Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:49:07 -0600 From: Brandon J. Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "Brandon J. Wandersee" <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com>, Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ok How do I boot this monster? Message-ID: <86lgwhblrg.fsf@WorkBox.homestead.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1611171644580.67199@wonkity.com> References: <07218d20-34a5-171b-f6a8-de3c271733cc@columbus.rr.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1611171215010.67199@wonkity.com> <575baf45-b23d-163f-79b0-213a6ba51c91@columbus.rr.com> <86eg29x1on.fsf@WorkBox.homestead.org> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1611171644580.67199@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block writes: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote: >> Configuring the system to boot would require 128k partitions >> to be created at the start of each disk to hold the bootcode, and that >> would mean either manually partitioning the drives (which is the typical >> way of installing to a custom ZFS setup) or writing more code into your >> custom bsdinstall. > > We might have been looking at different disks in that gpart output. > Incidentally, while the boot partition is usually first, I'm fairly sure > that it does not have to be first and can be in any position. I read the thread out of order. Chalk that one up to my own stupidity. -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------
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