Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:12 -0800 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS root File System Message-ID: <20090227194712.GB25297@ayn.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <4E614185-A54E-43B8-8C07-4BA901DE5861@drsns.com> References: <4E614185-A54E-43B8-8C07-4BA901DE5861@drsns.com>
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009, Dr. Aharon Friedman wrote: > I have been trying to set up a zfs root file system on 7.1. It requires > the loader gptzfsboot, which is in -CURRENT. I have tried to import it > to 7.1. Before I delve into it. Has somebody already done it? As a general rule, I avoid using anything but a system's standard file system for the root/boot file system(s), using the more esoteric file systems for things mounted after boot. While it may feel nice to have nifty stuff, it can cause far more problems that it's worth. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 ...I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter. -- Nick Petreley
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