Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:06:41 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Elliot Robinson <elliot.robinson@argiopetech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10 w/ fresh root-on-ZFS fails to boot Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408160304170.65870@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAG7kECNixh_q9WirsdKY5nX22ysmuBCemAi692UAULdX1Hpv1Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAG7kECNixh_q9WirsdKY5nX22ysmuBCemAi692UAULdX1Hpv1Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2014, Elliot Robinson wrote: > Good evening all, > I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 10 from the memstick image. Installing > with guided partitioning works and boots with no modifications, but I'd > prefer to run ZFS. I've spent the last 6 hours pursuing that goal to no > avail. Any assistance the group could offer would be greatly appreciated. > > So far I have attempted to install with root-on-ZFS with GPT and MBR, swap > on and off, and 4k alignment on and off. I've also done some half-hearted > playing with the loader.conf & etc after the install, but, since all the > references I can find are focused on FreeBSD 9, I've come to the conclusion > that the root-on-ZFS utility knows better than I what needs to be done. > > The only variable change which seems to have an effect is the GPT/MBR > change. GPT gives: > > gptzfsboot: error 1 lba 1 > gptzfsboot: error 1 lba 49 > gptzfsboot: No ZFS pools located, can't boot > > after POST. MBR POSTs, then freezes with no output. As best I can tell with > gpart, the partition table is effectively equivalent between guided and > root-on-ZFS w/ GPT installs (with the obvious exception of the filesystem > on ada0p2). > > Hardware platform is a 2009-era Dell Studio XPS with a Core2 Duo and 8GB > RAM. Installation media is a 40GB OCZ Vertex II SSD. The error suggests a hardware failure, bad blocks on the SSD. If the SSD supports SMART, can it pass a short or extended test? Otherwise, there might be vendor testing software.
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