Re: [discuss] [oi-dev] [developer] Install into existing zfs pool on a GPT partition

[Toomas Soome via illumos-discuss]

> On 20. Aug 2025, at 21:52, John D Groenveld via illumos-discuss 
> <discuss@lists.illumos.org> wrote:
> 
> In message 
> <CABC65rM0=m__ZQbWVHzFLJCcnfFvBZXmxWiJ+HL6FjA73k=c...@mail.gmail.com>
> , Atiq Rahman writes:
>> After I installed OI via "F5_InstallToExistingPool" and I booted into it
>> from the internal disk it kept defaulting to maintenance mode and it didn't
>> set the password I specified on the installer (as I mentioned in previous
>> email). So, did it miss most of the steps for installation and generating
>> the filesystem etc?
> 
> I can't reproduce.
> Try again and record all of your steps.
> <URL:https://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/getting-started/#install-openindiana-to-existing-zfs-pool>
> 

tbh, the OI installer really should support using GPT partition next to whole 
disk setup option (and perhaps the MBR related setup should be hidden behind 
“advanced” or “historical setup” page;)

But this means work to improve the installer and is OI specific, not related to 
illumos-gate.

rgds,
toomas


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