From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 13 18:30:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2639106566B for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:30:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: from smtp2.mc.surewest.net (qsmtp.mc.surewest.net [66.60.130.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C573B8FC08 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:30:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: (qmail 26048 invoked from network); 13 Jul 2009 11:19:27 -0700 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 25979, pid: 25982, t: 2.1481s scanners: regex: 1.1.0 attach: 1.1.0 spam: 3.1.7-deb X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7-deb (2006-10-05) on smtp2.surewest.net. X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=10.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.7-deb X-Spam-CMAE-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=l6znrEm5JCIA:10 a=jDt-9pEAAAAA:8 a=XW_JSDzHrrC8qsLElaIA:9 a=1eAu0-tESMHXkhNFO_gXTFdjrL0A:4 Received: from unknown (HELO blacklamb.mykitchentable.net) (69.62.230.77) by smtp2 with SMTP; 13 Jul 2009 11:19:24 -0700 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (bigdaddy.mykitchentable.net [192.168.1.3]) by blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 096D01649CA; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:30:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=mykitchentable.net; s=default; t=1247509817; bh=hlMg1SJB/oEoGCdfb/U6lv4eRw1o6RbFik19AqMUQlg=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=1g/kf2oP6Gt48BoWwNm+j1g2PODe3KPNoqrGqoQsLSfW59DGbfRQ7nCOabBxVVdYS HjqnEuVLhL1q1OAl9oJmFts2mLLL89j7FVvqvz+bSBQBnapzn34sWvGS73l+oyuJI/ RhPDVZXObRagIZhqEELqxivpaoM2HajuaeaO+FBE= Message-ID: <4A5B7D28.1080000@mykitchentable.net> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:30:00 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jason Garrett References: <4A57E38B.5050108@mykitchentable.net> <970380130907122109g4e160373m37259a3c40d48373@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <970380130907122109g4e160373m37259a3c40d48373@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090712-0, 07/12/2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:30:21 -0000 Jason Garrett wrote: > >snip > > I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform > `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import > tank` ? > > I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and you > mention not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is where > zpool.cache hides out. Yes I did. However I figured out my problem. I was chrooted into /dist and the zpool.cache was being written to /boot/zfs (as you mention). But because of the chroot, when I checked /boot/zfs, I was *really* checking /dist/boot/zfs. Thus my problem. :) However I'm still having difficulty. I suspect I don't have a /boot/loader that supports zfs filesystems as I just boot to the 'OK" prompt. An 'lsdev' only shows BIOS devices but I've seen posts on the Net that indicate I should have zfs devices listed there too if I have a proper /boot/loader. I've used the one from both 7.2-RELEASE.iso and 8.0-BETA1.iso but no luck. Do you know of any way I can confirm or deny my suspicion? Thanks, Drew -- Be a Great Magician! Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com