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which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:07 am

which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

just want to configure my new i mac with arm processor. to use my zfs pools which of the version may i install that i can use these pools without errors?
regards winfried
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby theit » Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:47 pm

dancerffm wrote:which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

just want to configure my new i mac with arm processor. to use my zfs pools which of the version may i install that i can use these pools without errors?
regards winfried

Why not give the actual version 2.1.0 a try? I'm using it on an Intel-based Mac with 11.5.2 on it without problems.

Importing your pool should work out-of-the-box. You only have to pay attention when you want to use it on another machine that uses an older ZFS version. In that case you should avoid upgrading the pool, but apart from that you can just use it.
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:31 pm

thanks for that! i will try and give you report! regards w
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:38 am

ok i installed zfs 2.1.0 for big sur arm and now cannot import my pool. last export was on my old mac with catalina and the old zfs! what can i do?
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:32 am

if have installed zfs 2.1.0 and restarted the imac, but:

% zfs status
The ZFS modules are not loaded.
Try running '/sbin/kextload zfs.kext' as root to load them.??

what did i do wrong?
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby jawbroken » Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:48 am

Did you approve the kexts in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General? It should prompt you to do that during the install but I think some people have had trouble or have had to approve them twice.

Edit: See the section here called Explain the Kext-Loading Process to Users. It looks like there are some extra steps for ARM Macs.
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:42 am

i tried again to install zfs 2.1.0 on my new arm mac with big sur 11.5.2 but it still will not install correctly, i reduced the security startup for the kernel extensions and allowed security for lundman, still is not installed???
need help
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Re: which version of zfs is useable for big sur 11.5.2

Postby dancerffm » Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:18 am

ah! i have forgotten to make a newstart! and then import the old pool with "-f" and then upgraded and then everything is ok and works! now i have access to my pool
thanks for helping!
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