Re: Some notes on RootOnZFS article in wiki

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 09:24:03AM -0900, Mel Flynn wrote:
> On Monday 21 December 2009 08:06:52 krad wrote:
> > 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn
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> > ng.thruhere.net>
> > 
> > > On Monday 21 December 2009 07:03:52 krad wrote:
> > > > 2009/12/21 Mel Flynn
> > > > <mel.flynn+fbsd.current_at_mailing.thruhere.net<mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.current_at_m
> > > >ailing.thruhere.net>
> > >
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> > > > ng.thruhere.net>
> > > >
> > > > > 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.

Poor man's ls:

echo *

Works from the emergency shell.

Regards,

Gary