ZFS install from -CURRENT snapshot

[George Kontostanos]

I suppose that you didn't forget to add a boot code to your boot disk(s) ?

gpart bootcode -b boot/pmbr -p boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ada0



On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Daniel Staal <DStaal at usa.net> wrote:

> --As of May 30, 2011 6:11:19 PM +0300, George Kontostanos is alleged to
> have said:
>
>  Could you please explain where did you actually got stacked ?
>>
>> Have you installed the OS by :
>>
>> for file in base.txz lib32.txz kernel.txz doc.txz ports.txz src.txz;
>> do (cat $file | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C ${DESTDIR:-/}); done
>>
>> Did you copy zpool.cache ?
>>
>
> --As for the rest, it is mine.
>
> Did both of those.  A half-dozen times.  ;)
>
> The machine fails to find a bootable drive.  It searches, tries PXE booting
> a couple of times, then dumps me into the BIOS's boot drive chooser.  I can
> try selecting either of the internal drives at that point if I wish, and it
> will just loop back to there.
>
>
> Daniel T. Staal
>
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