macOS Monterey Users Report Connectivity Issues With USB Hubs

[WinterWolf90]

I formatted my older MacBook Air (early 2020 intel) after I bought the m2. I downgraded the software to Catalina and used the same Anker port with the two hard drives that would disconnect and error out previously and had ZERO trouble copying or moving files. This is totally a Monterey issue. I may try and download the Ventura beta later to see if I have any issues with the drive on it. I have not tried to use the drives on the new Mac m2.

 

[NoOneCl]

Hi, I have the same problems, I upgrade to Ventura and the problem persist, Ony one has idea or tip to solve the problem?

Regards

 

[sirozha]

This thread is about a Thunderbolt-based Ethernet adapter. The solution has been provided. If your issue is with a USB-based Ethernet adapter (as most Thunderbolt hubs have their Ethernet adapters based on USB emulation), this thread is not about those issues.

 

[iObama]

This thread is about a Thunderbolt-based Ethernet adapter. The solution has been provided. If your issue is with a USB-based Ethernet adapter (as most Thunderbolt hubs have their Ethernet adapters based on USB emulation), this thread is not about those issues.

The thread is literally entitled "Users Report Connectivity Issues With USB Hubs."

 

[MallardDuck]

Hi, I have the same problems, I upgrade to Ventura and the problem persist, Ony one has idea or tip to solve the problem?

Regards

The only option is to buy a higher quality hub. I never was able to get my hootoo's working again, and switched to caldigit TS3/TS4/Elements hubs instead.

The slow-to-mount-usb drive issue is worst with: 1) spinning disks, 2) APFS encrypted, 3) password not in keychain. Fixing 3 speeds it up a bit, moving 2 to HPFS+ helps a lot, as does moving to SSD's, but in the end, any encrypted drive takes 10x longer to mount post-monterey than pre.

 

[NoOneCl]

Yesterday I connected a generic usb3 hub, and surprise my mac M1 recognized the usb3 ssd disk that I connected to it, something that does not happen with a multifunction hub that has USB 3, HDMI, VGA, ETH, of the DELL brand. Is that type of hub the that do not work correctly?

 

[imrazor]

@NoOneCl I tried something similar, with good results. I took a Belkin USB-C male to female USB-A adapter (that supports USB 3.0 speeds) and connected an old Tripp-Lite USB 3.0/A hub to it. I then connected a Seagate USB 2.0 HDD to one USB-A port, and also a multi-format memory card reader to one of the other USB-A ports. Upon initially connecting the USB 2.0 drive, the card reader disconnected then immediately re-connected. After that initial hiccup though, I've been able copy several gigabytes of data between the USB 2 drive, the USB 3 card reader and my M1 MBA's internal SSD. I've also had it running for several hours while doing a processor and GPU intensive workload (lol, gaming) in Parallels. No sign of additional disconnects at all after the first failure.

 

[Jeo_cz]

All my problems disappeared with Ventura 13.1 update. Now all usbs from monitor's hub are working fine.

 

[DailySlow]

The only option is to buy a higher quality hub. I never was able to get my hootoo's working again, and switched to caldigit TS3/TS4/Elements hubs instead.

The slow-to-mount-usb drive issue is worst with: 1) spinning disks, 2) APFS encrypted, 3) password not in keychain. Fixing 3 speeds it up a bit, moving 2 to HPFS+ helps a lot, as does moving to SSD's, but in the end, any encrypted drive takes 10x longer to mount post-monterey than pre.

Boom - instant mounting of my Toshiba HD/Time Machine (USB 3 to USB C male cable) into MB Air Ventura - encrypted but one could not see any delay. Even via USB 3 to A cheap-o hub is seconds to mount, run the backup.