I am using a recently purchased Samsung T1 SSD 1TB. As far as I know using encryption means I have to use the Samsung kernel extension drivers.
Get the latest owner's manuals, firmware and software updates for you Samsung devices in one easy-to-navigate location: the Samsung Download Center. Oct 15, 2014 Question: Q: Samsung Magician Software Mac I recently installed the Samsung 840 Pro in my MacBook Pro. There is a disk that comes with the SSD and includes the Samsung Magician software for the SSD to keep the firmware of the SSD up to date.
Is anyone else using the Samsung drivers with encryption? Does the thought of polluting your system with kernel extensions prevent you from using encryption or even not buying the product? - Are the kernel extensions a non-issue and I'm worried for no reason? - Been using it more than a few months? Have the Samsung drivers caused any problems during an OS upgrade/update? Robgendreau wrote: I was using a Samsung SSD as a boot drive quite a while ago on a hackintosh, and I seem to recall a kext issue, but maybe that was just regarding TRIM. I have that same SSD now in an external enclosure to my iMac, and I can't find any Samsung kext that I'm using with it.
I haven't seen any such kext in their downloads either. Didn't notice it was an external. My Samsung is using Tbolt, so it didn't need the kext that the portable apparently uses (I saw this: I'm referring to the T1 external SSD. You must 'activate' the external SSD before gaining access to the 'entire' partition, 1TB in my case. To activate the T1 SSD, requires installation of a Samsung provided kext. During activation you have a choice of using security with a password or not.
If you choose not to use security, after 'activation' you will have access to the full 1TB partition via USB3 with no special software needed, just like any external USB device. To support the encryption & password security features however you must use Samsung software. The files installed are: satsmartdriver.kext satsmartlib.plugin smartlib.plugin. Jrp wrote: I may be mistaken, but I think that you need the extensions whether you encrypt or not. Same with the T3.
I have an iMac and an MBP. Using my iMac I disabled 'security' on the T1 SSD, i.e. Next, I wiped out the T1 SSD using Disk Utility and created a new 1TB partition on the T1 SSD. I then plugged the T1 SSD into the MBP, which had no Samsung software of any kind, and the T1 mounted on the MBP as a 1TB external drive no problem. Even tested transfer speeds to/from the MBP and the T1 with success. So as far as I can tell, if you use the encryption/password feature I have to have the Samsung software to 'unlock it'.
No problem with that at all. Just that you have to install a kernel extension (kext) to first unlock the drive out of the box to gain access to the storage partition. Otherwise the Mac will only see a 128 MB partition containing the installation software.
In addition to providing information about the user’s system and SSD product, Samsung SSD Magician also supports advanced features, like SSD performance management, benchmarking for optimum performance, new firmware updates, etc. Get Samsung SSD Magician and give it a try to fully assess its capabilities. Other Features:. SecureErase function can fully erase data on the drive in less than 1 minute. Update function confirms that latest firmware is installed from the Samsung website.
Automatic OS optimization for Superfetch/Prefetch, ReadyBoost, and DIPM settings. Benchmarking application tests performance of the SSD, and other connected devices. Fully compatible with all previously shipped Samsung SSD drives.
What's New:. Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance. New model support: 850 PRO 2TB, 850 EVO 2TB.
Advanced Performance Optimization support for 840 EVO mSATA; New firmware is required to use Advanced Performance Optimization. Minor bug fixes Previous Versions:. Samsung SSD Magician 5.2.0.