Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

Andrey V. Elsukov wrote:
> Jason Garrett wrote:
>> Top Post, I know... but has anyone on _at_current tried a full on ZFS on 
>> ROOT
>> with GPTZFSBOOT?
>>
>> Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at
>> http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ 
>> (dead
>> link now :( )
>>
>> I get as far as the message I detailed before using parts from another
>> guide. I am hoping for both of us, that someone here knows even a little
>> bit.
>
> I installed 8.0-BETA1 on ZFS 2 days ago. It works. I did following steps:
>
> 1. Boot from bootable USB-flash (Minimal FreeBSD installation with 
> copy of install CD).
I can't figure out how to create bootable USB from Windows.  Do not have 
FBSD system with USB to create.  Thus I have booted from DVD made from 
8.0-BETA2-amd64-dvd1.iso
>
> 2. Create partitions
> # gpart show ad0
> =>       34  312581741  ad0  GPT  (149G)
>          34        256    1  freebsd-boot  (128K)
>         290    4194304    2  freebsd-swap  (2.0G)
>     4194594  251658240    3  freebsd-zfs  (120G)
>   255852834   56728941       - free -  (27G)
>
> 3. Create zpool and filesystem hierarchy
>
> 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall 
> with custom
> options (Install Root and Media Type)

I am stuck at this point.  I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the 
FixIt environment.  Then I exit FixIt and choose  "Custom" from 
sysinstall.  I set appropriate  "Options".  Next I select my 
distributions.  Finally I hit "Commit" but systinstall complains that I 
haven't labeled any disks.  What step am I missing?

Thanks,

Drew

>
> 5. Create /etc/fstab, /etc/rc.conf, /etc/src.conf, /boot/loader.conf
>    http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#line-118
>
> 6. Install ZFS aware /boot/loader
>    http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#line-144
>
> 7. Create zpool.cache
>
> 8. Install ZFS boot:
> # gpart bootcode -b /zroot/boot/pmbr ad0
> # gpart bootcode -p /zroot/boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0
>
> 9. Change mount points for zroot pool and reboot.
>
> It's all.