XQD Prograde Card Reader not working with Mac Ventura OS

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Z8shooter Author

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XQD Prograde Card Reader not working with Mac Ventura OS

The reader worked for a year, and failed after the Ventura OS upgrade 13.1 & 13.5.

It is listed in the System Report under Thunderbolt.
I unplugged the reader & plugged back in.
Rebooted with the Sony 64 GB G Series card in the reader.
Reinstalled Ventura
Also tried a Sony 120 GB card.
The reader fails to show up on the Desktop nor in the device list in the Finder.
External Disks is checkmarked.

Wonder if anyone has this problem using a Sony reader with the Sony cards on Mac?

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 6:32 PM

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Answer 1

May 8, 2024 9:32 PM in response to Z8shooter

Download latest sonnet xqd driver (XQD Adapter Device Drivers Installer for macOS 3.0.0) from Sonettech website.

Before installing this XQD driver, change security settings on the startup disk of a Mac with Apple silicon to select ‘Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers’. Read more here: Change security settings on the startup disk of a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

Restart the system, install the XQD driver. Select Open System Settings on the pop-up System Extension Blocked window. Click ‘Allow’ to allow the software from Sonnet to run on the system. Restarting the system and my issue was resolved, it could read my XQD cards. Hope it works for you too.

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Answer 2

ku4hx

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Jul 28, 2023 8:21 AM in response to Z8shooter

If you search this forum, you'll find that situation is not uncommon. Apparently some developers have not kept up with making their product compatible with Ventura.

I suggest you contact the maker for tech help.

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Answer 3

Z8shooter Author

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Jul 28, 2023 12:31 PM in response to ku4hx

A Google search shows lots of people with this same problem and some with other OS's and other readers, but many of those do not have a solution that works. There are several common solutions offered listed, but none of those work.

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Answer 4

Old Toad

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Jul 28, 2023 10:06 AM in response to Z8shooter

Have you tried updating the reader's driver from this site: XQD Driver Download

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Answer 5

Z8shooter Author

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Jul 28, 2023 12:25 PM in response to Old Toad

Yes I went to Prograde's download page and started the download, but it sent a message, my driver was a newer version so that terminated the attempt.

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Z8shooter Author

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Jul 28, 2023 12:27 PM in response to ku4hx

Prograde support says it is a Ventura problem, Applecare says it is a Prograde driver problem. Prograde told me no new driver is in the works.

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Z8shooter Author

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Jul 29, 2023 5:40 PM in response to ku4hx

Yes, Prograde technical support says there is no new driver in the works. I tried downloading the driver from Prograde and Sony and get a message my driver is newer.

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Answer 8

Nov 25, 2023 7:02 AM in response to Z8shooter

Does this driver help you by any chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOwOpRAk5KY

https://blackjetusa.com/pages/software-tx-1cxq

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XQD Prograde Card Reader not working with Mac Ventura OS

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