Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin

On 5/8/26 14:15, linuxblood wrote:
> I tried as you instructed.
> 
> zpool import -a -N -l -o readonly=on
> 
> it would output:
> 
> -l is incompatible with -N
> 
> I tried variations and eventually I got:
> 
> No pools available to import
> 
> I tried option after option...
> 
> Then I tried zfs mount
> 
> and it wouldn't output anything but the LiveDVD would load for a couple of seconds and go back to the prompt.
> 
> Regarding encryption, I chose whatever the default was using ZFS. I encrypted the install as well as the swap.
> 
> I don't know what I should do here. If it's too complex I'll just reinstall, but I'm hoping I won't have to.
> 
> Have you ever seen a popup about updates and it saying to run auto-admin? I'm still suspect about that popup, I don't know where it would've originated from.
> 
> Anyhow, any ideas? :)
> 

Hello and welcome to FreeBSD.

I thought I'd add some thoughts here.  I don't think they'll
help with your current boot problem, but may help you move forward.

If you don't have any data to lose on your current failing to
boot system, a re-install from scratch might be best going
forward.

I had never heard of auto-admin, but if you want to learn
and understand FreeBSD, I would ditch it and just use the
tools FreebSD gives you for managing the system.  Like
freebsd-update, pkg and so on, which are all very well
documented in the FreeBSD Handbook.  You should read the
FreeBSD Handbook cover to cover if you haven't already.

Is auto-admin something that came with OpenBox?  It is not
part of the FreeBSD base system and seems to originate
from the sysutils/auto-admin port.

Are you dedicated to Openbox as a desktop environment?
If not too attached, you could try the handbook's examples
on using XFCE as a light desktop environment.  I know it
does not pull in auto-admin during installation.

Anyway, just some suggestions on how to get started that
might allow a better understanding of managing a freebsd
system.  It's really quite easy once you get the hang of
it.