Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:01:56 +0100 From: Philipp Wuensche <cryx-freebsd@h3q.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Buganini <buganini@gmail.com> Subject: Re: unable to boot ZFS with gptzfsboot from an exported zpool Message-ID: <49CBB504.8000004@h3q.com> In-Reply-To: <e5b1e8d40903260946h77a9e6b5l9006b7f775230570@mail.gmail.com> References: <49CB7BC8.1010905@h3q.com> <e5b1e8d40903260946h77a9e6b5l9006b7f775230570@mail.gmail.com>
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Buganini wrote: > It need /boot/zfs/zpool.cache to locate zfs IIRC, > and http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2008/12/16/setting-up-a-zfs-only-system/ > export & import zpool to make /boot/zfs/zpool.cache up-to-date, > so I guess exporting zpool delete the record in zpool.cache, > then it can't locate your zpool. No, in this state of booting zpool.cache is not used in any way. This problem happens even before the kernel is loaded. An uptodate zpool.cache is not the problem here. greetings, philipp
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