I just received a new MBP 2017 (14,3), which has only USB-C ports. I have a passive Lention USB hub, which allows me to plug in traditional USB devices e.g. a thumb drive.
I want to dual-boot Linux on this machine. I've created a bootable thumb drive with Linux on it. The problem I'm having is that on reboot, when I press the option key to show me boot devices, the thumb drive does not show up. This has worked fine in the past with older models of MBP.
What should I do to get around this?
My only thought is that the machine is not able to enumerate devices on the hub. I don't currently have a USB-C -> USB adapter. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, what did you do to overcome the issue?
The passive hub works perfectly when in use in OSX.
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up for one answer above, plus make sure that the adapter you're using is the right adapter for running the external hard drive's operating system. I had a 2015 MacBook Pro and I was running kali linux on an external hard drive. I was forced to buy the 2017 version since my dad needed a new computer and he wanted the 2015 MacBook I had. I mindlessly just picked out a USB-C to USB adapter, and that adapter worked for reading and transferring files from different hard drives, but when I try booting the kali linux hard drive, it would ask "which hard drive to boot" after pressing the option key, but it would end up having a black screen when I chose the kali. I almost deleted the kali linux operating system I had, and all the files in it (repeat/repartition drive, etc) but a light bulb came to my head and prompted me to check the box of that stupid adapter I bought...sure enough, it was only a USB-C to Type A USB. This may not be the same case for you, but my problem was solved when I bought a different adapter for the USB-C connection for the 2017 Mac.