Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 16:04:49 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@gmail.com> Subject: Re: ZFS install from -CURRENT snapshot Message-ID: <20110531160449.19667dub2cfejdkx@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <EFBFDB477257923A044CD905@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> References: <C3447024DA2BEB7DA3063584@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <20110529040800.GA44286@sysmon.tcworks.net> <4DE1EDD8.5050003@FreeBSD.org> <BANLkTim7U0d_oJB9P41OTgjPH5-gi7OxbA@mail.gmail.com> <3E1EB5E79BD1A6B775EB8387@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <EFBFDB477257923A044CD905@mac-pro.magehandbook.com>
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Quoting Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> (from Mon, 30 May 2011 11:01:06 -0400): > --As of May 29, 2011 9:10:57 AM -0400, George Kontostanos, > freebsd-current@freebsd.org is alleged to have said: > >> --As of May 29, 2011 12:06:30 PM +0300, George Kontostanos is alleged to >> have said: >> >>> The new bsdinstall has a different layout so the previous guides don't >>> work. I have prepared one that works for recent 9-Current at : >>> >>> "http://www.aisecure.net/?p=132" >> >> --As for the rest, it is mine. >> >> Thanks, that's about what I expected the install procedure to be at this >> point. Nice to have the reminder about the zpool.cache. (Do I have to >> use the Live CD mode? Can I use shell mode instead?) > > --As for the rest, it is mine. > > Ok, I've tried shell mode and live CD mode. I've re-partitioned my > disks several different ways. > > Nothing gets me a system that will actually boot. Or even recognize > that there is an OS loaded anywhere. Help? I did it like this: http://www.leidinger.net/blog/2011/05/03/another-root-on-zfs-howto-optimized-for-4k-sector-drives/ > (My preferred partitioning: > > ada1: > 1 freebsd-boot > 2 freebsd-swap 8G > 3 freebsd-zfs 4G (zil) > 4 freebsd-zfs 17G (cache) > > ada0: Managed by ZFS, ~250G Main filesystem. You show the boot partition on ada1, but you do not tell if ada0 has a boot partition too or not. Did you try to have the boot partition on the same disk as the pool? I hope ada1 is a SSD. If not, it does not make much sense to have a cache there (a cache needs to have lower latency than the main pool, I do not expect that just another spindle gives a significant perf improvement). Bye, Alexander. -- Please don't put a strain on our friendship by asking me to do something for you. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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