From nobody Fri May 8 16:05:10 2026 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4gBv8p25H8z6cZ0q for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net) Received: from smtp-out.smokepit.net (smtp-out.smokepit.net [65.109.7.147]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp-out.smokepit.net", Issuer "E7" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4gBv8p1Y72z3HlS for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from 50d44339.bb.online.no ([80.212.67.57] helo=smokepit.net) by smtp-out.smokepit.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.98.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wLNhQ-00000000IIB-2UIv; Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:12 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=smokepit.net; s=loke; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Message-ID: References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:MIME-Version:Reply-To: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID; bh=LBhti6LbScTX0/nheFepjpXXiQD/mQZTEcKLhcyTYno=; b=Gf7xn8/iG6TEGz7aA5ZpWZWLNl OX/abeLJ2GU91nMQmkbcy5/5DIZigUvNFSIGJ7Iwj/ty4Xg3o7/DuEGYOw4jjPt2q/OJlH+CXXVO5 I5hqsj11/Sz9Vy49SXOdABl1T9cvy+9Hb/26vkbG48GN/UeGjErV9dPbvC2HOjtLhwSY=; Received: from httpd.lan.smokepit.net ([10.0.3.114] helo=webmail.smokepit.net) by smokepit.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.98.2 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1wLNhO-000000004w4-3K3b; Fri, 08 May 2026 18:05:11 +0200 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 18:05:10 +0200 From: Daniel Lysfjord To: linuxblood Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin In-Reply-To: References: <-jWXlivnnS6JzOLtgdKgTjey5u550bHgIug6b2nMu8bxryJ5eNyXIQkpWZZ-q0Jbs8ndjWl0O521ZbDfIneWs2g0rquBziWMWrZqDBUiusY=@proton.me> Message-ID: <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> X-Sender: lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:24940, ipnet:65.109.0.0/16, country:DE] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4gBv8p1Y72z3HlS X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated On 2026-05-08 17:53, linuxblood wrote: > Hi Daniel, I am a newbie. I don't know what commands to issue here. I > am in FreeBSD for the long run, but I am brand new! I didn't expect an > update to nuke everything. > > PS: Apologies for sending this to you twice, my first attempt didn't > reply to the mailing list. <3 I appreciate your time & kindness. > > On Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 3:47 PM, Daniel Lysfjord > wrote: >> >> Have you tried reading the pool from the live-system? >> Since you managed to boot into the LiveDVD, and found your disk, you're half way there:) you can start by trying to import the zfs pool: zpool import -a -N -o readonly=on # "-a": Import all, "-N": no mount, "-o readonly=on": read-only You mentioned encryption? Is it zfs encryption? If so, you also need the argument "-l" when importing It may or may not like that, but it usually tells you if it finds something interesting. Mind you, I have no machines without UEFI, so, I probably can't help all that much, but.. this gives you an indication if something is very wrong. If you manage to import the pool, you can start mounting filesystems from the pool (zfs mount ....), and have a look at the logs for what you did.. I have no idea what auto-admin might've done, neither have I ever used it.