From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 26 02:30:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3A3A106566B for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:30:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@my.gd) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F5A68FC15 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:30:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wyg24 with SMTP id 24so1096229wyg.13 for ; Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:30:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.168.16 with SMTP id j16mr4328114wel.20.1309055434372; Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:30:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (angel.c-mal.com [82.241.189.111]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ej7sm3082471wbb.36.2011.06.25.19.30.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:30:32 -0700 (PDT) References: <4E00EA98.1090805@nagual.nl> <4E05F31B.3050603@nagual.nl> In-Reply-To: <4E05F31B.3050603@nagual.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8J2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <05BD1A01-367F-45B4-B9F7-8190A7DB1B64@my.gd> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8J2) From: Damien Fleuriot Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:30:26 +0200 To: Dick Hoogendijk Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" , Valentin Bud Subject: Re: FreeBSD ZFS system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:30:38 -0000 On 25 Jun 2011, at 16:39, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > Op 23-6-2011 9:35 schreef Valentin Bud: >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Dick Hoogendijk > wrote: >>=20 >> OK, it works very well. Installing a ZFS FreeBSD system with an >> ufs /boot is very very easy using the PC-BSD DVD. >> However, I have one question: >>=20 >> I'd like to install FreeBSD (pcbsd) on a (zfs) mirror >> In OpenSolaris you can install directly to the zfs mirror, but >> how's this in this situation> After all, an UFS partitin is also >> created. How can I get the equivalent of an OpenSolaris mirrored >> install for a FreeBSD system? >>=20 >> Hope I phrased the question clearly enough. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> " >>=20 >>=20 >> Hello Community, >>=20 >> Like others said in their answer to your question, you don't have to put /= boot on UFS, just go with root on ZFS. >> If you would like speed when installing the system I recommend mfsBSD - h= ttp://mfsbsd.vx.sk/. As pointed out >> in the web page there is a script (zfsinstall) that does all the work for= you. It does all the steps described in the >> wiki - http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/Mirror. >>=20 >> If you want to gain knowledge about the process of installing FreeBSD wit= h root on ZFS then go with the wiki >> article. Using mfsBSD I install a 8.2-STABLE custom system in under 5 sec= onds. That's pretty neat :). > OK, I tried mfsbsd. I had the iso loaded at ata1 master and freebsd-8.2-dv= d as ata1 slave. > I booted my VM; mfsbsd came up fine. I mounted my fbsd dvd drive on /cdrom= and tried to run the zfsinstall script. Alas, it refuses.. It can't find th= e (needed!) 8.2-RELEASE.???tgz file It does not exist. There is only a direc= tory 8.2-RELEASE (on DVD as well as on CDROM ). Question: is this a bug in z= fsinstall script? > How do I work around it? >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" Install your system by hand once you're logged under mfsbsd. Follow the procedure I really need to finish someday, here: http://my.gd/bsd.htm (or html ?)=