I get that error on step 8.4 of the Book.
instead of grub prompt i gets grub-rescue prompt.
ls returns (hd0) (hd0,msdos{1,3,4,5,6})
Yes, i did grub-install, as Book says. Any suggestions?

Hi,

Details please......

Which part of 8.4, which lfs version, which command fails.

LFS-6.8
8.4.3 After /sbin/reboot
I use separate partition for boot.

Hi,

Your host probably uses grub 1 (assumption, you don't mention the host you used), lfs uses grub 2. The error shown could be related to that.

8.4.3 is for testing and uses the hosts grub/mbr, I would suggest skipping 8.4.3 and go straight to 8.4.4

Hope this helps.

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I tried part 8.4 with 2 hosts-installed Debian and live-cd Kububtu.
Well, will try to continue using live-cd. Thank.

Hi,
????

1) Stick to the host you build LFS on,

2) Why change at this point (chapter 8)? The only thing the host is used for now is the installed grub.

3) Have you tried my suggestion?

Because now i cant boot my Debian.
yahoo!! Grub works! Thanks you!
The next problem is that its dont boot)
It says /sysmount: only root can do that(effective UID is 113)
...
FALITURE:

Unable to create devices without a SysFS filesystem.

Can it be relates to fact that boot-scripts owned not by root(i use user-based package style)?

Hi,

Please put some effort in correctly describing your problem and what it is you tried! Your reply is confusing at best!

"Because". Because of what?
So debian does boot now? Or are you talking about LFS or both?
So the previous remark is incorrect? It (whatever "it" might be) does not boot? Or does Debian boot and LFS does not (maybe vice versa?).
If you are talking about LFS and the files in /etc/rc.d/init.d: Those need to be owned by root.

Sorry my english.
With problem i described about grub-rescue i was'nt able to boot anything, so i was forced to use live-cd to make changes to my system. After your suggestions to skip 8.4.3 part and executing 8.4.4 part i got beauty grub ncurses interface, offering to boot either my Debian or new LFS system. If i choose to boot LFS, i get error described above, if i select Debian, it mention about UID=113 also and stuck at kernel log daemon starting. I chowned /etc/rc.d/init.d/* to root:root, also fstab, mtab and inittab. It seems that bootsripts missing commands to mount virtual filesystems. Making experiment now)
Edit: No, i was wrong. System try mount virtual fs, but fail at it.:
Mounting kernel-based file systems: /procmount: only root can do that(effective UID is 113) Strange, all scripts belong to root. Going to check who 113 is.
Add:113 is linux-utils.
In mountkernfs script i found "Mounting kernel-based file systems". It uses mountpoint command, but it belongs to sysvinit! I chowned it to root, didnt helped. Nothing linux-utils related found. Some more suggestions?

Hi,

I can only assume that something went wrong while installing util-linux and/or Sysvinit using the user-based package style.

I've only tried this method once, a long time ago (2006?) and decided pretty quick that I did not like it, especially the ownership/permission changes that were needed. My knowledge about this install method is basic at best....

Only thing I can come up with right now is: Double check the owner/permissions of the executables as mentioned by the user-based package style. Also check the directories.

Hope this helps.

But are'n boot-scripts of lvl 0 execute themself with root privilegies?
Edit: Like with all Linux problems, i feel stupid when solve them. chown 0:0 /bin/mount
Thank for help!