From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 15 22:55:22 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2EB61065694 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:55:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@simons-rock.edu) Received: from hedwig.simons-rock.edu (hedwig.simons-rock.edu [208.81.88.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C9388FC22 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:55:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lock.simons-rock.edu (lock.simons-rock.edu [192.168.2.211]) by hedwig.simons-rock.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0B0B2BB341; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:28:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from lock.simons-rock.edu (lock.simons-rock.edu [127.0.0.1]) by lock.simons-rock.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o1FMSI4h001401; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:28:18 -0500 Received: (from apache@localhost) by lock.simons-rock.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id o1FMSI4L001400; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:28:18 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: lock.simons-rock.edu: apache set sender to peter@simons-rock.edu using -f Received: from 69.37.94.221 (SquirrelMail authenticated user peter) by lock.simons-rock.edu with HTTP; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:28:18 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <2539.69.37.94.221.1266272898.squirrel@lock.simons-rock.edu> In-Reply-To: <74c3ddc41002121510w3d16168yca644f739bead74b@mail.gmail.com> References: <74c3ddc41002121510w3d16168yca644f739bead74b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:28:18 -0500 (EST) From: "Peter C. Lai" To: "Adriaan" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-5.el4_8.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Charles Sprickman , stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS on root, serial console install X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:55:22 -0000 I did a pxeboot zfs-root install the other day. If you copy the dvd to an nfs export as the root mount, hack the requisite files to do serial console then you will drop to a login prompt when it boots over pxe-tftp. Had no problems setting up zfs root install by skipping sysinstall and fixit entirely: setup your ZFS root, then set DESTDIR and use install.sh in the individual package dirs. http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/RAIDZ2 > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Charles Sprickman wrote: >> Any hints on that one? >> >> I finally got around to getting dhcp/tftp/nfs setup on an internal >> network >> to perform normal installs (and with some pxelinux hackery, the ability >> to >> boot a DOS disk or memtest86 disk images). >> >> Sysinstall in general is kind of an unweildy beast over serial, but one >> thing I was not able to accomplish was to get a shell (no extra virtual >> consoles on serial) or attempt any mounting of fixit media.  From my >> last >> install that put ZFS on root, I had to do quite a bit of tapdancing >> since I >> had no DVD or bootable USB media - lots of switching from the install >> disk >> to fixit, which brought me to many chicken and egg moments.  I did it >> though... >> >> But remotely, I'm not seeing a good way to do this.  If mfsroot were >> larger >> and had more tools, then I'd be in business.  This is probably the >> direction >> I need to get shoved in. >> >> I've looked at some other options with pxelinux and perhaps booting the >> mini >> ISO, but I'm not sure that gets me anywhere. >> >> Any tips?  This isn't a make or break situation, I live 15 minutes from >> the >> colo...  It's more of a quest. :) >> > > I would installl a small UFS FBSD system of 1 or 2 Gig on say ad0s1. > That gives you more then the equivalent of a fixit CD. You then use > this mini system as base to install the "real one" on the other > slice(s) > > After having finished the install, you use fdisk to change the active > slice to the new install and reboot. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Peter C. Lai ITS Systems Administrator Bard College at Simon's Rock 84 Alford Rd. Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413) 528-7428 peter at simons-rock.edu