HighPoint RocketRAID 2322 v1.1.1 and OS X Yosemite?!

Help! I have no access to my 32 TB archive, I can not install the driver for the HighPoint RocketRAID 2322 v1.1.1 under OS X Yosemite?!

Sorry for taking forever to reply...
I've shared the old one at:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3627431/HighPointRR-KEXT-4.0.0/HighPointRR_4 .0.0.kext.tar.gz
First off, anyone using it is doing so at their own peril, and should be familiar with recovery procedures like rebuilding the system cache if this makes their system unbootable.
To install the older 4.0.0 HighPointRR.kext...
Open ''Terminal.app' and sudo into the root user with 'sudo -i'
Extract the contents of the archive linked above to: /Library/Extensions. It should overwrite the newer version that comes bundle with OS X Yosemite. You may want to copy the newer version somewhere safe before extracting the older one into place.
Ensure that the newly replaced '/Library/Extensions/HighPointRR.kext' is owned by 'root:wheel'. (If doing this from the CLI in Terminal, be sure to specify the recursive '-R' flag, so that it recurses down into the package when changing ownership.)
In case this causes your partition to become unbootable, make sure you have an accessible 'Rescue Partition', or have a bootable USB key with Terminal.app on it.
Reboot. If all goes well, the older 4.0.0 driver should load, and your devices should be accessible.
To verify that it loaded, you should go into System Information and check both the 'Hardware / PCI Cards' to see if the driver is now loading, and the 'Software / Extensions' and look up 'HighPointRR' and verify that it's version 4.0.0 and looking correct (Ie, dependencies resolved, signed, etc...
If there's something wrong, I believe that the 'Software / Extensions' view will tell you what the problem is. (Ex. whether the permissions are correct, since if they aren't the kernel will refuse to load the kext...)
If the partition becomes unbootable (I've only had this happen to me once), it is probably necessary to reset the kernel extension cache. This is where the Rescue Partition or the Bootable USB Key comes in. Best to Google for the exact process. But, from memory I believe that all this involves is booting into the Rescue Partition/USB Key, opening terminal, and touching both of the extension directories...
'touch /System/Library/Extensions && touch /Library/Extensions'
Hope that helps.

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http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata2me4e.html
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/satae6g.html
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[0x0-0x43043].com.alsoft.diskwarrior[675] Inactive PhysicalMemory = 131.33 MB
[0x0-0x43043].com.alsoft.diskwarrior[675] PhysicalMemory Used = 1.9 GB
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[0x0-0x43043].com.alsoft.diskwarrior[675] DiskWarrior App: Attributes file is severely damaged.
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Thus, I need to ask for help from those with more knowledge and experience as to what recommended steps should I follow to ensure this issue gets resolved and I don't loose any further data.

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I am purchasing a new system (Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon) and I would like to know if the HighPoint RocketRAID 4322...
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2. is capable of controlling 4 WD VelociRaptor 300GB (internal)?
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Not sure if you have found solution to your problem... but just in case...
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A very under-supported card... which I was very surprised as people seem to like them for OS X but no one talks about all the basic shortcomings and basic instructions to use these cards. I'm about to regret the purchase but I'll see if I can scrip some commands interacting with the web interface to make it work.
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The problem is I had it for RAID 0 since I was working on whole bunch of uncompressed full HD footage and I needed to maximize the smooth image. I thought eventually I buy a 4 TB drive as a backup connect it to my Time Machine and it backs up the RAID 0 that way but 4TB drives are (were) not out when I did the setup and I was too optimistic running my assets without backup in this time period.
Anyway, long story short, I'm now stuck in a situation that I don't want to completely re-initialize my drives because most probably I will loose my content (anyone that knows this please comment). I went to Apple store, they tested the drives and said they are fine, and they can't do anything with the RocketRaid card since it is a third party hardware!!! So someone tells them why do you sell it then!!??
I tried to get a hold of HighPoint tech support but they don't answer any tech calls. I filled out a web based support form. I doubt they can give me direction by emails back and forth.
Anyone had that experience before? Did you manage solving the launch problem? How?
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buy some wd black 2TB drives for soare and backup, and even 3TB greens.
so you are using Apple DU software RAID and initialized with Lion is fine.
the drive enclosure is _______ ?
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Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.
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Honey_Revenge wrote:
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Can you help? thank

revert back to Maverick that is what I had to finally do. This was the worst upgrade I have ever seen. Hopefully you have Time Machine backup and can revert back. It was pretty painless except for a few issues. I will wait until Apple gets their stuff together on this upgrade or may never will.

Currently using Photoshop CS5, but with a replacement computer and upgrade to Yosemite, keep being told I need to install the legacy Java 6. Currently, Photoshop won't even open. I absolutely do not want to subscribe, don't want to mess with the cloud, ju

Currently using Photoshop CS5, but with a replacement computer and upgrade to Yosemite, keep being told I need to install the legacy Java 6. Currently, Photoshop won't even open. I absolutely do not want to subscribe, don't want to mess with the cloud, just want to buy an upgrade to something that will run for a while longer. I don't care about Lightroom, Bridge, Illustrator, etc.; most of those I've deleted over the years. But I do use Photoshop - or would if it would still run. What options do I have?

This is the java you need for photoshop cs5 to work on mac os x 10.10 Yosemite
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US
It's also possible you may have to reinstall photoshop cs5 even after installing the above java, because sometimes the upgrade to mac os x 10.10 messes up the photoshop cs5 installation.
You can download photoshop cs5 from here if you don't already have the install media.
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-product-downloads.html

I have a need to update my OS. Should I go slowly and move to Lion (10.7) or go full blast and update to Yosemite (10.10)?

I have a need to update my OS from 10.6.8. Should I go slowly and move to Lion (10.7) or go full blast and update to Yosemite (10.10)?

Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.
Then, determine if your Mac meets ALL minimum system install requirements.
OS X 10.7 Lion system requirements
Purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
To use OS X 10.7 Lion, make sure your computer has the following:
An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)
7 GB of available disk space
2 GB of RAM
To install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks (free upgrade, but currently unavailable) or OS X 10.10 Yosemite (currently available free upgrade) you need one of these Macs:
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory (I strongly advise, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)
8 GB or more of available space
Next,
If you run any older Mac software from the earlier PowerPC Macs, then none of this software will work with the newer OS X versions (10.7 and onward). OS X Snow Leopard had a magical and invisible PowerPC emulation application, called Rosetta, that worked seamlessly in the background that still allowed older PowerPC coded software to still operate in a Intel CPU Mac.
The use of Rosetta ended with OS X Snow Leopard as the Rosetta application was licensed to Apple, from a software company called Transitive, which got bought out, I believe, by IBM and Appe could no longer secure their rights to continue to use Rosetta in later versions of OS X.
So, you would need to check to see if you have software on your Mac that maybe older than, say, 2006 or older.
Also, check for app compatibilty here.
http://roaringapps.com/
If you have any commercial antivirus installed and/or hard drive cleaning apps installed on your Mac, like MacKeeper, CleanMyMac, TuneUpMyMac, MacCleanse, etc. now would be a good time to completely uninstall this apps by doing a Google search to learn how to properly uninstall these types of apps.
These types of apps will only cause your Mac issues later after the install of the new OS X version and you will have to completely uninstall these types of apps later.
Once you have determined all of this, you should be able to find the latest versions of OS X by clicking on the Mac App Store icon in the OS X Dock and then login to the Mac App Store using your Apple ID and password and if you purchased a download code, input that code.
You can then begin the download and installation process of installing the newer versions of OS X from the Mac App Store.

Are there any issues with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and OS X Yosemite 10.10?

Are there any known issues with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and OS X Yosemite 10.10? I heard I would need an older Java version to start it.
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You'll need to reinstall Photoshop CS5 after installing the MacOS 10.10 update -- for some reason the OS updater stomps on some of the Photoshop files.

Can't sync files on Cloud Drive between Macbook and iPad after Yosemite and IOS 8.02

can't sync files on Cloud Drive between Macbook and iPad after Yosemite and IOS 8.02
Pages, Numbers and more won't sync.

Er OK efter opdatering til IOS 8.1
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