boot cd not working

From: Kris (krisp1_at_mlode.com)
Date: 04/28/04

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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:53:30 -0700

    I decided to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.18 to 2.4.20 but since I have done
    this I can not get my custom built cd's to load. At current the kernel
    works fine when I boot it from the hard drive.
    First I use mkboot to make my boot disc then I custom the lilo.conf on the
    floppy.

    lba32
    boot = /dev/fd0
    install = boot.b
    map = map
    compact
    prompt
    timeout = 50
    read-only
    image = vmlinuz
    label = linuxfl
    root = /dev/cdrom
    append="apm=on init=/linuxrc"
    ramdisk=26624

    then I
    lilo -b /dev/fd0 -C /floppy/lilo.conf

    I use the following to make a boot.img file

    dd if=/dev/fd0 of=boot.img bs=10k count=144

    I have mounted this file with loopback and it is a correct img file and I
    also tested the boot disk before proceding to this step.

    When my cd boots it does LI 8080808808080880 now per some research it is
    looking for the secondary boot loader but it is looking for it on the actual
    floppy instead of the emulated floppy on the cd because if I place the same
    floppy (I used to make the boot.img file on the cd boots) in the floppy
    drive the system stops doing 8080808080 and boots. Why is the boat loader
    trying to load the secondary boot loader from the actual floppy instead of
    the emulated floppy and why would lilo change when all I did was recompile
    new version of kernel. I can still place cd with older kernel in and it
    boots fine with no floppy assistance. Please help. Thanks Kris 

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