Second time doing this build and I am getting stuck at the blank(or black) screen with no text. I am using a external usb HD. I boot by going into the bios and use the USB drive option. Then I get a blank screen with a blinking cursor. I have to power down or do CTL-ALT-DEL to exit the screen. I am also using on board VGA with a standard monitor.

I am currently using the following:

/dev/sdb2 / ext4 defaults 1 1
/dev/sdb1 swap swap pri=1 0 0

/dev/sdb2 is set as a boot partition.


***grub.cfg***
# Begin /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# Boot = /dev/sdb2
set default=0
set timeout=5

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"

GRUB_TERMINAL=console


insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,2) #HD1 = SDB, 2 = SDB2

menuentry "LFS Test" {

linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.12.7-lfs-8.1 root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=20 ro quiet
echo testing
}

In the grub.conf, I have changed "set root(hd0,2)" and "root=/dev/sdba2" incase the system recognized the HD as SDA.
~

It depends where grub was installed to if it was the usb then it will be
set root=(hd0,2)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.12.7-lfs-8.1 root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=20 ro quiet

if it was on sda "hdd"
set root=(hd1,2)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.12.7-lfs-8.1 root=/dev/sdb2 rootdelay=20 ro quiet.
rootdelay is correct in kernel line when using external drive.

was the kernel built with all the correct drivers for USB? And other devices?

Are there any other errors when you boot? Dose it find the kernel?