From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 9 03:09:27 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F2B9106566B for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:09:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanegomi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02A568FC0C for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:09:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iadj38 with SMTP id j38so8399763iad.13 for ; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:09:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=MsoTvscHk/RpvDOmNs0TlyWNr1mj32MHSMOQYMlVL20=; b=X/cYMq6CSLBxH4Iryzm6YTuNSjjO8fvB19cCf4K0CTfmR4qUcFq6EjmQh07HuuwfXC 2PwEZ1Bk87DeUilwMPWU/9uURiVzuGntmWzh0kcyB9YQlpwkdVgzUQnrfoMUp4zVGpkQ ba8Yxkv1QAoMyKyFLEV1AXTsIXtbGDY6GkRTY= Received: by 10.50.187.233 with SMTP id fv9mr17272983igc.24.1326078566383; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:09:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from fuji-wireless.local (c-24-6-49-154.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [24.6.49.154]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id rc7sm13795623igb.0.2012.01.08.19.09.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:09:25 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Garrett Cooper In-Reply-To: <4F0A54EF.9010908@macfreek.nl> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:09:23 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <4353A75E-8100-43A8-899B-F61E12F3C6B0@gmail.com> References: <4F07B4B1.6070101@macfreek.nl> <4F0A54EF.9010908@macfreek.nl> To: Freek Dijkstra X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS fails with bsdinstaller 9.0RC3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:09:27 -0000 On Jan 8, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Freek Dijkstra wrote: > Garrett Cooper wrote: >=20 >>> 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... >=20 > /me slaps head. I just never thought of that possibility.... >=20 > Thanks for your insight! Np :). > (off-topic) > Could I have exited the /mnt jail with exit? >=20 > I needed to run > # zfs set mountpoint=3D/ zroot > but got > internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library > which indeed is what happens in a chrooted jail. >=20 > 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! -Garrett=