Various Issues with 7.0-BETA4

[Peter Thoenen]

> Do you have zfs_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf?

Scot: Shouldn't have to do this as zfs in compiled in.

> Did you create the zfs structures and file system while in single user
> mode with root mounted read-only? If so, this is a "known feature" and

If so not intentionally ... don't remember to be honest.

> it won't be fixed: you need to a) mount root read-write and b) run
> /etc/rc.d/hostid start before /etc/rc.d/zfs start. To fix it, mount root
> read-write, remove zpool.cache file (if any) from /boot/zfs, run
> commands from "b" and then run zfs import -f until you have your zfs
> file systems online. Then reboot into multiuser mode - it should work
> now. Never modify zfs without steps "a" and "b", some combinations of
> such modifications lead to kernel panics or possible data loss.

Ja .. that def worked.  Thanks much Ivan. I think the step I was missing
in my fixes (or when working from single user mode) was calling
/etc/rc.d/hostid .... never could figure out why I had to force input my
pools (always in use) and that was most likely it.

Just FYI above mainly worked minus the "zfs import -f" step ... had to
do "zpool import -f" instead.  I am guessing just fat fingered on your
end but figured I should stick it in my response for the archives in
case anybody has the problem and actually searches them.

BTW, is that "known feature" documented anywhere .. .can't imagine I am
the only guy that has hit this problem and it happened to me on all 3
ZFS systems I have build on FBSD.  Googled quite a bit before posting
over the last week or so but this is the first time I am seeing a fix.

> 
> As for the other problems: presence of /usr/lib32 is not influenced by
> kernel build options. I don't know what influences, but the kernel
> doesn't. Are you running java and other applications in 32-bit mode? Why?

Not intentionally running anything in 32-bit mode but trying to track
down some odd problems (namely java, xchat, and slow X responsiveness
(e.g. ~2 min to open a gnome-terminal from time of click) and one of the
errors I always got on boot was something about 32 compatibility and not
finding /usr/lib32

So took a look at /usr and noticed I do not have a lib32 and then from
inference (bad or good) it appeared I should from the above error
message and
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-amd64/2004-March/000966.html
(ja very old and referencing FBSD6).

Figured I was in error not having it as:

1) I have options COMPAT_IA32 deifned in kernel
2) WITHOUT_LIB32 is NOT set in src.conf (implying that it should be
built by default from my understanding of how world is built)

Just trying to narrow things down one at a time.

Thanks much on the ZFS issue.  Now the build and install world issues :)
(and hopefully once all fixed the java / xchat issues will magically
clear up :(

ALCON:

When I got my original message from the server it appeared to strip my
attachments.  They can be found at

http://www.nan-elmoth.net/fbsd/makeinstallworld.tar.gz
http://www.nan-elmoth.net/fbsd/buildworld_no_tsch.tar.gz
http://www.nan-elmoth.net/fbsd/makeinstallworld.tar.gz