From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 13 18:20:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAE1E1065689 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:20:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from boyvalue@gmail.com) Received: from mail-px0-f172.google.com (mail-px0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 871778FC17 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:20:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi6 with SMTP id 6so3079888pxi.17 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:20:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=3uEOdF0Xr7nXyJ3FEVRvs33CXv4h7rqzAvF9I69kq6c=; b=M85P/1fg+fD1ILEdDTOQHjq1M5h7ihHN9XZSiwJbmuK+cVjmcQuKIkAnSgIKTxdfzC b8zs7jZYWVACC2jA9muGWK1XFo40fm3+vdCb3NO0XVRjLxuCJsgggHa948j+sA9fehfX fdtL8/waYFlkE3dL06TWUywOx5JaAsJDzGq2s= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=Va/zyyDQJvmBvYAAtBW1wbBHG2YoqsB704bih4a/NWsPOHx08kY/iJYoCoSw7+vrpz 1rQxMOSAAzg31dO6BZBo/sWm8tbuWT++9u7Zp0dgjAMZVIke9Plbsg+11RA+LtjzzzJq xJW/mEgv9Ncp11cumA7TfsFOJ88HLxC51uJTs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.171.17 with SMTP id t17mr3099324wfe.209.1300040400597; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:20:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.68.18 with HTTP; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:20:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <86hbb6aply.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> References: <21D3DE2D-2C1E-4C7B-860E-C637C746150A@forsythia.net> <86lj0j9cwd.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <86hbb6aply.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:20:00 -0400 Message-ID: From: Scott Ballantyne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSd when using a zfs-only installation? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:20:01 -0000 On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "Adam" == Adam Vande More writes: > > Adam> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Randal L. Schwartz > Adam> wrote: > > >> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=94557&postcount=19 > > Adam> Well those are his modified upgrade instructions, they seem > Adam> relatively sound but the extra steps aren't required. The gpart > Adam> stuff is to update the boot loader which is only necessary if you > Adam> upgrade the file system or pool eg zfs/zpool upgrade. You should > Adam> probably run this just to prevent potential severe pain later. > > No, this was *absolutely* necessary for the 8.1 upgrade, because the > binary-installed boot loader was still ZFS ignorant. > > I'm just asking if it's *still* necessary for 8.2. Does the 8.2 boot > loader now know about ZFS if I install it from freebsd-update? > > Keep in mind, I'm booting straight from ZFS. There are no UFS > partitions on my disk. > > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 > 0095 > > Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > You need the new bootloader if you upgrade the zpool and zfs filesystems. You'll get a message to that effect if you do that.