Interesting, I’ve been using one of the C to A adaptor with no problems, but I also have one of those multi socket adapters and I might give that a go with my DVD drive to see if I get the same issue.
> On 1/09/2019, at 11:18 AM, Dave Carlson <dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Yes, and sorry for not keeping you all up to date. My problem seemed to be > connectivity rather than compatibility. My MacBook Pro only has USB C > connectors, and I purchased an Apple multi-port adapter with 3 USB 3.0 ports > plus a few other goodies in a cumbersome but nonetheless useful attachment. I > had my new drive connected on one of those USB A ports and it did not work. > When I connected it instead directly via a C to A adapter to my MBP it worked > fine. So the limitation was with the adapter itself, which is a bit > disappointing to me. But the drive now shows, and I was also able to find CD > Drives in my System Preferences when it was loaded with some media. > So belatedly thanks to those helping to resolve. > > > Dave Carlson > Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/711E5ED2-687E-4DCB-B0F5-1A7495858823%40sbcglobal.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/711E5ED2-687E-4DCB-B0F5-1A7495858823%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. Sent from Petrus' MacBook -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/03966483-F601-4D2D-A939-B9809996F601%40gmail.com.
