From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 9 07:22:44 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3058DA for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 07:22:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mgamsjager@gmail.com) Received: from mail-la0-x22f.google.com (mail-la0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c03::22f]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1641620CE for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 07:22:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f47.google.com with SMTP id eo20so320264lab.6 for ; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:22:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=+F4fOMViLdOsPQZuoAjtVHgJKrz1y3kc5SB2Xg0SvK4=; b=klHWuO4w8o8PWgSgouevCAOwode/C8xpcdw1kcIlG/oLGYL3evIU6UOe/TyucT6it+ kNGr5ov8PinZ/ZCdyo8gPLGKCO0bwm9Ej2BwLzcaWLJQi7GFxNZxY8viRNABScaNs15W F2aRI4gXGlq3/r1afUtBPpvYxSdE2PeFqzYDyGHfd3QmbBeyTuYHkeUI9wZixOE408dZ q0QSVaAxAQEGSGuTiAAtBJhHxhqekE6UxsSQQuwaTNHcz0TxV+E95t3UMLVPqwdM9PB2 FpM/vGjt1iWpwOA4bY3hQeH8NmKGyQ7yeTZqW8qrWLVVA7yJC9glYFEs1f8+vigY/HkQ fOMA== X-Received: by 10.112.154.70 with SMTP id vm6mr5973777lbb.1.1381303362130; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:22:42 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.129.233 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 00:22:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5254D231.5070803@allanjude.com> References: <52531295.7090700@allanjude.com> <5254D231.5070803@allanjude.com> From: Matthias Gamsjager Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 09:22:12 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [CFT] Patch to bsdinstall to support root-on-ZFS and GELI To: Allan Jude Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:22:44 -0000 Hi, tried 10-8 iso in Virtualbox but after reboot I was looking at a bootloader with a nice '-' but nothing more. post setup 'gpart list' showed no entries at all. On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Allan Jude wrote: > On 2013-10-07 15:59, Allan Jude wrote: > > Devin Teske and I have been working on a big patch to bsdinstall to > > implement installing on a ZFS pool. It supports both GPT and MBR, the 4k > > sector gnop trick, and optional GELI encryption. We would like to commit > > this in time for 10.0-BETA1 so it needs some testing to work out any > > obvious bugs before we send it off to re@ to get it committed. > > > > It includes a single configuration menu that allows you to select all of > > the required details, including which drives to use (gets details from > > camcontrol, also includes an inspection utility that presents the > > detailed output of camcontrol inquiry/identify, and gpart show), what > > ZFS RAID level to use (taking in to consideration the selected number of > > drives), GPT/mbr, 4k YES/no, GELI yes/NO, pool name, etc. > > > > > > Additional, it includes some other changes to bsdinstall: > > 1. Change the default to the 'non-standard keyboard mapping' prompt to no > > 2. Replace the 3 separate dialogs to configure an ipv4 address with just > 1 > > 3. Remove the dialog asking if you wish to enable crash dumps, this > > feature has been combined into the regular 'services to enable' dialog > > and enabled by default > > > > > > You can browse the patches here: > > http://druidbsd.cvs.sf.net/viewvc/druidbsd/bsdinstall_zfs/ > > > > I've built a bootonly.iso (10.0-ALPHA4) to make testing easier, > > available compressed (48 MB) or uncompressed (211 MB): > > > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly_2013-10-06.iso.xz > > > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly_2013-10-06.iso > > > > > > We look forward to your feedback > > > > We've made more improvements, including corporating most all of the > feedback we've gotten so far > > > Outstanding items: > 1. Apply the changes to ipv6 config the way we did ipv4 > 2. improve disk identification (model info and serial # instead of one > or the other) > 3. Include a helpful message before the GELI step where you have to > enter your password many times, the user will be less confused if it is > explained why they have to enter their password 3 * number of disks times > 4. Validate vdev type choice inside the vdev type menu, and warn the > user if they have made an invalid selection, so they can add more disks > or chance their selection, without having to try to start the > installation first > 5. Whatever else you guys find wrong tonight > > I generated new test images, and attached the patch (which got REALLY > big when Devin Teske decided to fix "all of the things": > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly.2013-10-08.iso.xz > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly.2013-10-08.iso > > > -- > Allan Jude > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >