midihead7
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

@softraid-support I figured out how to enroll in the public beta software program. The process to get public betas just changed yesterday apparently...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

He is on 13.2.1. I was reading in the Blackmagic forums of people having this same exact issue when only editing on Davinci on an M1 Mac running Sof...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

URGENT: So I'm back again. My video editor upgraded to an M1 Ultra Mac Studio a few months ago. He is using a 128 GB Thunderbay 8 with the 16 KB strip...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

Do you have a recommendation on an external drive that is capable of backing up 48 TB of data? I see that a 56TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID set u...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

So I created a new volume with the 64K stripe size on RAID 5 and I have had no further kernel panics. Thanks so much for your assistance. We also ha...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

So I'm a bit confused. Are you saying that 16K should be the default for RAID 4 specifically? This thread earlier states that 16K on RAID 5 does trigg...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

I'm backing up my files now using a different Intel Mac. If I do have to switch to RAID 4, which stripe size do you recommend?

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

My data is not backed up yet. Since the Mac Studio keeps crashing, I can't back it up from this machine. I'll probably need to connect the TB 4 to an ...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

Here is the latest panic report which looks different than the first one (doesn't appear to mention DART this time).

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

Neither of these workarounds works for me. I waited at least an hour after booting the Mac and it crashes right after turning on the Thunderbay 4. I a...

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

Thanks. Is the change to the 64K stripe size a more permanent workaround until Apple fixes this?

3 years ago
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RE: Is 64k stripe size the only working option for RAID5 on Apple Silicon with v7 as well?

I'm on an M1 Max Mac Studio running Ventura 13.2. I have been getting the DART panics (see attached) with my Thunderbay 4 connected and running SoftRA...

3 years ago
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RE: iMac Pro Crashes and Reboots on Shutdown with Thunderbay 8 Attached

My last question was why my Mac still crashes even though I have ejected all drives first. This was supposed to be a workaround according to the SoftR...

3 years ago
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RE: iMac Pro Crashes and Reboots on Shutdown with Thunderbay 8 Attached

I just upgraded to Ventura on the iMac Pro. Unfortunately, this did nothing to resolve the problem. The Mac still crashes and reboots with the Thunder...

3 years ago
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