[Clfs-support] clfs-X64 section7 lilo wont install, host grub wont boot: help

[David Broadfoot]

With the messages from grub, I am going to assume they are kernel 
messages. Have U made sure that all of the needed drive and FS stuff in 
the kernel is there and it is not a module??

DAve

b-vol wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am doing a clfs build with an amd64 host.  I discovered I could not (for 
> unknown reasons chroot)  so I have to boot.  I installed and configured all u 
> to lilo-installation.  this fails as shown  below:-
>
>
> ############7.13. Lilo-22.8 install
>
> AS86 version 0.16.10 or later is required
> as86 is not present
>
> LD86 version 0.16.10 or later is required
> ld86 is not present
>
> BCC version 0.16.10 or later is recommended
> bcc is not present
> You will not be able to make floppy2, diag2.img, or lilo.com
> make: *** [test.img] Error 1
>
> #########
>
>
>
>
> I then decided to use the grub botloader  of the host running fedora8. 
> Unfortunately  it fails to boot.
>
> I get  the following message:
>
> ############  boot message below:
> could not open root device  /dev//xxx  or unknown block (0,0)
> please append  a correct "root="
>
> ##############
>
> (I have tried various combinations of /dev/sdax /dev/hdax  in /etc/grub/conf 
> (with the appropriate change in $CLFS/etc/fstab without  success.
>
> Help would be appreciated.
>
>
> sincerely
> bv
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