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    Tried ZFS Mirror - Unable to Mount

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    • cwagzC
      cwagz
      last edited by

      I just tried installing the 2.4 beta 11/11/16 version.  I chose the Auto ZFS option and created a 2 disk mirror.  The installer completed fine but upon reboot the system was unable to mount zfs:/zroot/ROOT/default.  I was unable to figure out what was causing the issue.  After trying several times with ZFS in a mirror or single disk I would always get the same issue at reboot after install.  I then setup with Auto UFS and the system is working.  Any suggestions?  Does something need to be manually set in order to allow boot to complete when using ZFS?

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      • cwagzC
        cwagz
        last edited by

        The actual error is:

        Mounting from zfs:zroot/ROOT/default failed with error 2: unknown file system

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          Dazog
          last edited by

          They know about it.

          https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/6894

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            That's a different issue. I tried ZFS again today and had the same problem. I opened a ticket here:

            https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/6929

            There's a workaround on the ticket, it's not hard to get it running if you land in that state.

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            • cwagzC
              cwagz
              last edited by

              Thank you for the workaround.  I am up and running now.

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                FYI- This is working now on the latest snapshot. No special workaround needed, you can pick ZFS in the installer and it'll mount fine after the install finishes.

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                • cwagzC
                  cwagz
                  last edited by

                  Does /boot/loader.conf persist after upgrades in these later versions of pfSense or do I need to make a /boot/load.conf.local file?

                  Thanks,

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                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Custom changes always go in loader.conf.local. Never change loader.conf.

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