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R. Peter DeLong
Oct 1, 2025, 9:18:34 PMOct 1
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All -
I’ve never said thanks for the help I got making the move from my 2017 27” iMac to an M4 Mac mini. I made some conventional decisions: a 32” Dell monitor, a Chinese USB A and C dock, a LogiTech camera, and a Samson Q2U microphone.
There have been a couple surprises: I can’t control the audio volume of the speakers in the Dell monitor from the keyboard. I have to use the little joystick on the backside of the monitor. I also found that the monitor would go dark intermittently if I didn’t use the HDMI cable that came with the monitor.
I also realize that I should have bought a mini with a much larger internal hard drive. The 500 GB one is already 80% full, and that’s after a culling process.
I am running Sequoia 15.6.1, and occasionally get messages like the three shown below. I suppose it’s because they are running under Rosetta 2, but I’m not sure.
Do any of you have any advice for me on how to “contact the developer” or its equivalent?
Thanks for any advice.
- Pete DeLong
I’ve never said thanks for the help I got making the move from my 2017 27” iMac to an M4 Mac mini. I made some conventional decisions: a 32” Dell monitor, a Chinese USB A and C dock, a LogiTech camera, and a Samson Q2U microphone.
There have been a couple surprises: I can’t control the audio volume of the speakers in the Dell monitor from the keyboard. I have to use the little joystick on the backside of the monitor. I also found that the monitor would go dark intermittently if I didn’t use the HDMI cable that came with the monitor.
I also realize that I should have bought a mini with a much larger internal hard drive. The 500 GB one is already 80% full, and that’s after a culling process.
I am running Sequoia 15.6.1, and occasionally get messages like the three shown below. I suppose it’s because they are running under Rosetta 2, but I’m not sure.
Do any of you have any advice for me on how to “contact the developer” or its equivalent?
Thanks for any advice.
- Pete DeLong
Mario Obejas
Oct 1, 2025, 10:16:05 PMOct 1
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Without knowing exactly what the three extensions are, we are all going to be making (hopefully educated) guesses.
Hp (that's an odd lower case p) and Epson are likely printer extensions.
Seagate is likely storage.
WRT the error messages: my guess is these are very old system extensions to support directly attached hardware, that you don't really need - unless you do have very old hardware attached to that shiny new M4. Is all your directly attached hardware working? If everything is working, you don't need these non-working extensions.
Ask yourself if you have some very old HP/Epson/Seagate hardware attached that doesn't use current drivers. If you don't, there's no need to contact a developer. You're just carrying over cruft from days gone by.
Hp (that's an odd lower case p) and Epson are likely printer extensions.
Seagate is likely storage.
WRT the error messages: my guess is these are very old system extensions to support directly attached hardware, that you don't really need - unless you do have very old hardware attached to that shiny new M4. Is all your directly attached hardware working? If everything is working, you don't need these non-working extensions.
Ask yourself if you have some very old HP/Epson/Seagate hardware attached that doesn't use current drivers. If you don't, there's no need to contact a developer. You're just carrying over cruft from days gone by.
Did you use Migration Assistant and check the "Other Files and Folders" box?
I refrain from doing so as it's miscellaneous stuff at the root level that usually leads to conflicts and rabbit holes.
WRT to internal hard drive getting full: Do yourself a favor and buy a Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4 hub with an NVME SSD enclosure, stick a Samsung SSD in it.
E.g.:
https://www.owc.com/solutions/express-1m2
I refrain from doing so as it's miscellaneous stuff at the root level that usually leads to conflicts and rabbit holes.
WRT to internal hard drive getting full: Do yourself a favor and buy a Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4 hub with an NVME SSD enclosure, stick a Samsung SSD in it.
E.g.:
https://www.owc.com/solutions/express-1m2
There are also 40Gps hubs designed to look better aesthetically with the M4, eg:
Qwiizlab 40Gbps Mac mini M4/M4 Pro Stand Hub with USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB-C Host, 3 USB-A 2.0, 3.5mm Audio, Supports M.2 PCIe up to 8TB, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4/5
Qwiizlab 40Gbps Mac mini M4/M4 Pro Stand Hub with USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB-C Host, 3 USB-A 2.0, 3.5mm Audio, Supports M.2 PCIe up to 8TB, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4/5
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There are people on this list with more experience with said hubs, check out what they have to say.
Thunderbolt 5 hubs are the bleeding edge, and you'll pay a premium. I suspect you value the added space more than the additional speed.
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MIKE SHULMAN
Oct 1, 2025, 10:24:00 PMOct 1
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Pete,
It works well here on multiple Macs under macOS 26.x.x. The Mac Minis here are connected to their monitors via thunderbolt to DisplayPort cables.
The “legacy” extension warnings are as they say, letting you know that these old extensions will not be supported in a future major OS release from Apple.
Is there a need for HP, Epson or Seagate extensions to be installed in your current setup?
They are likely old artifacts left over from devices used on your earlier macs… If you use those printers, I would try “resetting the printing system” in your Mac and let the Mac download the required driver software. Or check with the support website of the printer models you use and make sure they have updated versions available. What software would you need on your Mac from Seagate that required an extension??
I have not seen any such alerts here and I have a pretty old Epson Workforce 840 AIO and a separate Epson photo scanner.
I installed Better Display Pro on an M4 Mac Mini to give it more control over a 32” 4K LG monitor. I can control the monitor’s speaker volume using my Mac keyboard. I have not paid for the app’s “Pro” features, only using what is “free".
In the app’s Settings -> Keyboard there are options for Brightness and Volume Control from the Mac’s keyboard.
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