Updated to Monterey 12.3.1, now Mac restarts when tries to mount Thunderbay 4 - Functionality Issues

RE: Updated to Monterey 12.3.1, now Mac restarts when tries to mount Thunderbay 4

SoftRAID Support — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:04:21 +0000

@theubster

What if you pull out a disk 1", then wait 5 minutes after startup and push it in. Does that avoid this.

Yes you are correct in needing to wait for Ventura for an Apple fix. (or change the volume)

RE: Updated to Monterey 12.3.1, now Mac restarts when tries to mount Thunderbay 4

TheUbster — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 16:25:08 +0000

Hi with Monterey 12.5 it doesn't help to wait... even after several minutes the system crashes with the DART problem immediately after reconnecting... not very happy after spending a significant amount of money for the driver.... from what I read the only option to be able to use the drives is the workaround of the 64K stripe or wait for Ventura ?

RE: Updated to Monterey 12.3.1, now Mac restarts when tries to mount Thunderbay 4

SoftRAID Support — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:09:02 +0000

Do this to install the driver:

https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/mac-help/mchl768f7291/mac
Select reduced security and enable this:
Select the “Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers” checkbox to allow installation of software that uses legacy kernel extensions.

If so, when you did the driver update, did you go to System Preferences / Security to "Allow" OWC as an identified developer?

After enabling third party extensions, reinstall the SoftRAID driver, (do not immediately restart) and go to System Preferences / Security to "Allow" OWC as an identified developer.

A dialog box should pop up directing you to System Preferences/Security. Go there and "Allow" OWC, before restarting. then click "restart later" in System Preferences, and quit. Go back to SoftRAID and restart.

For the Panics, wait 5 minutes before connecting the enclosure, which seems to prevent the panic.

Eventually delete/recreate yoruu volume with 64k Stripe unit sizes, which turns out avoids this crash.

Updated to Monterey 12.3.1, now Mac restarts when tries to mount Thunderbay 4

SBillBerg — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:26:44 +0000

Not thinking, I update my mac laptop (M1 Max, 64 GB memory) to 12.3.1. My Thunderbay 4 worked fine prior to that. Now, when I attached it, it won't mount and keeps restarting my computer. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the driver (SoftRaid 6.2.1... even tried 6.2 at one point) and have authorized OWC in Security Preferences (each time). If this is a "known issue" with an update to the driver forthcoming, cool. If not, then I need assistance. Crash report on my latest attempt attached. Thanks.

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