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RE: softraidtool isn't returning a proper error code on exit but it should

Personally this feels more like a bug than a feature (note, I worked as a software engineer on IBM's AIX and Sun's Solaris Unix variants from 1990-201...

2 years ago
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RE: softraidtool isn't returning a proper error code on exit but it should

From Wikipedia ): POSIX-compatible systems typically use a convention of zero for success and nonzero for error.[14] Some conventions have developed...

2 years ago
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RE: softraidtool isn't returning a proper error code on exit but it should

Another example where a Unix command does return a non-zero code to the execution environment: $ find badargdir -name foofind: badargdir: No such fi...

2 years ago
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RE: Newbie Question: Can I add extra disks and create a second volume after creating my first volume

In my Thunderbay 8 DAS, I have a five disk RAID 5 volume for general storage, a two disk mirrored volume for Time Machine backups, and a single drive ...

2 years ago
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RE: Gmail email notification not working (and a feature request)

I created a app password for my Google account and I am still unable to get email notifications to work with SoftRAID via gmail. SR spins forever wit...

2 years ago
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RE: Replacing failed disk in Thunderbolt enclosure.

@softraid-support I have found it difficult to unmount my Thunderbay volume because there are a variety of services running on my Mac that use that vo...

2 years ago
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RE: Replacing failed disk in Thunderbolt enclosure.

I've watched the "How to Replace a Faulty Drive in a RAID Array in SoftRAID 7" and I have a question; given I have a Thunderbay 8 DAS with a faulty dr...

2 years ago
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RE: 7.6 Driver?

I just noticed the same thing and my take is that the QuickStart Guide needs updating to just contain the pertinent info for SoftRAID 7.5/6. For exam...

3 years ago
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RE: Ventura 13.3 and later - what's new

FYI, I updated Softraid to v7.5 on my Intel Mini, which is running macOS 13.3, without problem so far. I verified that the Mini is booting with full ...

3 years ago
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RE: Ventura 13.3 and later - what's new

BTW, you should add the bit about TM restore working with a SoftRAID volume in Recovery mode in the release notes that ships with the update disk imag...

3 years ago
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RE: Ventura 13.3 and later - what's new

Can I reenable Medium or Full Security Secure Boot on my 2018 Mini and have SoftRAID v7.5 continue to load/work?

3 years ago
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RE: Monterey Crash/kernel panics

To followup; I am now running SoftRAID v7.0.1 without problem on my 2018 Mac Intel Mini using a OWC Thunderbay8 DAS connected via thunderbolt. Note t...

3 years ago
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