restore thunderbolt3 drivers- 2019 MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.7
Thunderbolt drivers are a FIXED (not optional) part of MacOS, and on a MacBook Pro from 2019, with T2 chip, they can not be removed, and will not benefit from being restored.
What detailed SYMPTOMS are you seeing?
Why do you think Thunderbolt3 Drvers need to be restored?
Thank you! At Network, Other Services no Thunderbolt services, only USB 10/100. I have power at Thunderbolt 1 and a Powlaken multi connected at T2, with an HDMI connected to view an additional display. That display is no longer recognized. At Hardware, Thunderbolt bus says no device connected.
Appreciate advice! I know enough to be dangerous, but not about Thunderbolt.
-janet
Thunderbolt is a local peripheral interface, it is generally not a Network connection, except when you choose to connect two smart Thunderbolt devices. There are devices with special hardware and software that can turn an ordinary dongle into a network one, such as a 10/100 Ethernet dongle that plugs into a USB-C or ThunderBolt port. most of these are USB-C, because that runs fast enough without the additional overhead for high speed Thunderbolt.
The ports on a Mac can be used for many purposes. Mac ports will selectively be shown as either USB-C (FAR more common) or ThunderBolt, depending on what is connected to them. Unless/until you connect a genuine Thunderbolt device, none will be shown as Thunderbolt.
Exactly what make&model devices are you attempting to connect? What happens when you try?
MacBook Pro 13" 2019 just updated to Seq 15.7.3 Has 2 Thunderbolt3 ports. I have always had this Powlaken multiport connected, which handled both HDMI and USB. I always viewed a 2nd screen connecting the HDMI. But I may have done something odd; the USB 'driver' still shows up under Network, but not Thunderbolt. Thanks for advice.
-Janet
janet-planet wrote:
Thank you! At Network, Other Services no Thunderbolt services, only USB 10/100. I have power at Thunderbolt 1 and a Powlaken multi connected at T2, with an HDMI connected to view an additional display. That display is no longer recognized. At Hardware, Thunderbolt bus says no device connected.
Appreciate advice! I know enough to be dangerous, but not about Thunderbolt.
-janet
I searched for Powlaken Thunderbolt hub/docks and could only discover USB hub/docks. I think you might be confusing Thunderbolt (protocol) and USB-C (a physical connector). Thunderbolt devices use USB-C physical connectors. So do USB devices. It is easy to confuse the two.
<< At Network, Other Services no Thunderbolt services, only USB 10/100 >>
"USB 10/100" is Exactly what I would expect to see from a properly working 10/100 Ethernet interface, built into a USB-C Dock.
Is it not working? what exactly does it do or not do?
Do you have a specific model number for that Powlaken hub? The only ones I am finding are USB-C hubs, and will not show as thunderBolt devices, ever.
What exactly is not working for you?
Help restore Thunderbolt 3 drivers
