B balanga Today at 4:58 PM #1 How would I go about installing a zfs based system on a different partition using an existing system? Do I first add a freebsd-zfs partition? I want to install it manually. I'm hoping I will be able to boot via Ventoy.
How would I go about installing a zfs based system on a different partition using an existing system? Do I first add a freebsd-zfs partition? I want to install it manually. I'm hoping I will be able to boot via Ventoy.
OP B balanga Today at 6:26 PM Thread Starter #2 I've created a ZFS partition and created a zpool on it, and now I've just found Making sure you're not a bot! so I'll see how far I get, although I often misinterpret instructions so I'll probably encounter difficulties.
I've created a ZFS partition and created a zpool on it, and now I've just found Making sure you're not a bot! so I'll see how far I get, although I often misinterpret instructions so I'll probably encounter difficulties.
elgrande Today at 6:32 PM #3 I just used the installer and manually created a ZFS partition, worked for me. Downside: I is only one zpool and boot environments do not work.
I just used the installer and manually created a ZFS partition, worked for me. Downside: I is only one zpool and boot environments do not work.
G grandpa Today at 6:41 PM #4 balanga said: How would I go about installing a zfs based system on a different partition using an existing system? Do I first add a freebsd-zfs partition? I want to install it manually. I'm hoping I will be able to boot via Ventoy. Click to expand... Don't know if this could help. It's how I dual boot 14 and 15 on an old laptop with UEFI and zfs. /grandpa
balanga said: How would I go about installing a zfs based system on a different partition using an existing system? Do I first add a freebsd-zfs partition? I want to install it manually. I'm hoping I will be able to boot via Ventoy. Click to expand... Don't know if this could help. It's how I dual boot 14 and 15 on an old laptop with UEFI and zfs. /grandpa
