From nobody Fri May 8 22:57:26 2026 X-Original-To: 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 4gC4JZ41ybz6d7XB for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 22:57:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca) Received: from mail.vinnythegeek.ca (mail.vinnythegeek.ca [66.183.142.13]) (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 did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4gC4JZ1sHwz3HgG for ; Fri, 08 May 2026 22:57:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@palaceofretention.ca) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from [192.168.60.59] (unknown [192.168.60.59]) by mail.vinnythegeek.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8BB7AD81; Fri, 08 May 2026 15:57:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 mail.vinnythegeek.ca 8BB7AD81 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=palaceofretention.ca; s=all-mail; t=1778281046; bh=V+++4Mnlo9KoOOObdme1zNa8JoRiLQU4bVnQojRYAsI=; h=Date:Subject:To:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=Z0WuAbrN+uGcT5ufLfipWwNjGNLOSRktowL2ZBkP/9nuP8eER4Db/Q0ydnjWrlV98 +/IAm0nUBWtNafjQKyraV8YLcx+6HB2bUubmKw3COZqN1WjlqtA2ElvU7a+sou3UtZ bD0nRRXCeUKEPFozb8OOz5svVVn74gmuqlucYUwA= Message-ID: <74dfc07e-0433-425f-b1d4-c02254eb06ce@palaceofretention.ca> Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 15:57:26 -0700 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 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin To: questions@freebsd.org, linuxblood@proton.me References: <-jWXlivnnS6JzOLtgdKgTjey5u550bHgIug6b2nMu8bxryJ5eNyXIQkpWZZ-q0Jbs8ndjWl0O521ZbDfIneWs2g0rquBziWMWrZqDBUiusY=@proton.me> <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> Content-Language: en-US, en-CA From: "Mark G." In-Reply-To: x-ms-reactions: disallow Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:852, ipnet:66.183.0.0/16, country:CA] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4gC4JZ1sHwz3HgG X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated On 5/8/26 14:15, linuxblood wrote: > I tried as you instructed. > > zpool import -a -N -l -o readonly=on > > 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 encrypted 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 originated from. > > Anyhow, any ideas? :) > Hello and welcome to FreeBSD. I thought I'd add some thoughts here. I don't think they'll help with your current boot problem, but may help you move forward. If you don't have any data to lose on your current failing to boot system, a re-install from scratch might be best going forward. I had never heard of auto-admin, but if you want to learn and understand FreeBSD, I would ditch it and just use the tools FreebSD gives you for managing the system. Like freebsd-update, pkg and so on, which are all very well documented in the FreeBSD Handbook. You should read the FreeBSD Handbook cover to cover if you haven't already. Is auto-admin something that came with OpenBox? It is not part of the FreeBSD base system and seems to originate from the sysutils/auto-admin port. Are you dedicated to Openbox as a desktop environment? If not too attached, you could try the handbook's examples on using XFCE as a light desktop environment. I know it does not pull in auto-admin during installation. Anyway, just some suggestions on how to get started that might allow a better understanding of managing a freebsd system. It's really quite easy once you get the hang of it.