From nobody Fri May 8 21:15:38 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 4gC2331y79z6d0kj for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 21:15:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linuxblood@proton.me) Received: from mail-43167.protonmail.ch (mail-43167.protonmail.ch [185.70.43.167]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "protonmail.com", Issuer "R13" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4gC2326cHjz40nN for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 21:15:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linuxblood@proton.me) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=proton.me; s=protonmail; t=1778274940; x=1778534140; bh=q4hLPFr6OOnhlU4KqeJpxVeEiT+lbrfro4MKKkB+cXY=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=nUfAYz8+ZmQJfjUuN8gmF8P3nhpJlQzqngdW7ISAVtJJo8QQAuk0TaNZY1ct4bvMe Bo/+SBs+E6Yxd+v5b+sp1WtYDm4zkCMW/oeRIc1y9ZYlpvHbajfDaM2t0U5A7UshnE rV/seeHsOR3nx35zxWiydhPiWvgsvcR9wMep4R8n1Oq6WnX2FkuK4ZpIBDED3f65IJ 7kQagnOKNFaVKnJEIsrBRSVQJgE5PKRnG4GCtIzQqKjxxD215s27AJC34F1TafDze7 FXACKALGNvreOPGHKwzAQkhisdiyjozpd4eudknSTMkEMUtfzvvvptwMwa7PSQcLVf 7bT7SUBlS46Ww== Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 21:15:38 +0000 To: Daniel Lysfjord From: linuxblood Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> References: <-jWXlivnnS6JzOLtgdKgTjey5u550bHgIug6b2nMu8bxryJ5eNyXIQkpWZZ-q0Jbs8ndjWl0O521ZbDfIneWs2g0rquBziWMWrZqDBUiusY=@proton.me> <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> Feedback-ID: 189999937:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: cbd19a26bc9e87bc27fd9714e7472c17bd2eb9f0 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:62371, ipnet:185.70.43.0/24, country:CH] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4gC2326cHjz40nN X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated I tried as you instructed. zpool import -a -N -l -o readonly=3Don it would output: -l is incompatible with -N I tried variations and eventually I got: No pools available to import I tried option after option... Then I tried zfs mount and it wouldn't output anything but the LiveDVD would load for a couple of = seconds and go back to the prompt. Regarding encryption, I chose whatever the default was using ZFS. I encrypt= ed the install as well as the swap. I don't know what I should do here. If it's too complex I'll just reinstall= , but I'm hoping I won't have to. Have you ever seen a popup about updates and it saying to run auto-admin? I= 'm still suspect about that popup, I don't know where it would've originate= d from. Anyhow, any ideas? :) On Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 4:05 PM, Daniel Lysfjord wrote: > 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? > >> >=20 > Since you managed to boot into the LiveDVD, and found your disk, you're > half way there:) >=20 > you can start by trying to import the zfs pool: >=20 > zpool import -a -N -o readonly=3Don > # "-a": Import all, "-N": no mount, "-o readonly=3Don": read-only >=20 > You mentioned encryption? Is it zfs encryption? If so, you also need the > argument "-l" when importing >=20 > It may or may not like that, but it usually tells you if it finds > something interesting. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >