If you disconnect it, the device no longer function and you need to restart the system again. The thunderbolt will function only if the device is connected before booting to macOS i.e preboot mode. On the Hackintosh, it's little bit different or you can say, it's mixed. The Thunderbolt is always active as it keeps drawing the power. When any device is connected to the Thunderbolt port, the Device automatically connects to the thunderbolt and this is the reason the hotplug basically works. On Mac, the Thunderbolt is always on until the system is turned off. On the other hand, on Mac, it's not the same. Once, it's disconnected, the power to the port is also turned off. The device triggers the thunderbolt to function and turns on the power to the connected device. On Windows hardware, the Thunderbolt is only powered up when any Thunderbolt compatible Device is connected.
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On Windows hardware, the working of Thunderbolt is different as compared to a real Macintosh.īefore getting into it, let's get to know about the working of ThunderBolt on Mac and Windows hardware which will help you to understand about the working of Hotplug.
The reason with the not working of Hotplug with the Thunderbolt is due to the working style of thunderbolt on both the platform i.e.
But Thanks to users like KGP who has been able to implement it on the hardware. Implementation of Hotplug with Thunderbolt has been always a major issue with macOS.
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