Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:44:28 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Starting with ZFS on fresh install Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1301280842100.16420@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP4490AA5B4BAE0C642F7D64593180@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP4490AA5B4BAE0C642F7D64593180@phx.gbl>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, Carmel wrote: > I have a spare amd64 PC that I want to install FreeBSD 9.x on. I want > it to utilize ZFS right from the start. There are two HD's in the PC. > One will handle the "/var" partition and the other everything else. The > last FBSD installer I used was on the 7.x branch. Does the new > installer in the 9.x branch handle that automatically? As Polytropon mentioned, the PC-BSD installer can do this. > Would it be advantageous to run something like FreeDOS to remove the > existing partition information, etcetera and then reformat the dives? > They are currently formatted in Microsoft's NTFS format. No, that should not be necessary. > Also, for the 9.1 branch, I read that I have to run: > > # /usr/sbin/pkg > To bootstrap the system. I also need to place: > WITH_PKGNG= yes > in the /etc/rc.conf file. No, this is not required. The only reason to do it is if you *want* to switch to pkgng. The old package tools still work, and you can switch at a later time.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?alpine.BSF.2.00.1301280842100.16420>