[Pkg-zfsonlinux-devel] zfsutils-linux: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem

[Aron Xu]

There is not yet a simple way to setup ZFS as rootfs in Debian because
grub2 package is still missing the relevant support even in Sid.

Regards,
Aron

On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Nicolas Di Gregorio
<nicolas.digregorio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can someone tell me how to create a zfs pool that is compatible with debian
> 8/jessie grub2 ? I mean using only debian and debian backports packages and
> not the zfsonlinux repo.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Nicolas
>
> 2016-10-19 8:17 GMT+02:00 Nicolas Di Gregorio
> <nicolas.digregorio at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry to reopen this thread but I would like to know how to get an updated
>> grub including thoses patches ?
>>
>> Is the only way to this this issue is to reinstall and recreate my pool
>> without thoses 2 features ?
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> 2016-09-29 10:16 GMT+02:00 Richard Laager <rlaager at wiktel.com>:
>>>
>>> On 09/29/2016 02:52 AM, Nicolas Di Gregorio wrote:
>>> > no it seems it's not whole disks.
>>>
>>> If it's not whole_disk, then that's not the problem.
>>>
>>> Thanks for including the zdb output. I should have asked for that.
>>> That's a much easier way to figure this out. Also, I think that's going
>>> to lead us to the real problem...
>>>
>>> Your pool requires the hole_birth and embedded_data features. I suspect
>>> that Debian's GRUB doesn't support those.
>>>
>>> I've attached all the ZFS patches from Ubuntu's GRUB.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard
>>
>>
>



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Regards,
Aron Xu