clifflecliffle@hachyderm.io
Oct 16, 2026, 4:07 PM@dysfun so it appears! I'm really just after OpenZFS, the OS is kind of an implementation detail and will probably change again.
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UnlikelyLassUnlikelylass@mspsocial.netOct 16, 2026, 4:14 PM
gaytabasedysfun@treehouse.systemsOct 16, 2026, 4:15 PM@Unlikelylass @cliffle to be clear, netbsd supports zfs. it just doesn't support up to date openzfs
- clifflecliffle@hachyderm.ioOct 16, 2026, 4:15 PM
@Unlikelylass @dysfun I mean, NetBSD does have ZFS support... just not _recent_ ZFS support. It's an older fork.
But that may be basically equivalent to "no ZFS support" depending on what you're doing (I think it is for me)
- UnlikelyLassUnlikelylass@mspsocial.netOct 16, 2026, 4:17 PM
- gaytabasedysfun@treehouse.systemsOct 16, 2026, 4:19 PM
@Unlikelylass @cliffle @MaddieM4 i don't think it is. but the installer is... well i think it could use some love.
- clifflecliffle@hachyderm.ioOct 16, 2026, 4:20 PM
@dysfun @Unlikelylass my sense is that ZFS _root_ on NetBSD is unusual.
But I don't use ZFS root, in part because it makes it easier to treat my OS as a disposable component. :-)
- gaytabasedysfun@treehouse.systemsOct 16, 2026, 4:21 PM
@cliffle @Unlikelylass ZFS root is most definitely not supported in the installer. and i've had mixed reports about people getting it working by the manual instructions.
Oct 16, 2026, 4:37 PM@dysfun @cliffle @Unlikelylass the bootloader doesn’t support zfs, so the ways to get a zfs “root” involve booting into an mfs or ffs mini-root then chrooting to your zfs once it’s mounted, afaict