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D.M. Procida
Feb 16, 2024, 1:21:53 PMFeb 16
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I have an external USB DVD drive so I can watch Mad Men on my M1 MacBook.
Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
it does is sit there clicking.
My other DVD drive (the one in the wrong country) works perfectly with the
same MacBook and dongle.
The drive works when connected to an Intel MacBook with plain old USB.
It spins up when connected to a USB-C power adaptor via the same dongle.
The USB-C ports on the M1 MacBook otherwise work just as expected.
So it seems to be some mysterious but annoying and not very interesting
interaction between the MacBook, dongle and DVD drive.
Daniele
Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
it does is sit there clicking.
My other DVD drive (the one in the wrong country) works perfectly with the
same MacBook and dongle.
The drive works when connected to an Intel MacBook with plain old USB.
It spins up when connected to a USB-C power adaptor via the same dongle.
The USB-C ports on the M1 MacBook otherwise work just as expected.
So it seems to be some mysterious but annoying and not very interesting
interaction between the MacBook, dongle and DVD drive.
Daniele
D.M. Procida
Feb 16, 2024, 1:47:13 PMFeb 16
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On 16 Feb 2024 at 19:21:49 CET, "D.M. Procida"
Monterey MacBook says it's sharing it, but the Sonoma MacBook doesn't see it.
There's no longer a Device section in the Finder for it.
Do they no longer speak the same language?
Daniele
<daniele-at-...@invalid.com> wrote:
> I have an external USB DVD drive so I can watch Mad Men on my M1 MacBook.
>
> Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
> system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
> it does is sit there clicking.
>
> My other DVD drive (the one in the wrong country) works perfectly with the
> same MacBook and dongle.
Hmm, I was hoping to access the DVD over the network using DVD/CD sharing. The
> I have an external USB DVD drive so I can watch Mad Men on my M1 MacBook.
>
> Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
> system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
> it does is sit there clicking.
>
> My other DVD drive (the one in the wrong country) works perfectly with the
> same MacBook and dongle.
Monterey MacBook says it's sharing it, but the Sonoma MacBook doesn't see it.
There's no longer a Device section in the Finder for it.
Do they no longer speak the same language?
Daniele
Theo
Feb 17, 2024, 8:06:43 AMFeb 17
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D.M. Procida <daniele-at-...@invalid.com> wrote:
> I have an external USB DVD drive so I can watch Mad Men on my M1 MacBook.
>
> Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
> system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
> it does is sit there clicking.
Maybe the bearings are a bit sticky and it wants more power than the USB
> I have an external USB DVD drive so I can watch Mad Men on my M1 MacBook.
>
> Except, every time I plug it in using the USB dongle, it just... clicks. The
> system report shows that the drive is connected, and knows what it is, but all
> it does is sit there clicking.
port can provide? The typical solution for that is a powered hub, although
I'm not sure if a USB-C dongle with a charger port will do it.
Theo
D.M. Procida
Feb 19, 2024, 3:37:46 PMFeb 19
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On 17 Feb 2024 at 14:06:39 CET, "Theo" <theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
wrote:
No, it's happening even if the disk is already spinning at full speed!
I'm baffled.
Meanwhile I have spent quite some time fighting with VLC trying to stream it
over the network from the other Mac; I know it's possible, but I haven't
figured it out yet.
Daniele
wrote:
I'm baffled.
Meanwhile I have spent quite some time fighting with VLC trying to stream it
over the network from the other Mac; I know it's possible, but I haven't
figured it out yet.
Daniele
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