Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:26:26 +0000 From: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> To: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a question on ZFS boot/root in 8.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <d36406631001110426v39e79fa0g9539b2125f976e47@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <cf9b1ee01001110253s222ff810p9d48d6fa24fc692c@mail.gmail.com> References: <cf9b1ee01001110253s222ff810p9d48d6fa24fc692c@mail.gmail.com>
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2010/1/11 Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> > Hello list. > > My concern is this: I really really like freebsd-update and want to > continue using it. Freebsd-update however, assumes that no part of > your base system has been compiled by hand, it's intended to be used > to update from official binaries to other official binaries. I am also > gathering (from things I've read so far) that you HAVE to build a > custom loader if you want to boot off a ZFS mirror or raidz... but > what about a non-redundant ZFS pool as system root in 8.0-RELEASE? Can > I have a full ZFS FreeBSD installation on a non-redundant ZFS pool and > have the system boot off it without having to compile anything > manually with the existing binaries provided on the 8.0 install DVD? > > - Sincerely, > Dan Naumov > _______________________________________________ > 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" > At the moment dont mix freebsd update and zfsroot. Much safer to do it from source.
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