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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by aenvoker on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:44PM (#37824552)
I have a USB-C cable that only charges when oriented one way.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by Max-q on Monday October 09, 2023 @10:29PM (#37827934)
Then it is broken I think you have both a broken cable and a broken device, or one not up to spec. Some devices only connect to one side, which will work on a good cable, since it is connected to both sides. One of the PC manufacturers did this early on with USB C. I can't remember who it was.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by fragmede on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:42PM (#37838679)
How did you discover that!?
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