From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 12 11:16:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C16C11065692 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@googlemail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 572248FC16 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 19so2514345fgg.13 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:16:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=58UxMp+N6P9nNmWnk8HolbCLMKyWgMPHEXutA9a3XmU=; b=XprLLK+gzh/+SSMQIXnaq2WVt3slbq6MoKrmolube6J2Nm2uWh+/eyZWqP+Lo7SSsz Jm+7FatdBcCy+HHnSFKrrGQ9WI9pSvcMzRiZ8+4Etuy3Stpj6RvHFN7ORGGtW+uhUT/F T7dlkOK+QfW9KHU3fjzGNJcf7rfOp2dVmDQkQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=Av1bvgorAbjl+A36Z9Y5vObOjxeQ9WrleQPNZ8tFpNoSle/veeorhPGV6EdhWCgNWE CoOpeeNoyJfpe8lgIC814/phpK0DV9skXbRoMT7ojfQf1mDiLR/+m3oqxco2sliWDAlg a4Y68MebbKzN4J2QDnFtZjtFCycQo6bZ5euK0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.191.210 with SMTP id c18mr1700759hbi.0.1263294965149; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:16:05 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B4BBB4F.5020805@ibctech.ca> References: <4B4BBB4F.5020805@ibctech.ca> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:05 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: Steve Bertrand Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Can't mountroot from ZFS pool X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:11 -0000 2010/1/11 Steve Bertrand > All, > > I've successfully upgraded the disks in my ZFS backup server, and can > import/mount the pool properly. > > However, I designed this box originally so that it mounts / from > zfs:storage after booting from a USB stick. > > After the upgrade of the disks, I'm stuck at a mountroot prompt when I > attempt to boot the system with the original USB /boot key. > > Can someone inform me how to find the / filesystem at the mountroot > prompt? If not, is there *any* way to boot the system normally from > another medium, and then 'reload' the system with the ZFS / after its > been mounted so that the system functions as designed (ie. cron works etc)? > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > did you export the pool at all before rebooting it?