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=2Esi=2Epri=2Eee/misc/recovery=2E1760980081=2Esh On October 20, 2025 5:05:27 PM GMT+03:00, vermaden <vermaden@interia=2Epl>= wrote: >Found a way to overcome that limitation =2E=2E=2E by creating a separate = /RESCUE (not /rescue) dir with copy of /boot and pkg-static(8) command=2E > >That way one can restore /boot and reboot into different ZFS Boot Environ= ment=2E > >Details here in the 'Additional Independent Rescue' section at the end: >- https://vermaden=2Ewordpress=2Ecom/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=2Epl> >Adresat: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD=2Eorg; freebsd-pkgbase@FreeBSD=2Eorg;=20 > >>> We know that 'pkg delete -afy' will delete all PKGBASE >>> packages without asking =2E=2E=2E 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=2E >>=20 >> OK ls boot >> boot >> d zfs >> d efi >> loader=2Econf >> entropy >> d firmware >>=20 >> 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=2E >=20 >
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