Re: unable to boot ZFS with gptzfsboot from an exported zpool

From: Philipp Wuensche <cryx-freebsd_at_h3q.com> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:01:56 +0100 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:39:45 UTC

Buganini wrote:
> It need /boot/zfs/zpool.cache to locate zfs IIRC,
> and http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2008/12/16/setting-up-a-zfs-only-system/
> export & import zpool to make /boot/zfs/zpool.cache up-to-date,
> so I guess exporting zpool delete the record in zpool.cache,
> then it can't locate your zpool.

No, in this state of booting zpool.cache is not used in any way. This
problem happens even before the kernel is loaded.

An uptodate zpool.cache is not the problem here.

greetings,
philipp