From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 22 03:17:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92260106566B for ; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:17:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpalmer@freebsd.org) Received: from noop.in-addr.com (mail.in-addr.com [IPv6:2001:470:8:162::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64C728FC15 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:17:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gjp by noop.in-addr.com with local (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1NMvFZ-000BoM-JF; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:17:29 -0500 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:17:29 -0500 From: Gary Palmer To: Mel Flynn Message-ID: <20091222031729.GA75894@in-addr.com> References: <200912210600.46044.mel.flynn+fbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net> <200912210728.31761.mel.flynn+fbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net> <200912210924.03447.mel.flynn+fbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200912210924.03447.mel.flynn+fbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, krad Subject: Re: Some notes on RootOnZFS article in wiki X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:17:31 -0000 On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 09:24:03AM -0900, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 21 December 2009 08:06:52 krad wrote: > > 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn > > > ng.thruhere.net> > > > > > On Monday 21 December 2009 07:03:52 krad wrote: > > > > 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn > > > > > > >ailing.thruhere.net> > > > > > > > > > > > > ng.thruhere.net> > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > yesterday went through the RootOnZFS (gpt mirror version) and here's > > > > > a few notes: > > > > > 1) You cannot use the install CD. It doesn't have a livefs and so you > > > > > > can > > > > > > > > never do the actual install in 2.2. The DVD will work and the USB > > > > > > image. > > > > > > > > I ended up using the livefs CD and the USB image, cause I didn't want > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > loose > > > > > > > > Maybe that procedure needs modifying a bit, but you can do its from > > > > > > disk1. > > > > > > > As i have. Things are a bit clumsy but it does work. > > > > > > - Using 8.0-RELEASE disc 1 amd64, 2 coasters burnt on two different > > > machines > > > with two different OS's, the Fixit option from CD/DVD kept asking for the > > > livefs CD, so I assume it's not on there or two different coasters had > > > the exact same errors. > > > - Livefs doesn't have /dist/8.0-RELEASE/*. > > > - Ejecting livefs won't work when mounted. > > > - umount is on CD. > > > - /rescue/umount is too big for space left on md0. > > > - libc.so.7+umount is also too big for space left on md0. > > > > > > You are using option 5 on the fixit menu arent you? As thats what i used. > > Ah, the emergency shell? I tried, but df/ls were unavailable, cd /dist/8.0- > RELEASE gave ENOENT, so I had no clue how to proceed from there. I tried some > hard wired paths like /rescue/ls and /stand/ls but nothing there either. > > If using this shell, then the how to definitely is incorrect. All in all, it's > only 300MB more for the USB stick, so yes it is preferable to use it. Poor man's ls: echo * Works from the emergency shell. Regards, Gary