Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:05:31 +0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/12] Thunderbolt hotplug support for Apple hardware (testers needed) | From | Daniel J Blueman <> |
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On Friday, 29 November 2013 09:40:02 UTC+8, Andreas Noever wrote: > Thunderbolt hotplug is supposed to be implemented by the firmware. But Apple's > firmeware only initializes devices during boot and ignores hotplugged devices. > This patch series adds a driver for the Intel Cactus Ridge Thunderbolt > controller. The driver supports hotplug operations of simple (one PCI device, > no chaining) thunderbolt devices. [...] > (1) and (2) should be solveable given some time. I also have a pretty good idea > on how chaining should work. The main problem is that I have yet to see any > Thunderbolt device besides the Apple ethernet adapter. If someone with a > MacBook and access to more complicated TB hardware is willing to run some > tests: Please contact me. > > I will try to debug (4) further and write a seperate bug report for the issue.
Superb work! I have a Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt [1] and the Apple ethernet adapter, so will give this a spin over the weekend on my mid-2012 MacBook Pro retina with the noted constraints.
Thanks, Daniel
[1] http://www.buffalo-technology.com/en/products/storage-devices/portable-storage/ministationtm/hd-patu3s-ministation-thunderbolt-portable-ssd/ -- Daniel J Blueman
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