Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:12:44 +0300 From: Sulev-Madis Silber <freebsd-stable-freebsd-org730@ketas.si.pri.ee> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PKGBASE in ZFS Boot Environments World Message-ID: <7780EA00-465C-4294-A239-E2E308A3DCB1@ketas.si.pri.ee> In-Reply-To: <vqlcgwlvwjatxocsaztu@bnlk> References: <nopppvhntvnlbrovskrd@yfle> <vqlcgwlvwjatxocsaztu@bnlk>
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i have been playing too http://ketas.si.pri.ee/misc/recovery.1760980081.sh On October 20, 2025 5:05:27 PM GMT+03:00, vermaden <vermaden@interia.pl> wrote: >Found a way to overcome that limitation ... by creating a separate /RESCUE (not /rescue) dir with copy of /boot and pkg-static(8) command. > >That way one can restore /boot and reboot into different ZFS Boot Environment. > >Details here in the 'Additional Independent Rescue' section at the end: >- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/brave-new-pkgbase-world/ > >Regards, >vermaden > > > >Temat: PKGBASE in ZFS Boot Environments World >Data: 2025-10-16 10:04 >Nadawca: "vermaden" <vermaden@interia.pl> >Adresat: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org; freebsd-pkgbase@FreeBSD.org; > >>> We know that 'pkg delete -afy' will delete all PKGBASE >>> packages without asking ... but that will also render >>> ZFS Boot Environments USELESS as there is no >>> loader(8) anymore to show the ZFS boot menu for BE >>> selection. >> >> OK ls boot >> boot >> d zfs >> d efi >> loader.conf >> entropy >> d firmware >> >> My proposal - always keep a MINIMUM set of files allowing >> to show loader(8) boot menu - so anyone - even after wiping >> their FreeBSD system with pkg(8) - will be able to boot into >> other backup ZFS Boot Environment. > >home | help
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