zfs_enable vs zfs_load in loader.conf (but neither works)

[Matthew Seaman]

On 09/09/2013 02:02, J David wrote:
> Under 9.1 it had in loader.conf:
> 
> zfs_load="YES"
> vfs.root.mountfrom="zfs:data/root"
> 
> Under 9.2-RC3, the same config results in a panic:
> 
> Trying to mount root from zfs:data/root []…
> init: not found in path
> /sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall
> panic: no init
> 
> If this is changed (as many Google hits recommend) to:
> 
> zfs_enable="YES"
> vfs.root.mountfrom="zfs:data/root"
> 
> It seems like ZFS doesn't get loaded, so it fails instead with:
> 

zfs_load="YES" is correct in /boot/loader.conf -- it causes the zfs
modules to be loaded into the kernel early in the boot process.

zfs_enable="YES" is correct in /etc/rc.conf -- it enables various ZFS
related stuff run by the rc scripts.

You want both.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

-- 
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.

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