MacMini M1 2020 doesn't work with wired Apple A1243 keyboard

I have a Belkin USB-C multimedia hub that worked occasionally with my Apple A1234 USB keyboard. After latest update it won’t work at all. I was forced into buying an Apple pass-through adapter and everything now works, every time. But I wasted over $100 bucks on the Belkin that has more ports. And I really wanted the second USB port.

I stopped trying to get the Apple A1243 USB keyboard to work with the M1 mini. No problem since the main keyboard I use with the is a Magic bluetooth keyboard. I did try another USB keyboard (non-apple brand) and it worked fine. Must be some kind of USB power issue with the A1243 keyboard and the M1 mini.

On M1 Mac mini, Apple USB keyboard shows up only as "Keyboard Hub" in system report and keyboard doesn't work. Hub has works; connects to iPhone. Keyboard works on iMac in house. Cheap PC USB keyboard works fine on mini.

Have tried USB A and USB C hubs. Still only a Keyboard Hub.

On Big Sur 11.1

USB 3.0 Bus:

  Host Controller Driver: AppleT8103USBXHCIFL1100

  PCI Device ID: 0x1100 

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0010 

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x1b73 

Keyboard Hub:

  Product ID: 0x1006

  Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)

  Version: 96.15

  Serial Number: 000000000000

  Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s

  Manufacturer: Apple, Inc.

  Location ID: 0x02100000 / 30

  Current Available (mA): 500

  Current Required (mA): 300

  Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

My old wired apple extended keyboard worked fine on Mac Mini M1, but after update to macos 11.1 it stopped working. So now I am using a $10.- chinese keyboard, that works fine. My Logitech Master S2 wireless mouse has never worked on the M1.

Apple is becoming the greatest **** since it only should work with their own expensive ****. Firewire is no longer working unless you buy 2 expesive apple cable adapters $130.-, firewire to minidisplayport and minidisplayport to thunderbolt 3.0. USB 3.0 had a very late integration. USB C is not Apples Thunderbolt 3, so if don't buy the expensive apple cables you are in very deep ****. APPLE IS ****!!!

Some people are fixed this issue with extension keyboard cable on older mac-s as this keyboard was not recognized by mac. I have the same keyboard and I can run DVD burner trough keyboard usb so I think mini has good voltage on this ports. Also connecting old hdd enclosures and USB sticks are working normally trough keyboard USB ports without any hub. If someone has problems with this old keyboards just sell it and buy new

Having the exact same issue as you on a brand new M1 Mac mini 16GB. I twisted my parents arms to upgrade their 2012 Mac mini so they’d continue to receive software/security updates, and this machine has been nothing short of torture for them. I should note that this keyboard is working perfectly fine on my mid-2015 MBP and my 16” MBP via USB-C adapter. This should be fixable in software, but this issue really needs to be escalated up the chain to make sure Apple is aware of what’s happening here. There’s no reason a USB HID device with a built-in hub should be flaky on a new machine.

Having the same issue and I'm signed up for the beta testing with Apple. I've had these issues intermittently. On a good USB hub switch that is powered. It doesn't matter if is powered or not some times it works and some time not. I'm typing right now on the via the hub with it unpowered and with a 2.4Ghz wireless mouse plugged into the A1243 usb slot and working fine at the moment. I've report to Apple via beta feedback -hopefully it will be fixed.

OK Hi, in addition to the problems with the mac mini m1, I also have a language problem. I am from the Netherlands. So before I thoroughly read and try out Logitech's story, I couldn’t give you an answer. I also do not fully understand your comment. But OK, I went through everything again, LCC won't work anymore for big sur, so… and Logitech Options does not work properly with my MX Master S2 mouse, bluetooth connection goes on and off, on off on off .... I connected my A1243 (now directly) to the M1 again and it works!!!! But now I no longer have a USB port for my Iphone, I do have a powered hub, but the M1 does not want to allow contact there, it also switches on off on off .... I do not know what apple is up to. One advantage of the M1 is that it doesn't get hot, but hey, if you can't connect anything to it, that's not surprising.

I have almost same problem, but then with my M1 MacBook Air: my A1243 keyboard is almost never recognized, neither when connected through a USB-C dongle, nor through the USB hub in my external display (a Lenovo ThinkVision P27h).

The keyboard itself is fine: it works like a charm with two older MacBooks I have around here. The weird thing is, that I have another A1243 that does work properly with my M1.

Yes of course, you cann plug any keyboard that has usb to mini. But you must know it is a new chip and os is still in some king development and sometimes it uses generic drivers for the peripherials and those drivers did not work correctly with some products but moustly you have basic functions and you are good till all drivers are converted for arm.

So inmycase the Apple A1243 extended USB keyboard worked under Macos11.0.1and after the update to 11.1 it stopped working.

Hi, did you try to conect it over usb hub taht is powered separate?

Will you try it with macos 11.2 to see if it works?

Its softwate or drivers related. Apple didn't polish big sur for this new chips. New chips, new drivers.

I have the same problem with the exact same keyboard (Apple extended USB keyboard) nothing I tried or was suggested would work. Other devices, USB mouse, USB powered audio interface, everything I tried works except this particular keyboard.

Interestingly, upon arrival and first startup (original Big Sur), the wired keyboard worked. As soon as I did the minor upgrade, no more wired keyboard. Big miss in QA. I presume Apple wants to force me to a wireless.