Date: Sat, 09 May 2026 03:14:24 +0200 From: Daniel Lysfjord <lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net> To: linuxblood <linuxblood@proton.me> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin Message-ID: <23a0461692f1a548fd66180a50920523@smokepit.net> In-Reply-To: <bMqPt6T-h2jSNbr3LzJIV1beY6OZGVb4xmJtEEK_OyRSsnKGLQCZjb-TkiR73ZCiP3mJNFRtHsKAUJrK1jSH3AkCnb7n6l3BulLCYsNBMzM=@proton.me> References: <-jWXlivnnS6JzOLtgdKgTjey5u550bHgIug6b2nMu8bxryJ5eNyXIQkpWZZ-q0Jbs8ndjWl0O521ZbDfIneWs2g0rquBziWMWrZqDBUiusY=@proton.me> <H1NGyZ4b9k7LzchPk_nYZo-aPIKfj9salcmZH3VUMeHS5FmH7icoIy1UvXCR5cEd4tc-MRG5mAL-19GzYDUg26GGtlRTlvli5oqMchdjz_8=@proton.me> <a674de1599b7618ce6a7fb1f806df96c@smokepit.net> <hu6VNttxK1rW0gYQx80gjmJh6rjTg_ZPi73extFEtM1qKn7mwXYFpCViXmwzLNHgzvuDbwRt0jhxpFvJVVydtwTuAYQ37sp47jiAJbLUUWM=@proton.me> <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> <bMqPt6T-h2jSNbr3LzJIV1beY6OZGVb4xmJtEEK_OyRSsnKGLQCZjb-TkiR73ZCiP3mJNFRtHsKAUJrK1jSH3AkCnb7n6l3BulLCYsNBMzM=@proton.me>
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On 2026-05-08 23:15, 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 No pools, no "filesystems" to 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. > I have no idea about this auto-admin.. The git-page tells me it's an automation framework > Anyhow, any ideas? :) > > On Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 4:05 PM, Daniel Lysfjord > <lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net> 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 >> > <lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net> 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. >> If variations of zpool import -a fails, with no visible information about "this pool needs to be imported by name" or something close to that, I have no idea. To my untrained eye, it seems like the zpool signature is unavailable.. That seems... unlikely, as zfs stores that in multiple locations, and is pretty persistant in complaining if it finds things that doesn't make sense. > Regarding encryption, I chose whatever the default was using ZFS. I > encrypted the install as well as the swap. The default is no encryption, as it complicates setups by a whole lot. If you chose the default, you did not choose encryption. If you chose to encrypt the install and the swap, you did not choose the defaults, and... tbh, I'm out of my confort zone:) I do use encrypted ZFS, both native ZFS and ZFS on top of encrypted volumes, but that is so custom, that trying to export that knowledge to whatever you have done, is of little use.. If you can't get the live DVD to even find your zpool, I'm not much of help to you, and, from my point of view, you might aswell do a reinstall.. Pro-tip for the future: /home and everything else should be separated:)home | help
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