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Big Sur 11.3 Beta problems - Thunderbolt Bridge!!!
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My Sonnet Echo Express worked out fine during the entire process, 11.3 Betas etc. I have a 10G Solo Ethernet PCIe card as well as few NVMe cards installed in that box, and it connects to my Mac Pro via Thunderbolt.
The only thing that didn't work was the Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt Bridge between my NAS and my Mac Pro.
The only thing that didn't work was the Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt Bridge between my NAS and my Mac Pro.
Yes, ethernet will keep working. This thread is about making a direct Thunderbolt connection between two devices and setting up a network between them via what Apple calls the “Thunderbolt Bridge.”
I also have this issue after updating to 11.3, my QNAP doesn't even show up system profiler under thunderbolt. I don't have another thunderbolt device to try, but its like the driver hasn't even loaded. Also getting the slow 5min boot up when QNAP is plugged in.
Like I said; my 10G ethernet card in my Sonnet Echo Express PCIe expansion kept working when the Thunderbolt Bridge stopped working.
I reckon if you have one of the TB3 10G expansion boxes they may be different. I heard about problems with these if you go via a TB2<->TB3 adapter. They require a lot of power, and the adapter limits that.
I reckon if you have one of the TB3 10G expansion boxes they may be different. I heard about problems with these if you go via a TB2<->TB3 adapter. They require a lot of power, and the adapter limits that.
Damn - so it was a combi between QNAP and Apple.
It was working fine, then Apple upgraded to 11.3 Beta 3, and the Thunderbolt Bridge stoped working. This lasted all through 11.3 RC, and only in 11.4 Beta 1 did it work again.
Now you are saying that the latest QNAP FW upgrade also fixed something, and I start wondering if they both worked on a fix…
It was working fine, then Apple upgraded to 11.3 Beta 3, and the Thunderbolt Bridge stoped working. This lasted all through 11.3 RC, and only in 11.4 Beta 1 did it work again.
Now you are saying that the latest QNAP FW upgrade also fixed something, and I start wondering if they both worked on a fix…
Not for me…
It wasn’t until I upgraded to 11.4 Beta 1, that my Thunderbolt Bridge started working again.
Hope 11.4 wont take too long to come out, missing my 900MB transfer speeds, falling back to ethernet till sorted.
Spent 3 hours on the line with Apple Support.
My system was crashing on shutdown with panics. This meant I couldn't shutoff the system as it would reboot because of the panic. Crash reports had:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e8a2233): "PowerOff timed out in phase 'Notifying power plane drivers'. Total 30000 ms:
PowerOff/Restart still waiting on handler: 3002 ms @ 0x<ptr>, com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI(7.2.8)[75297F54-C9FE-3CB0-80E6-F8C6E0C89BE
The thunderbolt bridge adaper was also marked "red" - not connected even though the cable was connected to my QNAP.
The fix was to:
1. Disconnect the thunderbolt cable to the QNAP
2. Delete the thunderbolt adapter from network preferences
Shutdown/restarts now without panics.
Did a fresh install of 11.3.1 even though had just done the update. Fixed some problems (airplay from iMac not working), but unfortunately thunderbolt problem still exists. Will be calling apple tomorrow so we can run diagnostics to be submitted to development.
My system was crashing on shutdown with panics. This meant I couldn't shutoff the system as it would reboot because of the panic. Crash reports had:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e8a2233): "PowerOff timed out in phase 'Notifying power plane drivers'. Total 30000 ms:
PowerOff/Restart still waiting on handler: 3002 ms @ 0x<ptr>, com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI(7.2.8)[75297F54-C9FE-3CB0-80E6-F8C6E0C89BE
The thunderbolt bridge adaper was also marked "red" - not connected even though the cable was connected to my QNAP.
The fix was to:
1. Disconnect the thunderbolt cable to the QNAP
2. Delete the thunderbolt adapter from network preferences
Shutdown/restarts now without panics.
Did a fresh install of 11.3.1 even though had just done the update. Fixed some problems (airplay from iMac not working), but unfortunately thunderbolt problem still exists. Will be calling apple tomorrow so we can run diagnostics to be submitted to development.
I have a fix for 11.3.1 that doesn't require upgrading to beta!
I've been on the phone with Apple support for 2 days, having the exact same issues as you guys. We ran a diagnostic report on the 'WiFi' and then about halfway through the test, completely randomly, the Thunderbolt Bridge connection was established via TB3.
It might not work for you guys but worth a shot!
With QFinder Pro open and the cable connected. Firstly, Option+click on the WiFi symbol in the top menu bar, then hit "create diagnostic report". Halfway through the report, you might find success....
Good luck!
I've been on the phone with Apple support for 2 days, having the exact same issues as you guys. We ran a diagnostic report on the 'WiFi' and then about halfway through the test, completely randomly, the Thunderbolt Bridge connection was established via TB3.
It might not work for you guys but worth a shot!
With QFinder Pro open and the cable connected. Firstly, Option+click on the WiFi symbol in the top menu bar, then hit "create diagnostic report". Halfway through the report, you might find success....
Good luck!
Spent another 2 hours on the line with Apple Support. We got it working on 11.3.1. Not totally sure what did it but:
1. Created a new location "Test"
2. Under Thunderbolt Bridge advanced selected the thunderbolt port connected to the QNAP (Thunderbolt 4 in my case)
1. Created a new location "Test"
2. Under Thunderbolt Bridge advanced selected the thunderbolt port connected to the QNAP (Thunderbolt 4 in my case)
