Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:51:38 -0800 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10 RELEASE amd64 how to install on single drive with encrypted ZFS root? Message-ID: <531A072A.8020809@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <5319913D.4040207@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <53197EF6.4070902@holgerdanske.com> <5319913D.4040207@infracaninophile.co.uk>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 03/07/2014 01:28 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > The 10.0 installer does ZFS natively, which is why you can't find any > instructions on how to set up ZFS manually on that platform. Thanks for the reply. :-) I tried that, but ended up with a system that would not boot -- my BIOS didn't think the hard drive was bootable. > However, to set up an encrypted root, you'll need to set up the > encrypted partition with geli and then set up your ZFSes on top of that. > Which is basically a manual job. > You can follow the instructions here: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/9.0-RELEASE > except that after item (7) -- gnop -- you'll need to insert creating > your encrypted partitions and then modify the subsequent bits to refer > to the /dev/gpt/foo.eli devices you create. As far as ZFS goes, the > sequence is essentially the same for 9.0 as for 10.0 except that > wherever it says to use lzjb, you should substitute lz4. I don't have the knowledge or skills to accomplish the goals you've listed. I'm looking for a console session I can study and type in, or a walk-through for the installer. David
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?531A072A.8020809>