Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:44:49 +0200 From: Roland van Laar <roland@micite.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS mirror install /mnt is empty Message-ID: <51932EE1.3010601@micite.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305130743320.72982@mail.fig.ol.no> References: <5190058D.2030705@micite.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305130743320.72982@mail.fig.ol.no>
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On 13-05-13 07:58, Trond Endrestøl wrote: > On Sun, 12 May 2013 23:11+0200, Roland van Laar wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I followed these[1] step up to the Finishing touches. >> I'm using a 9.1 Release. >> >> After the install I go into the shell and /mnt is empty. >> The mount command shows that the zfs partitions are mounted. >> When I reboot the system it can't find the bootloader. >> >> What can I do to fix this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Roland van Laar >> >> [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/9.0-RELEASE > Looking through the wiki notes I would do a couple of things in a > different way. > > Since you're running 9.1-RELEASE you should take into account the need > for the /boot/zfs/zpool.cache file until 9.2-RELEASE exist or you > switch to the latest 9-STABLE. > > Create your zpool using a command like this one: > > zpool create -o cachefile=/tmp/zpool.cache -m /tmp/zroot zroot /dev/gpt/disk0 > > Copy the /tmp/zpool.cache file to /tmp/zroot/boot/zfs/zpool.cache, or > in your case to /mnt/boot/zfs/zpool.cache after extracting the base > and kernel stuff. > > In the wiki section Finishing touches, perform step 4 before step 3. > The final command missing in step 3 should be zfs unmount -a once > more. Avoid step 5 at all cost! > > Maybe this recipe is easier to follow, it sure works for 9.0-RELEASE > and 9.1-RELEASE, I only hope you're happy typing long commands, and > yes, command line editing is available in the shell: > > https://ximalas.info/2011/10/17/zfs-root-fs-on-freebsd-9-0/ Thank you for that link. This worked (better). I'm getting into the 'mountroot>' shell during the boot. Oh well, I'm getting better at this. The ZFS guides on the wiki leave you with a empty root zfs filesystem after the installation. After I know a bit more about ZFS and why the FreeBSD wiki is wrong on ZFS installation I hope to edit them. Thank you all for your answers, Regards, Roland van Laar
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