I am not able to get my beautiful Apple monitor to work with my new MacBook Air 2024. Sometimes, it works for one hour, and other times, it does not work at all.
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MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.6
Since it sometimes "works for one hour", that suggests you have the right adapter.
I've read that newer versions of macOS are picky about transmission errors – as in, they don't want to see any, and will cut resolution or cut the signal if they detect errors. Maybe the "hydra" cable on your Thunderbolt Display is a bit flaky – not enough to keep it from working (after a fashion) with the old Mac, but enough to make the new Mac want to cut the signal.
You could try getting a Thunderbolt 1/2 cable (Mini DisplayPort connectors, but higher-quality cable) and running it from the TB2 side of the Apple TB3-to-2 adapter to the TB daisy-chaining port on the Thunderbolt Display. Maybe bypassing the "hydra" cable (and leaving it unused) would be a workaround for the problem.
Since it sometimes "works for one hour", that suggests you have the right adapter.
I've read that newer versions of macOS are picky about transmission errors – as in, they don't want to see any, and will cut resolution or cut the signal if they detect errors. Maybe the "hydra" cable on your Thunderbolt Display is a bit flaky – not enough to keep it from working (after a fashion) with the old Mac, but enough to make the new Mac want to cut the signal.
You could try getting a Thunderbolt 1/2 cable (Mini DisplayPort connectors, but higher-quality cable) and running it from the TB2 side of the Apple TB3-to-2 adapter to the TB daisy-chaining port on the Thunderbolt Display. Maybe bypassing the "hydra" cable (and leaving it unused) would be a workaround for the problem.
Which apple display? If the Studio display then check your TB cable, it may be bad. be sure it is connected to the one TB port on the monitor and not one of the other USB-C ports
It's an old Thunderbolt monitor from 2015
And it works with my old MacBook Pro from 2018
Thank you for the information, I will try
Why is my Apple monitor not working with my MacBook Air?
