🚀 go-pugleaf

Omit the boot parameter, and specify root=/dev/hdc2. From the
lilo.conf(5) man page:

boot=boot-device 
     Sets the name of the device ->(e.g. a hard disk partition)<- that
contains the boot sector. If this keyword is omitted, the boot sector is
read from (and possibly written to) the device that is currently mounted
as root. 

You may wish to try boot=/dev/hdc2, if root must be /dev/hda2. 
Afterall, your fdisk claims that /dev/hdc2 is the bootable partition.

> And here's what happens when you do an fdisk -l
> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 51 sectors, 1010 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 816 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1             1        41     16727+  82  Linux swap
> /dev/hda2   *        42      1010    395352   83  Linux
> 
> Disk /dev/hdc: 4 heads, 32 sectors, 490 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 128 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hdc1             1       256     16368   83  Linux
> /dev/hdc2   *       257       490     14976   83  Linux
> 
> Any ideas why I have no permission for hdc?  Especially when I can mount and
> read/write to my hearts content?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Steve