James Cornell wrote: > Hi Kevin. There's a long document regarding root zfs that I vaguely > remember which was before it was integrated saying that you'd create a > bootstrap ufs partition to house grub and boot the rpool from there, > using 99% of the rest of the space on the pool. Maybe someone here > knows what I'm, talking about and can point you in the right direction > regarding this option, though keep in mind this is not for Indiana. > SXCE has zfs root support, and is still a better option IMHO for most > purposes, at least until they respin Indiana and make the installer less > dorky with regards to partitioning. With SXCE you can use the old > installer and configure a lot more. >
Note, the requirement of a UFS slice is no longer valid. Grub now understands ZFS and so there is no need for a UFS slice at all. This is why http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/boot/zfsboot-manual/ says "Builds 62 to 87" Kevin Monceaux wrote: > Okay, sorry for veering so far off topic. I've been searching the net, > unsuccessfully so far, trying to find the article you mentioned. It > sounds like SXCE might be worth a try until Indiana's installer gains more > features. If anyone could point me towards the article in question I'd > appreciate it. > Yes, SXCE has the old-style text-based installer. http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ Look for CE on the right-side frame. Today, b93 is available. -- richard _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
