Ubuntu-Mate for RPi image won't boot

Support & Help Requests Raspberry Pi
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I’ve tried downloading via direct and torrent and created the SD card in Linux and Mac using several methods and always get the same result:

—[ end Kernel panic – not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(179,2)

Holding the key during boot does NOT bring up Grub either…

Broken IMG ???

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Also, I’m using a Pi 3 and have tried three different SD cards, different writers and the ISO I’m using is the latest available:

“ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img”

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Try this: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=66134

You need to make sure that the “root=/dev/mmcblk0p2” is pointing at the correct device.

‘ls /dev/ | grep mmc’ should list them for you.

There should be no Grub on the pi image.

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I found the fix: don’t use cheap SD card readers! The first brand name card reader/writer I tried worked the first time.