Can't load kernel errors (with wierd bios messages)

[Scott Ullrich]

On 9/5/05, Scott Ullrich <sullrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello list!
> 
> I'm trying to understand a problem that keeps coming up quite often
> but I honestly have no idea what is going on.
> 
> In random cases after upgrading I'm seeing the message:
> Can't work out which disk we are booting from.
> Guessed BIOS device 0xffffffff not found by probes, defaulting to disk0:
> 
> can't load 'kernel'
> 
> Screen shot of the error in action:
> http://www.pfsense.com/~sullrich/CantFindKernelError.JPG
> 
> Does anyone know what causes this error?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

Sorry to reply to myself but wanted to pass on info that people are
asking me in private e-mails:

1. We have tried ACPI w/o help
2. This happens on more than one machine (last could its about 9)
3. It always happens after the first bootup after upgrading the kernel and world

Thanks again!

Scott