Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 18:11:19 +0300 From: George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@gmail.com> To: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS install from -CURRENT snapshot Message-ID: <BANLkTimnu2r31Uo9aUHkS9esqEr1Rk61kQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <EFBFDB477257923A044CD905@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> References: <C3447024DA2BEB7DA3063584@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <20110529040800.GA44286@sysmon.tcworks.net> <4DE1EDD8.5050003@FreeBSD.org> <BANLkTim7U0d_oJB9P41OTgjPH5-gi7OxbA@mail.gmail.com> <3E1EB5E79BD1A6B775EB8387@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <EFBFDB477257923A044CD905@mac-pro.magehandbook.com>
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Could you please explain where did you actually got stacked ?
Have you installed the OS by :
for file in base.txz lib32.txz kernel.txz doc.txz ports.txz src.txz;
do (cat $file | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C ${DESTDIR:-/}); done
Did you copy zpool.cache ?
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> wrote:
> --As of May 29, 2011 9:10:57 AM -0400, George Kontostanos,
> freebsd-current@freebsd.org is alleged to have said:
>
> --As of May 29, 2011 12:06:30 PM +0300, George Kontostanos is alleged to
>> have said:
>>
>> The new bsdinstall has a different layout so the previous guides don't
>>> work. I have prepared one that works for recent 9-Current at :
>>>
>>> "http://www.aisecure.net/?p=132"
>>>
>>
>> --As for the rest, it is mine.
>>
>> Thanks, that's about what I expected the install procedure to be at this
>> point. Nice to have the reminder about the zpool.cache. (Do I have to
>> use the Live CD mode? Can I use shell mode instead?)
>>
>
> --As for the rest, it is mine.
>
> Ok, I've tried shell mode and live CD mode. I've re-partitioned my disks
> several different ways.
>
> Nothing gets me a system that will actually boot. Or even recognize that
> there is an OS loaded anywhere. Help?
>
> (My preferred partitioning:
>
> ada1:
> 1 freebsd-boot
> 2 freebsd-swap 8G
> 3 freebsd-zfs 4G (zil)
> 4 freebsd-zfs 17G (cache)
>
> ada0: Managed by ZFS, ~250G Main filesystem.
>
> This takes advantage of the mSATA SSD in ada1.)
>
>
> Daniel T. Staal
>
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