1 files changed, 7 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/custom/install-archzfs b/custom/install-archzfs
index e93186d..5c2380a 100755
--- a/custom/install-archzfs
+++ b/custom/install-archzfs
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ create_zfs_pool() {
     fi
 
     # Create pool (with or without encryption)
+    # Note: We use zfs-import-scan at boot which doesn't require a cachefile
     if [[ "$NO_ENCRYPT" == "yes" ]]; then
         warn "Creating pool WITHOUT encryption (testing mode)"
         zpool create -f \
@@ -810,13 +811,6 @@ create_zfs_pool() {
     fi
 
     info "ZFS pool created successfully."
-
-    # Set cachefile property - required for initramfs ZFS hook to import pool at boot
-    # Without this, mkinitcpio won't include zpool.cache and boot will fail with
-    # "cannot import '(null)': no such pool available"
-    info "Setting pool cachefile for boot..."
-    zpool set cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache "$POOL_NAME"
-
     zpool status "$POOL_NAME"
 }
 
@@ -1167,7 +1161,10 @@ configure_zfs_services() {
     step "Configuring ZFS Services"
 
     arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs.target
-    arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs-import-cache
+    # Use zfs-import-scan instead of zfs-import-cache
+    # This is the recommended method - it uses blkid to scan for pools
+    # and doesn't require a cachefile
+    arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs-import-scan
     arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs-mount
     arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs-import.target
 
@@ -1175,10 +1172,8 @@ configure_zfs_services() {
     # Note: hostid is generated in configure_bootloader, so it always exists here
     cp /etc/hostid /mnt/etc/hostid
 
-    # Generate zpool cache
-    mkdir -p /mnt/etc/zfs
-    zpool set cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache "$POOL_NAME"
-    cp /etc/zfs/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/
+    # Disable cachefile - we use zfs-import-scan which doesn't need it
+    zpool set cachefile=none "$POOL_NAME"
 
     # Set bootfs
     zpool set bootfs="$POOL_NAME/ROOT/default" "$POOL_NAME"