Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:39:49 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Tim Gustafson <tjg@soe.ucsc.edu> Cc: Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading Boot Loader Message-ID: <4C572D15.1020007@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1484128131.118691280777381885.JavaMail.root@mail-01.cse.ucsc.edu> References: <1484128131.118691280777381885.JavaMail.root@mail-01.cse.ucsc.edu>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig53F02854A645A303C6FD6818 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 02/08/2010 20:29:41, Tim Gustafson wrote: >> PS: I've just recently changed my mind and moved from dedicated >> > vdevs to gpart. This gives possibility of: >> > 1. Having raw swap partition suitable for swapping/dumping. >> > 2. Updating bootcode online without loosing uptime. >> > Just in expense of some kilobytes of disk space. > I too am using gpart to partition the drives: ad8 and ad10 are > partitioned using gpart. I'm attaching the output of "gpart list" to > this e-mail. Is there an easier/better way to upgrade the boot > loader with gpart partitions? Step 5 from: http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/Mirror All you need is some bootable media with the latest gptzfsloader -- either 8.1-RELEASE or a recent 8.1-STABLE or 9-CURRENT snapshot. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig53F02854A645A303C6FD6818 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxXLRsACgkQ8Mjk52CukIyAfgCdHYWhEZ8M2akH73Jsqq59zD+A GWMAoJKcdq4kI3+gUpdwHvolfOGzRjFz =PB6o -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig53F02854A645A303C6FD6818--
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