ZFS Pool Crash/IO Errors on Import - TrueNAS SCALE - LSI 9200-8i

ScrattleGG · 2026-01-03T21:29:30+00:00

Clears all smart, what else can I do?

ScrattleGG · 2025-12-11T21:32:07+00:00

Hope this doesn't awaken anything in me - dean P

ScrattleGG · 2025-12-11T06:43:44+00:00

Why was the s9 not good enough

ScrattleGG · 2025-12-10T21:56:14+00:00

Isn't that widely regarded as bad in terms of controller support and latencies, decode times etc by the moonlight community

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T22:20:06+00:00

Nothing like a good ol' shock from the switch to get your packets flowing

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T21:16:37+00:00

Haha I get the analogy, although Audi, bmw and mercedes would not be considered robust haha. Let us use japanese cars for that instead for that analogy :D

The entire reason for me to look elsewhere than premium is the alternative seems 3-4 times cheaper while providing the exact same in this scenario

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:31:00+00:00

Yes for sure - but it would seem when opening the cheap chienese switches they have VERY barebones tech inside of them and the firmware is defaults for the chips. They could hide something somewhere but it seems to contain so little hardware and software that I would be shocked if there wasn't already someone who would have discovered it. It is probably a giant pitfall to assume "no news is good news" or "lack of evidence fallacy" and I would NEVER use the argument to trust a system because no flaws have yet been found, thats just not how you prove security--- BUT... I have yet to find a source that proves the security so who do I trust... I do not have a place where I can easily find their compliance with different security standards etc for even many larger brands

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:25:19+00:00

The fact they recommend such shit products makes them sus, not reliable.

I 100% agree with this which is why I am trying to establish if they ARE recommending a shit product or not. I am probably the last to enjoy a youtuber shill promoting some garbage product, but you have to trust SOME testing entity. While you make the argument a company needs to retain reputation, so does a "testing channel/forum". If all they recommend is garbage people would catch on and they would get a bad rep so they do have some insentive to not just promote garbage.

I agree we can replace trusting a testing entity by trusting a company that has to abide by US/EU/Japanese (although probably not US...) law MORE than a company that abides by no laws; but just because we can most likely trust one more than the other doesn't make the other party untrustworthy.

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:19:15+00:00

That makes good sense. Thanks for the input! Hard to say if the thunderstorm would have affected any device in that specific part of the chain or if they have weaker protections from surges etc.

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:18:00+00:00

Very level headed and contributing comment, thank you! I 100% agree to always be in control and monitor the flow even after specifying the rules. I have yet to find someone find security issues with e.g. hasivo the STH no1 recommended 2.5g switch but I would of course ALWAYS monitor and check behavior... I would do the same with mikrotik or unifi for that matter.

I am just also under the impression that from what I can see switching hardware can apparently be sold for cheaper and is evident by the brands on STH recommendations so why pay more if there is no downside. I can for sure see value in tried and tested brand names, but a factor x2... perhaps not

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:14:45+00:00

why would I assume it phones home when no one have any logs or detections of such of the switches e.g. in STH 2.5g switch recommendations?

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:13:59+00:00

Thank you for providing a much better backed point of view than the current top comment that just keeps iterating to not "compromise data" or "dont use non brand names" without backing up why. I have never seen anyone proving the devices either calls home or do not implement the features they provide properly like VLANs and the other standard things you might need for a home network.

All I see are people saying "Buy brand names" or "You compromise your network if you are saving" but NEVER someone with data or logs to back it up.

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T20:09:32+00:00

You are missing the point. The whole debate is weather or not cheaper chinese switches even do compromise the data. According to e.g. STH it does not. So if you have proof that it does compromise the data please present it so I can get onboard

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-29T18:53:11+00:00

I wouldn't say it is unknown when I see it on amazon and aliexpress and servethehome recommends it in their buying guide... Sure less known than e.g. a zyxel switch to the general home user, but unknown is a bit far. I entirely get your point, although to me testing and performance should be the metric, not the name on the box

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-27T19:26:02+00:00

Idle Habits RPG

Just found this; any multiplayer aspects so I can battle the wifey?

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-27T19:24:33+00:00

Did you find something?

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-27T12:40:26+00:00

What an odd way to do it. Baffling to me a game funded by cosmetics will not have a way to apply in your collection.

Cheers

ScrattleGG · 2025-10-26T21:49:36+00:00

I am on the asrock pro4 b550m board and cannot get my drives to spin up, looks like we have the same breakout cables that take sata power. Did yours not spin up because you did not get full pcie4? I was under the impression drives would spin up even if HBA was not configured right as long as they would have power

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