ZFS install from -CURRENT snapshot

[Daniel Staal]

--As of May 29, 2011 9:10:57 AM -0400, George Kontostanos, 
freebsd-current at freebsd.org is alleged to have said:

> --As of May 29, 2011 12:06:30 PM +0300, George Kontostanos is alleged to
> have said:
>
>> The new bsdinstall has a different layout so the previous guides don't
>> work. I have prepared one that works for recent 9-Current at :
>>
>> "http://www.aisecure.net/?p=132"
>
> --As for the rest, it is mine.
>
> Thanks, that's about what I expected the install procedure to be at this
> point.  Nice to have the reminder about the zpool.cache.   (Do I have to
> use the Live CD mode?  Can I use shell mode instead?)

--As for the rest, it is mine.

Ok, I've tried shell mode and live CD mode.  I've re-partitioned my disks 
several different ways.

Nothing gets me a system that will actually boot.  Or even recognize that 
there is an OS loaded anywhere.  Help?

(My preferred partitioning:

ada1:
    1 freebsd-boot
    2 freebsd-swap  8G
    3 freebsd-zfs   4G (zil)
    4 freebsd-zfs   17G (cache)

ada0: Managed by ZFS, ~250G  Main filesystem.

This takes advantage of the mSATA SSD in ada1.)

Daniel T. Staal

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