"File not found" Error on booting LFS 7.2
 

I completed doing LFS 7.2 as per the book. (Host system : Ubuntu 12.04)


For creating the configuration file ,I edited the /boot/grub/grub.cfg:


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#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_IN
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="$1"
if [ "$1" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9287144e-03d3-42c0-8126-c5810f5532e7
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4204FF7C04FF7171
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "GNU/Linux, Linux 3.5.2-lfs-7.2" {
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.2-lfs-7.2 root=/dev/sda4 ro
}
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###






Then I restarted the system. The GRUB had option for LFS 7.2, along with the old ones, ubuntu and windows7.


On selecting LFS7.2, I get the error "File not found".

If I understand you correctly then you added the lfs entry yourself.

Try, from your Ubuntu host as root user, to execute the update-grub command. This should find lfs and create an appropriate entry in grub.cfg. You might want to remove the entry you manually added first.

Thanks.. I configured grub using update-grub. Now i restarted and selected the option for lfs from the grub menu. Then i got a black screen with the following error messages.

/proc /sys /devmount: unknown filesystem type 'devtmps'
cp: cannot create directory '/dev/pts':Read-only file system
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/dev/shm':Read-only file system

checking file system...fsck.ext3:No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/sda4

More info is needed to trouble-shoot this.

- The first error (unknown filesystem type 'devtmps') could point to a missing kernel setting. Did you check/set the appropriate kernel options?
- Are there any, earlier, message during boot indicating that partitions are mounted read-only?
- From your host: What does the grub entry for LFS look like?
- From your host: What is the output of fdisk -l and please point out which partition(s) you used to build LFS.
- From LFS: Post the content of /etc/fstab

BTW: Please put your script/data inside [code] ... [/code] tags. If you don't know how: LQ - BB Code List.

Menu entry for lfs
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Output of fdisk -l from host
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sda4 is used for lfs.


/etc/fstab from lfs
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[code]
# Begin /etc/fstab
# file system mount-point type options dump fsck
# order
/dev/sda4 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/sda6 swap swap pri=1 0 0
proc /proc proc nosuid,noexec,nodev 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs nosuid,noexec,nodev 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /run tmpfs defaults 0 0
devtmpfs /dev devtmpfs mode=0755,nosuid 0 0
# End /etc/fstab
[/code/

No other errors indicating partitions are read only were found.
How can i check whether i set kernel options appropriately?

The posted output seems to be OK.

The tmpfs setting can be found here:
--> File systems --> Pseudo filesystems --> Tmpfs entries

Also have a look at this (the Note): 8.3. Linux-3.5.2

i cant find pseudo filesystems inside file systems.

Where are you looking?
The entries are there, I double checked.

If these entries are not set then you need to rebuild the kernel as explained in chapter 8.3.1

I checked for pseudo filesystem inside both ubuntu file system and lfs.

Can u give me the exact path.

This is kernel specific and LFS specific (no need to check your host).

(Re)do the steps in this chapter: 8.3. Linux-3.5.2

After executing the make menuconfig step you are presented with a menu. That's where you need to look.

BTW: How did you create your initial kernel? I do hope you did do 8.3. Linux-3.5.2 and you did not copy a kernel from your host (which will _not_ work!!).

Do i need to do anything before re doing chapter 8.3??

Only the steps you normally do when restarting/continuing with the build after a shutdown. Described here: chapter 6.65

- Section 6.2.2, “Mounting and Populating /dev”,
- Section 6.2.3, “Mounting Virtual Kernel File Systems”,
- enter the chroot environment (as shown in 6.65).

Now you are ready to redo 8.3.1