From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 26 21:12:49 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4179559F for ; Tue, 26 May 2015 21:12:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from baho-utot@columbus.rr.com) Received: from cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.166.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03AB9C11 for ; Tue, 26 May 2015 21:12:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from baho-utot@columbus.rr.com) Received: from [75.187.32.8] ([75.187.32.8:39788] helo=raspberrypi.bildanet.com) by cdptpa-oedge02 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id A3/B2-04014-FC1E4655; Tue, 26 May 2015 21:12:47 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.53] (helo=baho-utot.bildanet.com) by raspberrypi.bildanet.com with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1YxM9W-0001bh-Mo for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 May 2015 17:12:46 -0400 Message-ID: <5564E1CE.2040700@columbus.rr.com> Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 17:12:46 -0400 From: Baho Utot User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1 + ZFS References: <5563939F.2070303@columbus.rr.com> <86oal8gu30.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <5563A6E0.4010402@columbus.rr.com> <86382kgoi8.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20150526030812.8e749982.freebsd@edvax.de> <20150526034748.GA1674@WorkBox.Home> In-Reply-To: <20150526034748.GA1674@WorkBox.Home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.130:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 21:12:49 -0000 On 05/25/15 23:47, Brandon Wandersee wrote: > On 05/26, Polytropon wrote: >> 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). > Installing and then copying it over to the ZFS file system is not the correct answer. There must be a way to install directly to ZFS....Is it really that hard?