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From: Peter Toth <freebsd@snap.net.nz>
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Subject: Re: ZFS on Root
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On 06/22/11 12:47, Chris Brennan wrote:
> * Peter Toth <freebsd@snap.net.nz> [2011-06-22 12:16:11 +1200]:
>
>> Did you set the "bootfs" property on your root pool? Example: "zpool set
>> bootfs=tank/root tank"
> OK, I booted back to the livefs memostick, imported my zpool (tank) and 
> zpool promptly tells me the following
>
>     Fixit# zpool set bootfs=tank/root tank
>     cannot set property for 'tank': no such pool or dataset.
>     Fixit
>
> But ... there is! It was a great tip and a worthy try. But it didn't 
> work, got any more idea's?
>
Did you set the mount point properly for your ZFS root? My previous post
was intended as an example only, you need to tailor it to your setup.
Also, you can use mfsbsd for installation very easy and straightforward
http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/ .