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Re: Everything (but /boot) on ZFS - trouble
- To: Thomas Backman <serenity_(_at_)_exscape_(_dot_)_org>
- Subject: Re: Everything (but /boot) on ZFS - trouble
- From: Dan Nelson <dnelson_(_at_)_allantgroup_(_dot_)_com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 22:04:02 -0500
- Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org>
In the last episode (Jul 04), Thomas Backman said:
> The FreeBSD wiki entry (http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRoot) is either
> outdated or incomplete; or it's just that I have no clue...
> In either case, the guide tells me to create a "boot" symlink on the new
> partition, but I already have such a file (/boot/boot, not a link):
> [root_(_at_)_devil ~]# file /boot/boot
> /boot/boot: x86 boot sector; partition 4: ID=0xa5, active, starthead 0,
> startsector 0, 50000 sectors, code offset 0x3c, reserved sectors 0, Media
> descriptor 0x0, reserved 0x16, dos < 4.0 BootSector (0x1f)
>
> What to do? I have no idea if this file is needed or not, and how to
> proceed. Input is welcome. BTW, I'm new to FreeBSD-CURRENT, and also
> quite inexperienced with mailing lists, so be gentle. :)
You should use option two described on that page:
zfsroot mounted on /, with a boot->bootvol/boot symlink
ufs filesystem on /bootvol with boot files in a "boot" subdirectory
I sent an email to Pawel last week talking about this problem, but it
doesn't look like he's changed the wiki page yet.
--
Dan Nelson
dnelson_(_at_)_allantgroup_(_dot_)_com
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