Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 19:23:57 -0400 From: Ultima <ultima1252@gmail.com> To: Peter Pauly <ppauly@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tips for shell based partitioning during install Message-ID: <CANJ8om4TT2spqpbZmA=pkpWi4YrXBpSzCP-K7wfheOuqSfMudQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAKXfWbTqBUUzaGxz3U7HEV9FoSzqg3XD%2BUrrEkqbVU5E1W-oQA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAKXfWbTqBUUzaGxz3U7HEV9FoSzqg3XD%2BUrrEkqbVU5E1W-oQA@mail.gmail.com>
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> zpool create zroot raidz2 /dev/gpt/disk0 /dev/gpt/disk1 /dev/gpt/disk3 ... etc. > cannot mount '/zroot': failed to create mountpoint Use the -R option to change the mountpoint, root directory. -R /mnt would work. It is trying to create the directory /zroot and fails because the root is read only. On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Peter Pauly <ppauly@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm using the option in the installer where you go out to a shell prompt > during the partitioning step in the installer on FreeBSD 11-Release and > booted off of the CD. All is going well until I get to this step: > > zpool create zroot raidz2 /dev/gpt/disk0 /dev/gpt/disk1 /dev/gpt/disk3 ... > etc. > cannot mount '/zroot': failed to create mountpoint > > The instructions when going out to the shell say I have to mount the > filesystem under /mnt but /mnt is read-only. > > I tried to use the Guided Auto (ZFS) but it doesn't work with more than 10 > drives. > > What am I doing wrong? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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