Hi all, I’m trying to connect a mouse with a standard USB-A plug, which is of course missing from the M1 laptop. I’d like to avoid using extra converters if possible, so I thought the screen’s USB socket will just work fine, except that they don’t. Do you know, is it possible somehow to use these as intended?

  • Nawor3565English
    6·
    1 year ago

    What type of external screen is it? Many generic monitors (i.e. not Apple) require a separate USB cord from the monitor to the computer to use the monitor’s USB ports.

    • ReaderTunesOctopus@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      It seems like that’s the case (it’s an AOC CU34P2A), the USB-hub is already powered, but it seems data stream doesn’t go through HDMI output only. Sad.