Do you apply any updates or upgrade any packages in the time between the system booting fine and it then failing?
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Tags added: kernel-da-key -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1487113 Title: Unable to boot "Gave up waiting for root device" "Dropping to a shell" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1487113/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs