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Date:      Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:02:46 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
To:        Jay Borkenhagen <jayb@braeburn.org>
Cc:        fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mounting failed with error 2
Message-ID:  <515E0696.2020901@bluerosetech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20829.52349.314652.424391@oz.mt.att.com>
References:  <20825.59038.104304.161698@oz.mt.att.com> <515DB070.1090803@bluerosetech.com> <20829.52349.314652.424391@oz.mt.att.com>

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On 4/4/2013 11:54 AM, Jay Borkenhagen wrote:
> Darren Pilgrim writes:
>   > Reboot using the install disk, go to the Live CD.  Import the pool using
>   > an altroot and a cachefile:
>   >
>   > zpool import -c /tmp/zpool.cache -o altroot=/mnt zroot
>   >
>   > Copy /tmp/zpool.cache to /mnt/ROOT/boot/zfs/zpool.cache, then reboot
>   > *without* exporting the pool.
>
> Thanks, Darren.
>
> However, when I try that I get this:
>
> ---------------
> root@:/root # zpool import -c /tmp/zpool.cache -o altroot=/mnt zroot
> failed to open cache file: No such file or directory
> cannot import 'zroot': no such pool available
> root@:/root #
> ---------------

Sorry, wrong cachefile option, try:

zpool import -o cachefile=/tmp/zpool.cache -o altroot=/mnt zroot



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