The SD car I was using was a class 10 Play.com 4Gb.

I re-imaged onto a 16Gb SDHC class 4 Sandisk card. it booted immediately.

thanks

Thanks James for the suggestion. I will re - image the SD card and try again.

I know that there are many Kernel panic posts but I have been unable to find one that specifically refers to not finding the root fs.

<t>good news : Pi has arrived<br/> <br/> bad news : cant get it fire up.<br/> <br/> Hi,<br/> <br/> I hope somebody can help please. I have connected the Pi. The OK and PWR lights are on but the start up script stalls at Kernel panic - not syncing : VFS : Unable to mount root on unknown-block (179,2)...

<r>Hi<br/> <br/> I am a Pi virgin also. On advice from greater minds the way I found easy for me was to download an app. called dd-gui.app from  <URL url="http://www.gingerbeardman.com/dd-gui/">http://www.gingerbeardman.com/dd-gui/</URL><br/> <br/> called : dd-gui-.zip<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://ww...

<t>I think it is time to give (Farnell a least )bit of praise. IMO their communication has been in the main comprehensive and adequate.<br/> <br/> I placed my order on Pi. day1.<br/> <br/> I received an acknowledgement of my order on Pi. day1 within 20 mins of my order.<br/> <br/> 20 mins later I re...

I guess a phone call is going to be necessary, for what good it will do.

yes got the email on 27/4 timed at 11.06, with the same delivery schedule.

<t>Colincoach said:<br/> <br/> Just received email.<br/> <br/> Order shipped – Order Number 29/02/12 11:55 16464706<br/> <br/> It appears that despite Farnell saying that orders are shipped in strict rotation, they are not. My order number is 3500 before yours and no email. Oh well I guess it will t...

<t>I'm a 60+ kid and am still dead excited about getting a raspi and starting learning all over again. Its been said many times already but I'm going say it again " great work Liam with the tutorals and thanks very much with all the time you are spending". But dont forget your studies! Even us fogie...

Would it not have been more positive for you to have included in your petition, the exact reverse.

i.e. Items manufactured, complete, outside the UK to have attracted import duty. Thus making the benefit to UK manufacture greater.

<t>I am at a total loss as to understand the Inland Revenue logic with regard to import duty. How would any British company build product here and pay a tax levy for privilege of doing so.<br/> <br/> Here's hoping that Raspi can convince the relevant government departments of the incongruity of the ...