Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:03:33 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2 Message-ID: <4A60F535.3040908@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0907171342y357bb515y1483dabab615182d@mail.gmail.com> References: <4A57E38B.5050108@mykitchentable.net> <970380130907122109g4e160373m37259a3c40d48373@mail.gmail.com> <4A5B7D28.1080000@mykitchentable.net> <970380130907131500u2d300ben4ddec327cc54d2b4@mail.gmail.com> <4A5BBEC5.200@mykitchentable.net> <970380130907151512k4870af65q55f7ed0545fa6521@mail.gmail.com> <970380130907151733w2f226b37r31a189e73ec54dc2@mail.gmail.com> <4A5ED9AE.4010003@yandex.ru> <4A60DB90.6070303@mykitchentable.net> <790a9fff0907171342y357bb515y1483dabab615182d@mail.gmail.com>
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Scot Hetzel wrote: > 2009/7/17 Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net>: > >>> 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall with >>> custom >>> options (Install Root and Media Type) >>> >> I am stuck at this point. I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the FixIt >> environment. Then I exit FixIt and choose "Custom" from sysinstall. I set >> appropriate "Options". Next I select my distributions. Finally I hit >> "Commit" but systinstall complains that I haven't labeled any disks. What >> step am I missing? >> >> > > Just follow these steps to install FreeBSD from the Fixit environment: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#installFreeBSD Thanks. I followed those steps to get the system installed and the rest of the steps in Andrey's post. I had one more issue before I got a full working system. I had to add: vfs.root.mountfrom.options="rw" to /boot/loader.conf. Without that line, I got some error telling me to try 'set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw' and it left me at a "mountfrom>" prompt. But unfortunately, my USB keyboard didn't work at that prompt. Thus I rebooted from FixIt and added the line above. One more reboot and voila! ZFS on Root. Thanks for all the help, Drew -- Be a Great Magician! Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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