Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:56:00 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20130219015600.68050fb2.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <5122A3BA.2000907@a1poweruser.com> References: <51229B47.4070605@a1poweruser.com> <5122A3BA.2000907@a1poweruser.com>
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:57:14 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: > Fbsd8 wrote: > > The handbook does not cover how to add zfs support. > > > > How is it done? > > > Let me reword. If zfs is in the base system why does it not show up > when I look for it this way? > > if config -x $( sysctl -n kern.bootfile ) | grep -q > '^[[:space:]]*options[[:space:]]\{1,\}ZFS\>'; then > echo "yes zfs is in the kernel" > fi Without the ability to check this, I strongly assume that if you enable ZFS as described in the Handbook, the module /boot/kernel/zfs.ko (part of the default system) will be loaded. That's why it won't show up in a sysctl query aimed at the _kernel_ itself -- because it isn't in the kernel. Also, "sysctl -n kern.bootfile" will return the actual kernel file, /boot/kernel/kernel, which is a binary. If the exact config list (from the kernel _configuration_ file) is not plain-text part of that file, grep will not find the text you're grepping for. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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