on Tue Nov 11 2008, Mario Goebbels <me-AT-tomservo.cc> wrote: > Is it possible to install a GRUB that can boot a ZFS root, but installing it > from > within Linux? > > I was planning on getting a new unmanaged dedicated server, which however > only comes > with Linux preinstalled. The thing has a software RAID1, so the cunning plan > was to > break up the RAID1, install VirtualBox RDP and install OpenSolaris onto the > freed > drive. The only roadblock is GRUB at that point, which would still reside on > the > existing Linux disk. Once OpenSolaris has been booted, I can recreate the > mirror and > do a proper GRUB install. > > Getting a IP-KVM attached to change BIOS settings is kind of the cost I'd > want to > avoid here. > > Any ideas?
Hi Mario, Did you get anywhere with this? It occurs to me that I might get my Linux/ZFS-fuse server to be entirely ZFS. I'd really like to accomplish that if possible. TIA, -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
