On 10 November 2015 at 18:04, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim Squadrito wrote: > >> so I finished making LFS 7.8 "bootable". the reason I put bootable in >> quotes is because I followed the directions but when I try to boot the >> system, it says error no such partition. what can I do to fix this, I >> can't >> boot into my debian system either. > > > It's a little hard to help without more info. You need to boot from a usb > stick or CD/DVD and tell us the following: > > The partition layout. That is, did you create a separate boot partition? > Is the system firmware EFI or classic BIOS? Is the partition table DOS or > GPT? > > Provide the contents of the /boot directory. > > Provide the contents of the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. > > Can you get to the grub command prompt? If so, we can probably get the > system to boot from there and you can then fix things up. > > BTW, did you read the WARNING? > > "Configuring GRUB incorrectly can render your system inoperable without an > alternate boot device such as a CD-ROM. This section is not required to boot > your LFS system. You may just want to modify your current boot loader, e.g. > Grub-Legacy, GRUB2, or LILO. "
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