Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:43:18 +0000 From: "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> To: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> Cc: "<freebsd-current@freebsd.org>" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: [CFT] Patch to bsdinstall to support root-on-ZFS and GELI Message-ID: <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D720FC7E9DE@LTCFISWMSGMB21.FNFIS.com> In-Reply-To: <5262A69D.5070601@allanjude.com> References: <52629DA7.7090103@bridgenet.se> <5262A3EE.4050600@allanjude.com> <5262A5D0.3050604@bridgenet.se> <5262A69D.5070601@allanjude.com>
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On Oct 19, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Allan Jude wrote: > On 2013-10-19 11:31, Johan Broman wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> On 19/10/13 17:23, Allan Jude wrote: >>> On 2013-10-19 10:56, Johan Broman wrote: >>>> Hi! >>>>=20 >>>> Just tested the root-on-ZFS install option using FreeBSD 10 beta 1. I >>>> have 4 SATA drives in my server. I select all four of them in a RAIDZ1 >>>> setup. I hit enter to continue the installation and the zpool is >>>> created, but I'm then returned to the zpool selection screen again. It >>>> turned out that two of the drives had previously been used in a >>>> (Linux) software mirror setup and because of this they got activated >>>> in /dev/raid/r0. Because of this I ended up in an endless bsdinstall >>>> loop. >>>>=20 >>>> Removing the raid device using the graid command resolved the >>>> situation. >>>>=20 >>>> Now maybe this is working as designed, but there was no warning/alert >>>> to the fact that the devices couldn't be used. Perhaps a warning >>>> should be rasied in this situation? >>>>=20 >>>> Thanks for all the great work on the new installer, really looking >>>> forward to FreeBSD 10! >>>>=20 >>>> Cheers >>>> Johan >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> Errors like that normally generate a msgbox dialog with the error output >>> from whichever command failed. I'll have to dig into it and see where >>> that problem is. I've seen other people have problems creating ZFS >>> arrays after graid, but in that case it was an incomplete graid label >>> causing a device to be locked but not appear in the graid status output. >>>=20 >>=20 >> Ah ok. A msgbox did appear but the drives that had the problem (ada2 >> and ada3) wasn't visible in the output. (not sure if the box itself >> has a size limit or maybe I was just unable to scroll down and see the >> errors?). The only visible output was that it was able to create >> labels on ada0 and ada1. >>=20 >> /Johan >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Ahh yes, you have to press 'page-down' to scroll the msgbox. I tried to > add a scrollbar but turns out that is not possible. >=20 > The only indication that there is more message to read, is a small 'xx%' > in the bottom right. We might have to look at breaking that output up or > something. >=20 The only reason for a msgbox widget to scroll is if it is displayed at maximum height or width of the screen and it *still* has more data to display than can be presented at-once. If... however... the msgbox widget is *not* full-height or full-width yet... it is requiring you to scroll -- then we've found a bug. Can we get a screen shot? --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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