FIXED. I was pointing at the wrong partition! On 3 November 2014 02:21, William Harrington <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Nov 2, 2014, at 13:52, Anthony Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > # Begin /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > set default=0 > > set timeout=5 > > > > insmod ext2 > > set root=(hd0,2) > > > > menuentry "GNU/Linux, Linux 3.16.2-lfs-7.6" { > > linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.2-lfs-7.6 root=/dev/sda2 ro > > } > > > > As seen from the host system, LFS is on /dev/sda8 which is the second > partition inside the extended partition sda2 > > > > Selecting this form the grub boot menu causes the system to start to > boot before failing with the message that I have noted. > > > > The first compile of the kernel used default values and I have added a > couple of things that don't appear to have made any difference. > > > > I really am stuck with this now! > > > > Anthony. > > Hello Anthony, > > If indeed your LFS build is in the filesystem at /dev/sda8, then the root= > parameter for the linux line should be root=/dev/sda8. > > set root=(hd0,2) is going to set the root for grub to find its files at > the first hard drive and second partition filesystem. So if the files you > need are also at /dev/sda8 for grub to find, then you’d also need “set > root=(hd0,8)”. > > I suspect you may be using the host OS used to build LFS install location > for the grub files and if that’s at hd0,2 then just deal with root=/dev/sd8 > at the grub’s linux line. > > Sincerely, > > William Harrington > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > Do not top post on this list. > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style >
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