ZFS Install Guide - Revision history

Fearedbliss: /* Create the zfs datasets */ - removed rpool/HOME/root

2013-06-17T20:03:33Z

‎Create the zfs datasets: - removed rpool/HOME/root

2013-06-16T07:31:43Z

funtoo install video v3

2013-06-16T05:31:53Z

‎Installing Funtoo

2013-06-16T04:28:52Z

‎After reboot: nocache -> refresh option

2013-06-16T04:27:28Z

‎Bliss Initramfs Creator

2013-06-16T03:31:23Z

‎Extra: After reboot

2013-06-16T03:26:40Z

‎Create the initramfs: - warning about old cachefile

2013-06-16T03:19:10Z

‎Clean up and reboot

2013-06-16T03:13:40Z

removed depmod bullshit. No longer needed.

2013-06-16T03:12:09Z

‎Downloading the ISO (With ZFS): - switched to slax

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 # ##i##zfs create -o mountpoint=/ rpool/ROOT/funtoo
-Optional, but recommended datasets: /home, /root
+Optional, but recommended dataset: /home
 # ##i##zfs create -o mountpoint=/home rpool/HOME
 Optional, portage tree, distfiles, and binary packages:

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 As a companion to the install instructions below, a YouTube video ZFS install tutorial is now available:
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=SuCjLjVV800|width=640|height=360}}
+{{#widget:YouTube|id=kxEdSXwU0ZI|width=640|height=360}}
 == Downloading the ISO (With ZFS) ==

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 <console>
 # ##i##cd /mnt/funtoo
 Mount your boot drive

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 # ##i##mv initrd* /boot
-Now edit grub.cfg and remove the "nocache" option
+Now edit grub.cfg and remove the "refresh" option
 nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 </console>

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          set root=(hd0,gpt1)
-         linux /vmlinuz-3.8.5-ALL root=rpool/ROOT/funtoo quiet nocache
+         linux /vmlinuz-3.8.5-ALL root=rpool/ROOT/funtoo quiet refresh
          # Let's say you have 3 drives that are encrypted, and your pool (which also contains your root) is on here
          # linux /vmlinuz-3.8.5-ALL root=rpool/ROOT/funtoo enc_root=/dev/sda2,/dev/sdb3,/dev/sdc4 quiet
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 </console>
-{{fancyimportant|We are using the 'nocache' option because the current cachefile that was generated in SLAX won't work when the system is live. We will ignore the cachefile and make a new one once we are fully booted.}}
+{{fancyimportant|We are using the 'refresh' option because the current cachefile that was generated in SLAX won't work when the system is live. We will generate a new cachefile on the fly. You will need to recreate the initramfs once you are in the system so that the initramfs can have the new cachefile inside of it!}}
 == Final configuration ==

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 and that should be enough to get your system to boot on ZFS.
-== Extra: After reboot ==
+== After reboot ==
-After you restart your machine and your inside your desktop, continue to set up anything you need in terms of /etc configurations. Once you have everything the way you like it, take a snapshot of your system. You will be using this snapshot to revert back to this state if anything ever happens to your system down the road. The snapshots are cheap, and almost instant.
-To take the snapshot of your rootfs, type the following:
+=== Recreate initramfs ===
-<console># ##i##zfs snapshot rpool/ROOT/funtoo@install</console>
+After you restart your machine and your inside the live system, remake a new initrd if you are using "Bliss Initramfs Creator". This is because the old cachefile that was used inside SLAX won't work for booting (At least not the first time). Now that our system is up, we will recreate the cache.
 To see if your snapshot was taken, type:
 <console># ##i##zfs list -t snapshot</console>
-If your machine ever fails and you need to get back to this state, just type:
+If your machine ever fails and you need to get back to this state, just type (This will only revert your / dataset while keeping the rest of your data intact):
 <console># ##i##zfs rollback rpool/ROOT/funtoo@install</console>

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 Unmount all the kernel filesystem stuff and boot (if you have a separate /boot)
 # ##i##umount -l proc dev sys boot
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 Export the zpool
 # ##i##cd /
-# ##i##zpool export -f rpool
+# ##i##zpool export rpool
 Reboot

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 == Downloading the ISO (With ZFS) ==
-In order for us to install Funtoo on ZFS, you will need an environment that provides the ZFS tools. Therefore we will download the premade System Rescue CD with ZFS SRMs (System Rescue Modules) already included.
+In order for us to install Funtoo on ZFS, you will need an environment that provides the ZFS tools. Therefore we will download a customized version of SLAX with ZFS SBs (SLAX Bundle) already included.
-This is just a file that when combined with System Rescue CD, gives you those tools.
+This is just a file that when combined with SLAX, gives you those tools.
 <pre>
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 '''[http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/distfiles/slax/SLAX-English-US-7.0.8-x86_64_ZFS.iso Download SLAX 7.0.8 with ZFS]'''<br />
 == Creating partitions ==

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 <pre>
-Name: systemrescuecd-x86-3.7.0-zfs (402 MiB)
+Name: SLAX-English-US-7.0.8-x86_64_ZFS.iso (229 MB)
-Release Date: 2013-06-09
+Release Date: 2013-06-15
-md5sum 62605474641ce2b1a07fec8330377208
+md5sum 358e4b3cbec9110de83e5d1779200eeb
 </pre>
-'''[http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/distfiles/sysresccd/systemrescuecd-x86-3.7.0-zfs.iso Download System Rescue CD 3.7.0 with ZFS]'''<br />
+'''[http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/distfiles/slax/SLAX-English-US-7.0.8-x86_64_ZFS.iso Download SLAX 7.0.8 with ZFS]'''<br />
 == Inside the ISO (Loading the ZFS Modules) ==