Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:05:37 -0400 From: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> To: Matthias Gamsjager <mgamsjager@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [CFT] Patch to bsdinstall to support root-on-ZFS and GELI Message-ID: <52557ED1.5020008@allanjude.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BD9QhskFpirnTX==-G=ocxQ1GA6ykxM-0yxBa3ZXdYLAouXbw@mail.gmail.com> References: <52531295.7090700@allanjude.com> <5254D231.5070803@allanjude.com> <CA%2BD9QhskFpirnTX==-G=ocxQ1GA6ykxM-0yxBa3ZXdYLAouXbw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2013-10-09 03:22, Matthias Gamsjager wrote: > Hi, > > tried 10-8 iso in Virtualbox but after reboot I was looking at a > bootloader with a nice '-' but nothing more. > post setup 'gpart list' showed no entries at all. > > > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com > <mailto:freebsd@allanjude.com>> wrote: > > On 2013-10-07 15:59, Allan Jude wrote: > > Devin Teske and I have been working on a big patch to bsdinstall to > > implement installing on a ZFS pool. It supports both GPT and > MBR, the 4k > > sector gnop trick, and optional GELI encryption. We would like > to commit > > this in time for 10.0-BETA1 so it needs some testing to work out any > > obvious bugs before we send it off to re@ to get it committed. > > > > It includes a single configuration menu that allows you to > select all of > > the required details, including which drives to use (gets > details from > > camcontrol, also includes an inspection utility that presents the > > detailed output of camcontrol inquiry/identify, and gpart show), > what > > ZFS RAID level to use (taking in to consideration the selected > number of > > drives), GPT/mbr, 4k YES/no, GELI yes/NO, pool name, etc. > > > > > > Additional, it includes some other changes to bsdinstall: > > 1. Change the default to the 'non-standard keyboard mapping' > prompt to no > > 2. Replace the 3 separate dialogs to configure an ipv4 address > with just 1 > > 3. Remove the dialog asking if you wish to enable crash dumps, this > > feature has been combined into the regular 'services to enable' > dialog > > and enabled by default > > > > > > You can browse the patches here: > > http://druidbsd.cvs.sf.net/viewvc/druidbsd/bsdinstall_zfs/ > > > > I've built a bootonly.iso (10.0-ALPHA4) to make testing easier, > > available compressed (48 MB) or uncompressed (211 MB): > > > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly_2013-10-06.iso.xz > > > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly_2013-10-06.iso > > > > > > We look forward to your feedback > > > > We've made more improvements, including corporating most all of the > feedback we've gotten so far > > > Outstanding items: > 1. Apply the changes to ipv6 config the way we did ipv4 > 2. improve disk identification (model info and serial # instead of one > or the other) > 3. Include a helpful message before the GELI step where you have to > enter your password many times, the user will be less confused if > it is > explained why they have to enter their password 3 * number of > disks times > 4. Validate vdev type choice inside the vdev type menu, and warn the > user if they have made an invalid selection, so they can add more > disks > or chance their selection, without having to try to start the > installation first > 5. Whatever else you guys find wrong tonight > > I generated new test images, and attached the patch (which got REALLY > big when Devin Teske decided to fix "all of the things": > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly.2013-10-08.iso.xz > > http://www.allanjude.com/bsd/zfsbootonly.2013-10-08.iso > > > -- > Allan Jude > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-current@freebsd.org> > mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > <mailto:freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > > This was a variable scoping error made by Devin when he refactored some of the code into a subroutine. I have fixed it -- Allan Jude
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