From the date of
a tweet that offered
a screenshot with the following yellow alert –
The system extension "ZFSFilesystem.kext" is
not compatible with this version of OS X and can't be used.
Please contact the developer for updated software. – I guess that a few people are trying to load kernel extensions that are placed, by Apple, in the following folder:
/Incompatible Software/ZEVO aside for a moment … in general, please
do not attempt to reuse files that have been moved to that folder. Placements in that folder are for the protection of end users.
In the case of ZEVO Community Edition 1.1.1: the placement of two KEXTs in that folder is simply to protect users from kernel panics.
(There
is a way to load 1.1.1 with Mavericks but it's
not the done thing. Beyond simply loading the KEXTs, a kernel panic is guaranteed; it's informative to developers but not of use with storage pools.)
The cause of the panic was diagnosed, and I'm told that there's a fix, but I don't know how the fix is to be delivered.
General advice at this timeIf you use ZFS with OS X (not with an alternative operating system) and wish to continue doing so, then please:
- do not rush an upgrade to Mavericks.