Re: Some notes on RootOnZFS article in wiki

On Monday 21 December 2009 08:06:52 krad wrote:
> 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn
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> > On Monday 21 December 2009 07:03:52 krad wrote:
> > > 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn
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> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > yesterday went through the RootOnZFS (gpt mirror version) and here's
> > > > a few notes:
> > > > 1) You cannot use the install CD. It doesn't have a livefs and so you
> >
> > can
> >
> > > > never do the actual install in 2.2. The DVD will work and the USB
> >
> > image.
> >
> > > > I ended up using the livefs CD and the USB image, cause I didn't want
> >
> > to
> >
> > > > loose
> > >
> > > Maybe that procedure needs modifying a bit, but you can do its from
> >
> > disk1.
> >
> > > As i have. Things are a bit clumsy but it does work.
> >
> > - Using 8.0-RELEASE disc 1 amd64, 2 coasters burnt on two different
> > machines
> > with two different OS's, the Fixit option from CD/DVD kept asking for the
> > livefs CD, so I assume it's not on there or two different coasters had
> > the exact same errors.
> > - Livefs doesn't have /dist/8.0-RELEASE/*.
> > - Ejecting livefs won't work when mounted.
> > - umount is on CD.
> > - /rescue/umount is too big for space left on md0.
> > - libc.so.7+umount is also too big for space left on md0.
> >
> > You are using option 5 on the fixit menu arent you? As thats what i used.

Ah, the emergency shell? I tried, but df/ls were unavailable, cd /dist/8.0-
RELEASE gave ENOENT, so I had no clue how to proceed from there. I tried some 
hard wired paths like /rescue/ls and /stand/ls but nothing there either.

If using this shell, then the how to definitely is incorrect. All in all, it's 
only 300MB more for the USB stick, so yes it is preferable to use it.

-- 
Mel