Well, looks like I'm heading back to FreeBSD after a 4 year stint with Gentoo. I might keep Gentoo on a couple systems, but I'm definitely shifting the others.
I've been using FreeBSD since 1998 and have absolutely loved the stability. The reason I left the *BSD world was because in Gentoo I could compile everything from the ground up. Unfortunately, some packages are not being maintained or some people think all we need is last year's linux-header file or an old-as-hell package that no one wants to update.
Ok. So the question I have is this.. Can I install FreeBSD on a LZMA-compressed ZFS filesystem without a couple dozen steps and a dozen mount points? I don't remember FreeBSD having so many darn mount points. I'm also installing it on a GPT, mostly due to my arrays being >2TB in size.
Another question.. Is there a way to install it over SSH? I've been able to install several Gentoo systems this way, but can't find a way to do it with FreeBSD.
I do admit, I'm a little rusty.. But I'd love to hop back into the FreeBSD universe ASAP.
I've been using FreeBSD since 1998 and have absolutely loved the stability. The reason I left the *BSD world was because in Gentoo I could compile everything from the ground up. Unfortunately, some packages are not being maintained or some people think all we need is last year's linux-header file or an old-as-hell package that no one wants to update.
Ok. So the question I have is this.. Can I install FreeBSD on a LZMA-compressed ZFS filesystem without a couple dozen steps and a dozen mount points? I don't remember FreeBSD having so many darn mount points. I'm also installing it on a GPT, mostly due to my arrays being >2TB in size.
Another question.. Is there a way to install it over SSH? I've been able to install several Gentoo systems this way, but can't find a way to do it with FreeBSD.
I do admit, I'm a little rusty.. But I'd love to hop back into the FreeBSD universe ASAP.
