Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:09:23 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: Freek Dijkstra <public@macfreek.nl> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS fails with bsdinstaller 9.0RC3 Message-ID: <4353A75E-8100-43A8-899B-F61E12F3C6B0@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F0A54EF.9010908@macfreek.nl> References: <4F07B4B1.6070101@macfreek.nl> <CAGH67wQVbhvJ0Z4dBh=UrnY24oZGjdzXOV5J%2BuK=VAh_tag0VA@mail.gmail.com> <4F0A54EF.9010908@macfreek.nl>
index | next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail
On Jan 8, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Freek Dijkstra wrote: > Garrett Cooper wrote: > >>> I just tried to install FreeBSD 9.0RC3 with a ZFS-only file system. I >>> succeeded by doing a manual install. The bsdinstaller failed: it would >>> write not write the new filesystem to /mnt as expected (I presume it has >>> overwritten the memstick filesystem at /). I'm relative new to FreeBSD, >>> so I'm trying to understand what I did wrong, or if this is quirk in the >>> bsdinstaller (unlikely). >> Uh, memory serves me correctly, you were in the zfs root... > > /me slaps head. I just never thought of that possibility.... > > Thanks for your insight! Np :). > (off-topic) > Could I have exited the /mnt jail with exit? > > I needed to run > # zfs set mountpoint=/ zroot > but got > internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library > which indeed is what happens in a chrooted jail. > > Would there have been another way for me to run the ifs? Yes. Instead of choosing "Reboot" in the last step you could have chosen "Live CD"; this will dump you into the cd's root instead of the chrooted root. > PS: sorry for the delayed "thank you". I was mostly away from my > keyboard this weekend. No worries :). Cheers! -Garretthelp
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4353A75E-8100-43A8-899B-F61E12F3C6B0>