On 25 Jun 2011, at 16:39, Dick Hoogendijk <d...@nagual.nl> wrote: > Op 23-6-2011 9:35 schreef Valentin Bud: >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Dick Hoogendijk <d...@nagual.nl >> <mailto:d...@nagual.nl>> wrote: >> >> 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: >> >> 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? >> >> Hope I phrased the question clearly enough. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org >> <mailto:freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org>" >> >> >> Hello Community, >> >> 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 - >> http://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. >> >> If you want to gain knowledge about the process of installing FreeBSD with >> root on ZFS then go with the wiki >> article. Using mfsBSD I install a 8.2-STABLE custom system in under 5 >> seconds. That's pretty neat :). > OK, I tried mfsbsd. I had the iso loaded at ata1 master and freebsd-8.2-dvd > 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 the > (needed!) 8.2-RELEASE.???tgz file It does not exist. There is only a > directory 8.2-RELEASE (on DVD as well as on CDROM ). Question: is this a bug > in zfsinstall script? > How do I work around it? > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
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 ?)_______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
