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Date:      Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:05 +0000
From:      krad <kraduk@googlemail.com>
To:        Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca>
Cc:        "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Can't mountroot from ZFS pool
Message-ID:  <d36406631001120316k2457e6f4y77cfaf7835056cb4@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4B4BBB4F.5020805@ibctech.ca>
References:  <4B4BBB4F.5020805@ibctech.ca>

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2010/1/11 Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca>

> All,
>
> I've successfully upgraded the disks in my ZFS backup server, and can
> import/mount the pool properly.
>
> However, I designed this box originally so that it mounts / from
> zfs:storage after booting from a USB stick.
>
> After the upgrade of the disks, I'm stuck at a mountroot prompt when I
> attempt to boot the system with the original USB /boot key.
>
> Can someone inform me how to find the / filesystem at the mountroot
> prompt? If not, is there *any* way to boot the system normally from
> another medium, and then 'reload' the system with the ZFS / after its
> been mounted so that the system functions as designed (ie. cron works etc)?
>
> Steve
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did you export the pool at all before rebooting it?



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