-ae80-3cb2a7c6c4f7" or unknown-block(0,0)
  [0.761491] Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the 
available partitions:
  [0.761562] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 
unknown-block(0,0)
  [0.761662] Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.35-19-generic #28-Ubuntu
  [0.761671] Call Trace:
  [0.761730]  [<c05c572a>] ? printk+0x2d/0x33
  [0.761780]  [<c05c5685>] panic+0x5a/0xd2
  [0.761832]  [<c0817d8d>] mount_block_root+0x1d3/0x26c
  [0.761886]  [<c02247bc>] ? sys_mknod+0x2c/0x30
  [0.761935]  [<c0817e7f>] mount_root+0x59/0x5f
  [0.761985]  [<c0817fd3>] prepare_namespace+0x14e/0x192
  [0.762037]  [<c0217435>] ? sys_access+0x25/0x30
  [0.762086]  [<c0817467>] kernel_init+0x18e/0x19d
  [0.762134]  [<c08172d9>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x19d
  [0.762185]  [<c010363e>] kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0x10
  
+ Workaround: Right after a power-on, press shift to enter the GRUB menu.
+ Highlight Ubuntu from the GRUB menu and press 'e' to edit the entry.
+ Navigate to the line that starts with "search --no-floppy --fs-uuid
+ --set ..." and delete that line. Press Ctrl+x to boot with the revised
+ entry and Ubuntu should boot up normally.
+ 
  Other information:
  The first time I tried installing 10.10, I selected btrfs as the root 
partition filesystem to try it out. I got a similar error message, except with 
"UUID=..." replaced with "root=/dev/sda3". So it looks like the underlying 
problem is still the same. I figured that btrfs was a beta filesystem and that 
might be causing problems, so I installed again using ext4 as the root 
filesystem, and got the error output above.
  
  I also haven't been able to find any similar reports of this so my system 
might somehow be an exception situation. But I can't imagine why, and someone 
new to Ubuntu might not like being greeted with a kernel panic on their first 
boot. So it would be really nice to figure out what the cause of this might be. 
Thanks!
- --- 
+ ---
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
-  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
-  card 0: A5451 [ALI 5451], device 0: ALI 5451 [ALI 5451]
-    Subdevices: 1/1
-    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: A5451 [ALI 5451], device 0: ALI 5451 [ALI 5451]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  Cannot stat file /proc/5738/fd/36: Stale NFS file handle
-  Cannot stat file /proc/5738/fd/37: Stale NFS file handle
-                       USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2549 F.... pulseaudio
+  Cannot stat file /proc/5738/fd/36: Stale NFS file handle
+  Cannot stat file /proc/5738/fd/37: Stale NFS file handle
+                       USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2549 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:0 'A5451'/'ALI 5451 at 0x8800, irq 11'
-    Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
-    Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
-    Controls      : 28
-    Simple ctrls  : 20
+  Card hw:0 'A5451'/'ALI 5451 at 0x8800, irq 11'
+    Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
+    Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
+    Controls      : 28
+    Simple ctrls  : 20
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
  Lsusb:
-  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Sony Corporation PCG-FRV26(UC)
  Package: linux (not installed)
  PccardctlIdent:
-  Socket 0:
-    no product info available
-  Socket 1:
-    no product info available
+  Socket 0:
+    no product info available
+  Socket 1:
+    no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
-  Socket 0:
-    no card
-  Socket 1:
-    3.3V 32-bit PC Card
+  Socket 0:
+    no card
+  Socket 1:
+    3.3V 32-bit PC Card
  ProcCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper 
initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
  Regression: Yes
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
  Reproducible: Yes
  RfKill:
-  0: phy0: Wireless LAN
-       Soft blocked: no
-       Hard blocked: no
+  0: phy0: Wireless LAN
+   Soft blocked: no
+   Hard blocked: no
  StagingDrivers: ramzswap
  Tags: maverick kernel-config regression-potential needs-upstream-testing 
staging
  Title: [STAGING]
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 08/13/2003
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: R0108K7
  dmi.board.name: Q-Project
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: 01
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 9J5L00000000A8B06759F0285811
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0108K7:bd08/13/2003:svnSonyCorporation:pnPCG-FRV26(UC):pvr01:rvnSonyCorporation:rnQ-Project:rvr01:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: PCG-FRV26(UC)
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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  "Search" line causes kernel panic on fresh 10.10 install

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