Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 10:57:26 +0700 From: Olivier Nicole <Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> To: Brandon Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@zoho.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1 + ZFS Message-ID: <wu71ti4kn2x.fsf@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <20150526034748.GA1674@WorkBox.Home> (message from Brandon Wandersee on Mon, 25 May 2015 22:47:48 -0500)
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>> 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 --
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