Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:38:16 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: krad <kraduk@gmail.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it possible to install FreeBSD on a single MBR slice with ZFS Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB120070EEA5511E474F5D2E7FF6040@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CALfReyf4kdmBu1-HrDgDbVkK=ZNB3Hnu_0-uPLNKFz=JD8zo%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> References: <VI1PR02MB1200624BDD5D12283329B8A3F6040@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <CALfReyf4kdmBu1-HrDgDbVkK=ZNB3Hnu_0-uPLNKFz=JD8zo%2Bw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/15/17 16:09, krad wrote: > it works fine on a single slice. I would probably do a manual install to= =20 > be safe, but thats just me, but then I was doing rootonzfs way before=20 > the installation program supported it. If I remember correctly, whenever I try to use ZFS in the installer : 1) the Guided (Root On ZFS) approach simply does not let me select a=20 slice. I have to use the entire disk 2) Using manual partitioning on my MBR disk (SSD), if I delete an=20 existing slice, create a new one, and then a partition inside it of type=20 freebsd-zfs with / as mount-point, the installer warns "This=20 configuration is not bootable in your architecture". I got around this by using a 2-partition 'hack' in the slice : a) first partition for / as type freebsd-ufs b) second partition for /usr as type freebsd-zfs The install goes through with no warning, but then when I boot the=20 installation, I face the problem that /usr is not available and the boot=20 is interrupted midway with an unpleasant message. Regards Manish Jain
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