yes i mount $LFS

raza@raza-Inspiron-1564:~$ export LFS=/mnt/lfs
raza@raza-Inspiron-1564:~$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
done

lfs mount on /dev/sda4

yes i mounted lfs

raza@raza-Inspiron-1564:~$ export LFS=/mnt/lfs
raza@raza-Inspiron-1564:~$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
done


lfs mounted on sda5

You dont need to export lfs but mount it
[code]sudo mount -v /dev/sda5 /mnt/code]

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raza@raza-Inspiron-1564:~$ sudo mount -v /dev/sda4 /mnt/
mount: you didn't specify a filesystem type for /dev/sda4
I will try all types mentioned in /etc/filesystems or /proc/filesystems
Trying ext3
Trying ext4
Trying vfat
Trying fuseblk
Trying ext2
Trying reiserfs
Trying xfs
Trying jfs
Trying msdos
Trying ntfs
NTFS signature is missing.
Failed to mount '/dev/sda4': Invalid argument
The device '/dev/sda4' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?

Why sda4 ????????

sda5 i wrote this by mistake
actualy it is sda4

Well it's not sda4
Post the output of

You should stop what you are doing before you completely mess up your system!

sda4 is an extended partition and cannot be your lfs partition.

As mentioned by another member in one of your other threads: Learn to walk before trying to run.

Hello raza.ajmi and everybody,

The grub.cfg in post #9 designates NTFS partitions in the fdisk reported in post #14. It never had a prayer of working, but it does serve to prove that raza.ajmi truly is mixed up about the partitions. I agree with that being a bad thing right about now.

I don't know why update-grub in Ubuntu is not working to generate a menu entry for LFS in the Ubuntu menu. Sorry. Another idea just for the time being is to emergency boot the LFS system from the Ubuntu GRUB menu grub prompt. I do this all the time for test systems not listed in any boot menu. It's quite easy and could at least let you move ahead for now. You can fix the main boot loader later when you understand the partitions (and GRUB) better.

If you want to try that, then press the "c" key when the Ubuntu GRUB menu appears. That will stop the boot countdown and present a grub> prompt. See the screenshot for the easy steps.

I don't use separate boot partitions. If you do, then don't use "/boot" in any of the paths in that example. The search command may find multiple grub.cfg files (e.g., Ubuntu's and maybe others). You have to know or figure out which is which (or try them all). You have to get the "root=" kernel parameter right or it will not boot. It's the device name (or LABEL, or UUID) of your root partition, and it has to be right.

Another idea is the Super GRUB 2 Disk (easy to find with Google). It's a CD that can boot your system (provided it is capable of booting). Besides, it a good thing for anybody to have around anyway.

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Hi stoat

I do it that way as well but do you think it,s a good idea in the circumstances

I yield back to you on that. You were working hard on this. Your last request was for blkid. raza.ajmi should post it.

I just thought the brakes had been put on this. The idea I had was just something that I thought I could visually explain in a few steps to move it forward. Anyway, it's there for anybody to try at any time.

I like to use that but it dose take a bit of understanding but tks for the input. I,ll put your name forward to run through it