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ZFS boot on root setup for a USB SSD

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ZFS boot on root  setup for  a USB SSD http://ghostbsdarm64.hopto.org/packages/   Where to find files ? Here use this link.   http://ghostbsdarm64.hopto.org/packages/gh14_Dec30_arm64_create_disk.tar.gz Download this file to a working directory on your GhostBSD live media or a working FreeBSD machine. xz --decompress --keep gh14_Dec30_arm64_create_disk.tar.gz Use the file dd_ghost14.sh  shell script to 'dd' write the image file: http://ghostbsdarm64.hopto.org/packages/Ghost14_5g_selfbuilt_raspi4b_Jan22_0.img.xz    Ghost14_5g_selfbuilt_raspi4b_Jan22_0.img  file into a USB flash drive /dev/da1 Shell scripts to create the USB SSD, and the captured output listings It is hard to remember the details of creating a partition without a tested script. Also look at a PuppyLinux_or_PCBSD blog post on reading about ZFS create: http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com/2023/03/zpool-create-zfs-create-how-to-use-disk.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/co...

Honey, I broke my ZFS USB SATA SSD 1 TB disk, Oops. What can I do to fix this ZFS to boot again?

 Honey, I broke my ZFS  USB SATA SSD 1 TB disk, Oops.  What can I do to fix this ZFS to boot again? mountroot>  zfs:arm64pool/ROOT/default  I do have a USB to 3.3V TTL serial port from a Linux computer running minicom 115200 baud connected to 3.3V pins serial port (UART0 or UART1) on Raspberry Pi 4B: Pin    Function 6      Ground 8      RXD 10     TXD  I have debug messages on.   It did mount the ZFS disk files, read-only, so we can not edit files like /boot/loader.conf   or  /etc/rc.conf  We can check the ZFS parameters. root@:/ # df -h Filesystem                Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on arm64pool/ROOT/default    779G     23G    756G     3%  ...