Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-27 Thread Jürgen Keil
> What Widows utility you are talking about? I have > used the Sandisk utility program to remove the U3 > Launchpad (which creates a permanent hsfs partition > in the flash disk), but it does not help the problem. That's the problem, most usb sticks don't require any special software and just wor

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-26 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> I suspect the problem with ZFS boot from USB sticks > is, > that the kernel does not create "devid" properties > for the > USB stick, and apparently those devids are now > required for > zfs booting. > > The kernel (sd driver) does not create "devid" > properties for USB flash > memory sticks, b

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-25 Thread Jürgen Keil
W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > If you are running B95, that "may" be the problem. I > have no problem booting B93 (& previous builds) from > a USB stick, but B95, which has a newer version of > ZFS, does not allow me to boot from it (& the USB > stick was of course recognized during installation of > B9

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-21 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> The BIOS sees it and reports it as a SanDisk > SDCFX3-008G whit I assume > is the label from the card. The board is an nForce 4 > Asus A8N-E. > > Ian If you are running B95, that "may" be the problem. I have no problem booting B93 (& previous builds) from a USB stick, but B95, which has a ne

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-21 Thread Darren J Moffat
Ian Collins wrote: > Al Hopper writes: > >> Interesting thread - thanks to all the contributors. I've seen, on >> several different forums, that many CF users lean towards Sandisk for >> reliability and longevity. Does anyone else see consensus in terms of >> CF brands? >> > The people to ask

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Ian Collins
Al Hopper writes: > > Interesting thread - thanks to all the contributors. I've seen, on > several different forums, that many CF users lean towards Sandisk for > reliability and longevity. Does anyone else see consensus in terms of > CF brands? > The people to ask are probably professional

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Nathan Kroenert
I second that question, and also ask what brand folks like for performance and compatibility? Ebay is killing me with vast choice and no detail... ;) Nathan. Al Hopper wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Neal Pollack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ian Collins wrote: >>> Brian Hechinger wr

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Al Hopper
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Neal Pollack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ian Collins wrote: >> Brian Hechinger wrote: >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: >>> Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW C

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Ian Collins
Neal Pollack wrote: > Ian Collins wrote: >> Brian Hechinger wrote: >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: >>> Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card that I wante

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Neal Pollack
Ian Collins wrote: > Brian Hechinger wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: >> >>> Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? >>> >>> I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card >>> that I wanted to use for a boot pool an

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Florin Iucha
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: > Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? > > I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card that > I wanted to use for a boot pool and even though the BIOS reports the disk, > Solaris B95 (or

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Will Murnane
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17, Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? I have two of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/CF-Compact-Flash-to-SATA-Adapter-mini-usb-by-i88990_W0QQitemZ290253443832QQihZ019QQcategoryZ74941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Ian, Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 8:57:33 AM, you wrote: IC> Brian Hechinger wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: >> >>> Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? >>> >>> I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB ca

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Ian Collins
Brian Hechinger wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: > >> Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? >> >> I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card that >> I wanted to use for a boot pool and even though the BIOS repo

Re: [zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-20 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:17:45PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: > Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? > > I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card that > I wanted to use for a boot pool and even though the BIOS reports the disk, > Solaris B95 (or

[zfs-discuss] CF to SATA adapters for boot device

2008-08-19 Thread Ian Collins
Has anyone here had any luck using a CF to SATA adapter? I've just tried an Addonics ADSACFW CF to SATA adaptor with an 8GB card that I wanted to use for a boot pool and even though the BIOS reports the disk, Solaris B95 (or the installer) doesn't see it. I might give the IDE version a go (I re