Questions tagged [usb]
Use this to tag for questions about the USB interface or devices connected via USB.
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Chained audio setup works on everything but Mac
I have a setup where I have a dock that plugs a single USB-C connection into a computer. The dock has a DisplayPort cable to a monitor with a 3.5mm audio jack which some headphones are plugged into.
I ...
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MacBook Air 2020 won't display more than 1 external monitor at a time [duplicate]
I have 2020 M1 MBA, with 2 USB-C ports.
My Dell monitor connects with USB-C, but I have another Acer monitor with HDMI. When I connect my Acer display to my Mac to the second port, via HDMI-to-USB-C ...
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Can I use my keyboard to control the volume of speakers connected to my macbook by a usb c hub?
I found out that I can't control the volume of speakers connected to my monitor via HDMI using volume controls in the OS. There are countless questions about this issue, the most upvoted one being How ...
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Seagate USB cannot connect to Ubuntu Server VirtualBox in Retina MBP 2015
Lately I've gotten inspired to practice some self-hosting, and my old Early 2015 MBP isn't doing anything while selling for practically no benefit to me. I want to grab a spare Seagate hard drive and ...
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Connect a "dump" USB-printer on macOS (High Sierra)
The printer is a ticket printer (Epson TM-u220) and I have a Java App talking directly to the printer device at /dev/tty(xxx) on Linux and Unix without any special installed drivers.
On macOS, I can ...
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Connect a Magic Keyboard to a Windows 10 PC with a Logitech Unifying Receiver?
I hope someone can help me with this. I have a user at work that wants to connect her Apple Magic Keyboard to her Windows 10 work PC (she just likes the way the keys are).
The PCs don’t actually have ...
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USB-C to DP cable yields only 30Hz
I am using a MacBook Pro 2017 (two USB-C ports, running Ventura) and want to connect it to a Dell P2415Q monitor. For that reason, I have bought this USB-C to DP-cable. The monitor shows 4K @ 30Hz ...
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How can I clone my internal BOOTCAMP to a bootable USB?
I have problems with a windows game on Bootcamp that used to work fine, and now doesn't. So I tried making a bootable bootcamp on a USB. Bootcamp runs on the USB but I would say it doesn't run as well ...
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Why did my USB-C monitor stop working even though I didn't change anything?
I have a MacBook Pro with 4 USB-C ports (it's the generation that has the Touch Bar nobody likes). I have a Dell USB-C monitor. I have used the two for months together and had no problems. Then a few ...
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USB Disconnects Itself and Freezes Finder
I have a Kingston DataTraveller USB: whenever I plug it into my Mac, it appears as a drive, but any attempts to see the folders on it, or format it, or otherwise do anything to it, the program in ...
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fastboot hangs (but adb works)
On a MacBook Air M1 running Big Sur, I have an Android device (Fairphone 4) connected with a USB-C cable (both ends are USB-C, there is no adapter or hub). I've enabled developer options, adb and OEM ...
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USB-C to HDMI to DP
I have a MacBook Pro 2017 (two USB-C ports only), running Ventura. I have a USB-C to HDMI female adapter and a HDMI (male) to DP (male) cable to connect everything to a Dell P2415Q. But there arrives ...
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MacBook Air M1 and 100W USB-C Output Solar Battery
I have a MacBook Air M1 and two different solar batteries* that have 100W USB-C outputs. Can plug the USB-C cable that came with my computer from the USB-C output port on the battery directly into the ...
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Does the MacBook Pro M2 2023 charge >100W (140W, FastCharge) via the USB-C ports?
On the M1 MacBook Pros charging via the USB-C ports if only up to 100W (USB PowerDevlivery 20V 5A)
Hwr, did they improve it on the MBP M2 2023, so you could also FastCharge (140W - USB PD 28V 5A) via ...
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How to copy a folder on a USB device to my iPad
I have a Kingston DataTraveller 80 USB flash drive and on there I have a folder with some videos.
I also have an iPad Pro 12.9 (5th generation).
I want to copy the directory on my flash drive to my ...
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2019 15” MacBook Pro - USB-C port not loading
One of my four USB-C ports is not loading. I have done a soft reset, SMC reset, and zapped the NVRAM with no success.
Any suggestions to get this fixed?
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Problem with USB adapters and hubs
I am using windows 10 bootcamp in a 2017 macbook pro with touchbar.
I need to connect a cooling base with a USB cable but my macbook only has USB-C, at the same time the cooling base has a mice ...
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SD card reader suddenly read-only
I have a Macbook Air M1 With Mac OS Ventura 13.0.1.
I've been using an external SD card reader and it has always worked - until today.
Things i've tried:
Multiple SD cards
Multiple USB-A-To-C ...
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CCC Negotiated an Extremely Low Connection Speed
I’ve just migrated from a MBP 2014 to an MBA M2 and have attempted a backup for the first time, using the same external drive as before. Everything seems to work just fine except that I am wired that &...
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What would cause a bootable USB for Yosemite created in Windows to shut the laptop off less than 30 seconds into booting?
I've followed this guide and everything looks to be correct. I'm using this to restore an old Macbook Pro Unibody (2008) that was using Yosemite previously. When I go to restore the laptop, I get the ...
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How to create a bootable Windows 11 installation USB drive (for a PC) on macOS and avoid the error "media driver on your computer is missing"? [duplicate]
I bought a PC without OS and I want to install Windows 11 on it. But I only have a Mac and a flash drive at hand. Neither my Mac nor the PC have a DVD drive.
I cannot use Microsoft's official Media ...
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Double 34 inch curved monitor to mac book pro
I have a macbook pro M1 and i need to connect 2 34 inch monitors and 2 27 inch monitors. How do i do that? Currently if i connect the two 34 inch to a docking station with hdmi the macbook recognises ...
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One gamepad is seen as two by applications
I have a single game controller connected via USB. (It's a Stadia controller.) In System Settings > Game Controllers it shows up as a single game controller. It also only appears once in System ...
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How you bring back a network interface, after choosing NO to "Would you like USB 10/100/1000 to return next time it is connected to your Mac?"
In Mac OS 13 Ventura (and earlier versions), there is an option to Delete network interfaces, like the one used by USB-C ethernet adapters, "USB 10/100/1000". This produces the question,
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Automated configuration of USB new device prompt?
MacOS Ventura on Apple Silicon will prompt before allowing a USB device to do more than charge. Has anyone found the name of the setting key which you can use tools like defaults to read or write that ...
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Ethernet cord is connected to Macbook Pro, but not giving any internet
I have a realtek ethernet cord, along with two different ethernet-to-USBC adapters. I live in a university apartment complex that provides Wi-Fi and ethernet. The ethernet cord, when connected to the ...
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Stuck in Kernel Panic 1 after failed OS X install via bootable usb
I had to do a complete clean reinstall of the OS on a Macbook Pro 5 (late 2009).
Reinstalling the OS through disk recovery didn't work,El capitan is no longer available to download.No backups were ...
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installing Debian on mac a different mac partition
I disabled the SIP (system integrity protection)
I installed refind-bin-0.13.3.1
I erased the USB into FAT
I booted the Debian on the USB using DD
diskutil list
sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/...
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How do I make an offline recovery USB for MacOS Monterey?
I have a Macbook Pro from 2015 with a MacOS Monterey 12.6
I want to make a recovery USB for it
I tried following instructions here, https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-12-beta-usb-...
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Cannot mount a USB exFAT drive in macOS Ventura [duplicate]
On Windows 10 it's working perfectly without any errors.
On macOS I'm able to see it in Disk Utility, I also ran healing, but I'm still not able to mount it.
Tried various apps/drivers including ...
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Unable to connect 3 USB mic Inputs to MacBook Pro M1
I have been looking at how to connect multiple Mics to my Mac. So far I have followed tutorials on YouTube which guide me towards creating an aggregated device on the Audio MIDI utility. I do this and ...
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Run Linux system in bootable USB but very slow on Mac laptop
I install the Linux (Ubuntu 22.04) in the USB 3.0 drive by my MacBook Pro (Retina Early 2015 13"), but when I open Linux, everything is slow. For example, when I open Firefox, I need to wait 5 ...
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Forcefully reformat USB drive
I have a 64 GB USB3.0 thumb stick, totally empty, that was formatted according to Windows NTFS, but had some problem in its format (it kept freezing Windows programs that tried to read it in any way, ...
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Mouse not working on MacBook Pro M1
I have a USB Fujitsu mouse (Blue LED Mouse M960) which refuses to work with my MacBook Pro 2021 with the M1 chip (MacOS version 12.6.1).
When executing ioreg -p IOUSB -l -w 0:
| +-o Fujitsu Mouse ...
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Control Panel "Sound" / AudioMIDISetup settings, are lost on restart. Audio Interface box connected
I have a typical dac audio interface attached to my Mac for sound OUTPUT. (Just TBC, I don't use it for input, only output.)
This is a MBP 16" 2019, hence with four Thunderbolt3 (USB-C) ports. I ...
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Making macOS bootable USB stuck on "Making disk bootable"
I've followed the instructions in "Create a bootable installer for macOS" to create a bootable macOS USB installer using the following command:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/...
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Do all MFi certified USB-C to Lightning cables support USB-C PD 3.0 (PPS)?
I'm looking for cables that support USB-C PD 3.0 (with PPS). While looking for chargers was somewhat straight forward, for cables I'm struggling a little bit. Especially when you consider the sheer ...
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Mac Studio stopped recognising Apple wired keyboard
last week my Mac Studio suddenly stopped recognising my wired Apple keyboard. This happens after a reboot or when it was shut down - at first, it was enough to unplug it once and then it was ...
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Can I charge my iPhone with a standard USB charger?
I need to charge my Apple iPhone, and I don't have an original Apple charger. I have a cable with one end being a male Apple iPhone connector (which fits OK the female socket on my iPhone) and the ...
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Does any iPhone take advantage of higher current limits for USB Battery Charging ports?
A USB Battery Charging port can deliver 1.5 A of current at 5 V. My iPhone 8 for instance came with a 1 A charger, so I can't assume that it'll use more than that from a USB A socket (it can however ...
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SanDisk 1TB Portable SSD not recognized as disk when connected directly USB-C to USB-C
Hi I recently purchased a SanDisk 1TB Portable SSD. The SSD does not show up as a disk in either the Finder (with External Disks checked) or the Disk Utility (with show all devices selected).
I have a ...
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Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2015 with Windows 11: USB Ethernet slowness
Incorrect speed with USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapters in Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2015 with Windows 11:
Tried two adapters based on Realtek and Asix and the USB 3.0 ports, under Windows 11 do not go ...
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External USB stick freezes every app that talks to it
OS X 10.10 Yosemite both systems. The USB stick is HP (Hewlett-Packard) x900w so it's not trash.
I have an external USB stick that was malfunctioning on another system. I brought it to my own system, ...
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How to connect phone to Macbook Air for Android Studio debugging without phone battery charging?
I usually work off-powerline.
I would like to configure my Macbook USB connection to not to charge my phone automatically. I only need the data connection. Is it possible somehow?
The charging drains ...
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How to use 2 LTE modems on a single Mac without bonding?
I have a mac mini with an ethernet cable plugged in, and 2 ZTE MF 833V USB LTE modems.
I'm able to use one modem just fine - it's binding to 192.168.0.190 and I'm using 3proxy with -e option to create ...
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No sound on USB-C external monitor with bootcamp
I have a MacBook Pro 16" 2019 model and a Samsung S32AM700URXEN monitor that is connected to the MacBook with a USB-C cable. The video is perfect but the sound is playing on the MacBook instead ...
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PC to MacBook connection via USB - no USB devices in macOS
I'm trying to set up a network connection between 2 machines with USB-CDC ethernet.
MacBook Pro M1 (macOS 12.1) is connected to Lenovo T440P (running Debian 11, USB 3.0 port) via USB Type A-Type C ...
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How do you combine resetting NVRAM and also boot from USB?
I have a Mac Mini 2018 and a new monitor with a DVI cable.
Currently, my Mac Mini is completely reset, so I need to reinstall macOS.
I have two problems:
Screen is flickering and can't see anything ...
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Can I connect a LG USB-C monitor to a 2014 (USB-A) iMac and get video?
I recently purchased an LG UltraFine display. On the back it has a USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) port to connect to the computer (no other ports - there are some downstream USB-C ports but that's it). When I ...
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Unable to connect Mac Mini to external display using USB-C extenstion cable
I have an external display (Dell U2720QM, 3480 x 2160) that is usually connected to my Macbook pro via a USB-C cable. Occasionally, I instead connect the display to my Mac Mini (M1, 2020, Ventura 13.0....
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