On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:35:14PM -0400, Tom Rini wrote: > On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 06:03:10PM +0200, ChrisO wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I searched for u-boot ZFS references and all I found was several years old, > > but I suppose u-boot can cope with ZFS. > > So, my question is: is it possible to boot Linux from ZFS or at least boot > > from let's say SD-card with ext4 FS and mount a ZFS volume as root > > filesystem? > > I had a look at Armbian, installed all needed, user-space and kernel > > modules. After booting from SD card I can use ZFS on attached SATA SSD w/o > > any problem. > > I also see ZFS libs and kernel modules in initrd, so it looks like the > > necessary things are there. > > Don't know where to start. > > I would be very thankful for any help. > > The general easy answer is to have /boot that is separate from the > rootfs and using a filesystem more commonly supported. > > -- > Tom
Sounds like: go away kid, play with your old toys ;-) I was doing it the traditional way for long time, now wanted to try something new. Isn't it how we progress? I came to this list hoping to get an answer to my question. I know, most of you on this list have more important things to do. But giving me some advice could possibly result in me giving something back. Thanks, Chris
