SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described - Monterey Issues

RE: SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

SoftRAID Support — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:05:05 +0000

@godangermedia

If your volume is mounted, then the driver is installed. So you should be OK.

RE: SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

godangermedia — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:24:00 +0000

Decided to stick with Monterey 12.6.8 for now (not willing to risk full OS jump in middle of video production/edit project), but I DID re-install OS via Recovery Mode last night.

Installed SoftRAID 7.5 just now.

Once again, though, SoftRAID install did NOT prompt me with an ALLOW box in Security preferences to "Allow System software from developer Other World Computing." I thought this was necessary to insure proper/optimal operation. (?) I did give SR 7.5 "Full Disk Access" under Security prefs / Privacy tab.

System is running okay for now, but it's only been running in newly-installed configuration for about an hour. Performing disk validation now, so will keep an eye on system throughout the day to hopefully see continuous operation with no panics.

RE: SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

SoftRAID Support — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:17:37 +0000

@godangermedia

Sounds good. Its 13.5 now. This also has the advantage of SoftRAID being much simpler to install.

RE: SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

godangermedia — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:47:24 +0000

I did perform a fresh install of OS 12.6.8 (within Recovery Mode) a few weeks back when experiencing a short-lived bout of kernel panics. Since that appears to have been ineffective, I may take that as my cue to bump up to Ventura 13.3.

RE: SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

SoftRAID Support — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:24:21 +0000

The simplified instructions are for 13.3 or later. Not Monterey, which still requires System Preferences/Security, and on M1, reduced Security.

Your iBoot panic is MacOS, not related to SoftRAID.

I would "reinstall" MacOS, there is a problem in your MacOS installation, here are a couple users with the same issue:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253743699

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250826263

Start up into recovery mode, and reinstall. It won't delete anything, but should fix this issue with any luck.

SR 7.5 install doesn't proceed as described

godangermedia — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:36:54 +0000

On my MacStudio running OS 12.6.8 and SR 7.0.1, I began having the sudden freezes/restarts described in this forum after I'd had months of smooth sailing. In my case, the error listed after returning to desktop is always "iBoot Panic."

After a day of intermittent iBoot panic restart cycles with 7.0.1, I decided to upgrade to SR 7.5 today – and after the installation, the issue only got worse: The system can't run more than 1-2 minutes after login before going into the freeze/restart cycle with "iBoot panic" error.

Now I'm wondering if my 7.5 installation process isn't executing properly:

First off, I DID boot into Recovery Mode many months ago (during first install of SoftRAID on this M1 Mac) to change the Startup Security Utility setting to "Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers."

But I'm NOT getting the prompt during SR 7.5 installation from within Security & Privacy prefs to click "Allow System software from developer OWC..." The SR 7.5 installation does prompt me to go into Security prefs to do that.... but there's no "Allow OWC..." message within the Security prefs window (pic attached).

To make this even more confusing: OWC's YouTube video "SoftRAID 7.5 is HERE!" says "The user can simply drag SoftRAID to Applications folder, and begin to work" without changing security settings as before, but (as pictured) the 7.5 install STILL directs the user to change settings in Security preferences.

So OWC's own video says install should proceed via simple "drag & drop" into Applications, but the 7.5 installer is showing that one should still go into Security prefs. So which is it? And why does neither method appear to be working?

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