Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Scot Hetzel wrote: 2009/7/17 Drew Tomlinson : 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall with custom options (Install Root and Media Type) I am stuck at this point. I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the FixIt environment. Then I exit FixIt and choose "C

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Currently ther are a few errors that prevent the trhing from booting in that guide. I will be happy to share them as soon as I get home. (I used your guide for the most part.) About an hour and a half and ill be ready to post. On 7/17/09, Scot Hetzel wrote: > 2009/7/17 Drew Tomlinson : >>> 4. Ins

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

2009/7/17 Drew Tomlinson : >> 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall with >> custom >> options (Install Root and Media Type) > > I am stuck at this point.  I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the FixIt > environment.  Then I exit FixIt and choose  "Custom" from sysins

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

I will post my exact steps around 1800 CDT, and probably put it up on my webserve later on. Do only @freebsd.org members have access to the FreeBSD wiki? I'm posting from my bb at work so sorry if this top posts or messes anything else up. On 7/17/09, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > Andrey V. Elsukov w

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Andrey V. Elsukov wrote: Jason Garrett wrote: Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on ROOT with GPTZFSBOOT? Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ (dead link now :( ) I get as far as the

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Jason Garrett wrote: >snip everything that don't matter 8. Install ZFS boot: # gpart bootcode -b /zroot/boot/pmbr ad0 # gpart bootcode -p /zroot/boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0 9. Change mount points for zroot pool and reboot. IT WORKS!!! Step 8 was CRUCIAL to the setup. All along

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 17:01 -0500, Jason Garrett wrote: > "LOADER_ZFS_SUPPORT=YES", as It wouldn't even boot the kernel before I > did JG: Why don't we setup a public autobuild farm (amd64 only) and build with that flag set? The other option is to modify a LiveCD framework with it. ~BAS Thi

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

>snip everything that don't matter > 8. Install ZFS boot: > # gpart bootcode -b /zroot/boot/pmbr ad0 > # gpart bootcode -p /zroot/boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0 > > 9. Change mount points for zroot pool and reboot. > IT WORKS!!! Step 8 was CRUCIAL to the setup. All along, following the guides, I was

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:01, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > Jason Garrett wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson >> > d...@mykitchentable.net>> wrote: >> >>Jason Garrett wrote: >> >> >> >>On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson >>mailto:d...@mykitchen

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Jason Garrett wrote: On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson > wrote: Jason Garrett wrote: On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson mailto:d...@mykitchentable.net>

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 19:33 -0500, Jason Garrett wrote: > Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on ROOT > with GPTZFSBOOT? > > Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at > http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ (dead > link now :( ) > >

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Jason Garrett wrote: Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on ROOT with GPTZFSBOOT? Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ (dead link now :( ) I get as far as the message I detailed before usi

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on ROOT with GPTZFSBOOT? Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ (dead link now :( ) I get as far as the message I detailed before using parts from another g

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > Jason Garrett wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson >> > d...@mykitchentable.net>> wrote: >> >>Jason Garrett wrote: >> >>>snip >> >>I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you >>

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Jason Garrett wrote: On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson > wrote: Jason Garrett wrote: >snip I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank &&

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > Jason Garrett wrote: > >> >snip >> >> I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir >> /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import tank` ? >> >> I just have to ask because I did not see that specifie

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Jason Garrett wrote: >snip I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import tank` ? I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and you mention not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

>snip I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import tank` ? I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and you mention not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is where zpool.cache hides out