From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 26 03:57:52 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F2F7AA5A for ; Tue, 26 May 2015 03:57:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.16]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A016B5F4 for ; Tue, 26 May 2015 03:57:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4594440E789; Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:25 +0700 (ICT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=cs.ait.ac.th; h= content-type:content-type:mime-version:message-id:date:date :in-reply-to:subject:subject:from:from:received:received :received; s=selector1; t=1432612644; x=1434427045; bh=Xt8bhB80r ANg+fkiEF1j28MTzgDugJibTLhq5wwXOsk=; b=EC+qB//2/wwBGSLVjyP0FOxFy yyDAWf+AFMlLXSs3gylamjsovMcIGnv0Uc/KpubutEGD/eGhqT+mUORqAv7j4h+X fj6MJkzOBWv4LEZeTYwrRZwH+pu3PBPXQHIKEHErSg6XWp+y7ZkJ5cEjeTKet4XF kDZQuNURanEXvaLD64= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cs.ait.ac.th Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id NfPMoZpBH10d; Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:24 +0700 (ICT) Received: from banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (banyan.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1BDA140E784; Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:24 +0700 (ICT) Received: (from on@localhost) by banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id t4Q3vQ4Q091843; Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:26 +0700 (ICT) (envelope-from on@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th) From: Olivier Nicole To: Brandon Wandersee Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1 + ZFS In-Reply-To: <20150526034748.GA1674@WorkBox.Home> (message from Brandon Wandersee on Mon, 25 May 2015 22:47:48 -0500) Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:26 +0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 03:57:53 -0000 >> The bsdinstall "Welcome Menu" offers the choice "Shell" >> which should offer a functionality similar to the choice >> "Fixit" in sysinstall. The documentation also suggests >> that the single user mode, as well as the "Live CD" >> choice, could be used - at least that's why I understand >> from the description provided in the handbook. >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall-start.html#bsdinstall-choose-mode >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/using-sysinstall.html#sysinstall-main3 > > It's my understanding that "Live CD" is the equivalent of Fixit: a clean, > single-user environment that can be used for system maintenance. "Shell" on the > other hand is tied to the installation environment, so that actions taken there > are recognized by the installer. > > In any case, if the OP has some patience and a spare disk, it's less risky > (though more time-consuming) to install a new system, configure it, then set up > a new disk with ZFS and transfer the system via rsync. That's what I did anyway, > since it grants the convenience of a) having a working system in the meantime, > and b) leaves a spare copy of the system at hand at all times (in adition to the > requisite backup, that is). Plus, if you have your data on a disk (disk or partition) different from your system, you don't even need to rsync; just reboot with the new system disk and the old data disk. Olivier --