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> Just trying to set it up on a single USB drive That's the fault of macOS, I also experienced 100% CPU and load off the charts and it was kernel_task jammed u
by mdaniel 1y ago
> Just trying to set it up on a single USB drive
That's the fault of macOS, I also experienced 100% CPU and load off the charts and it was kernel_task jammed up by USB. Once I used a Thunderbolt enclosure it started to be sane. This experience was the same across multiple non-Apple filesystems as I was trying a bunch to see which one was the best at cross-os compatibility
Also, separately, ZFS says "don't run ZFS on USB". I didn't have problems with it, but I knew I was rolling the dice
- queenkjuul 1y agoYeah they do say that but anecdotally my Plex server has been ZFS over USB 3 since 2020 with zero problems (using Ubuntu 20.04) Anyway only bringing it up to reinforce that it is probably a macOS problem.
- 3np 1y agoI haven't had any issues with attaching normal SATA drives with SATA-over-USB cables. Meanwhile some otherwise apparently fine USB thumb drives got abysmal results (<100kbps read IIRC). ZFS on Linux.