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  Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid> - 2014-02-06 14:47 -0500
    Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-06 20:53 +0000
    Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-06 16:04 -0500
      From OP:  Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid> - 2014-02-06 16:24 -0500
        Re: From OP:  Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported". What Is This, Please ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-06 16:55 -0500
    Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? c_mulholland@nym.hush.com - 2014-02-06 15:35 -0800
      Re: Error Msg.:  "This Accessory may not be supported".  What Is This, Please ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-07 03:36 +0000

#30566 — Error Msg.: "This Accessory may not be supported". What Is This, Please ?

Hello,

When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and 
today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message every 
minute or so:

"This accessory may not be supported"

What is this ?
How do I get it to stop ?

(the Mail, though, does seem to work just fine, other than these pop-ups)

Thanks,
Bob

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#30567

On 2014-02-06, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid> wrote:
>
> When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and
> today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message
> every minute or so:
>
> "This accessory may not be supported"
>
> What is this ?

It has nothing at all to do with the Mail app. Instead, it's related to
whatever device or cable you have connected to the iPad at the time. 

> How do I get it to stop ?

What do you have connected to the iPad when you see the message?

> ---
> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus
> protection is active.
> http://www.avast.com

Please fix your news client so that it does not append this nonsense to
every message you post, or at the very least, fix it so that rather than
"---" it uses the standard, proper "-- " delimiter so that replies to
your posts won't have this crap in them. Thanks.

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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#30569

In article <ld0ot7$pnp$1@dont-email.me>, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid>
wrote:

> When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and 
> today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message every 
> minute or so:
> 
> "This accessory may not be supported"
> 
> What is this ?
> How do I get it to stop ?

you have an unauthorized cable or other accessory plugged into the port
at the bottom.

it has nothing to do with mail or any other app. 

note that this does occasionally happen with official apple cables, but
it's rare. 

solve it by unplugging the cable or other accessory. if it's a
non-apple unauthorized cable, you may need to replace it. if it's an
apple cable, replug it in and hope it doesn't happen again.

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#30570 — From OP: Re: Error Msg.: "This Accessory may not be supported". What Is This, Please ?

Hi,

Thanks for help;much appreciated.

Absolutely nothing has changed over the last year or two.

The only cable I have plugged into it, or ever had, is just the power 
cable going to the wall AC power brick for keeping it charged, which is 
always plugged in.

Nothing else.

The gadgets that I have plugged into my regular PC via the USB Ports 
running windows does change often.

As both the iPad and the PC are connected to the internet via a home 
type of Router, could this be the cause of the problem ?

Hard to believe, frankly, though.

Bob
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On 2/6/2014 4:04 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article <ld0ot7$pnp$1@dont-email.me>, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and
>> today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message every
>> minute or so:
>>
>> "This accessory may not be supported"
>>
>> What is this ?
>> How do I get it to stop ?
>
> you have an unauthorized cable or other accessory plugged into the port
> at the bottom.
>
> it has nothing to do with mail or any other app.
>
> note that this does occasionally happen with official apple cables, but
> it's rare.
>
> solve it by unplugging the cable or other accessory. if it's a
> non-apple unauthorized cable, you may need to replace it. if it's an
> apple cable, replug it in and hope it doesn't happen again.
>


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#30572 — Re: From OP: Re: Error Msg.: "This Accessory may not be supported". What Is This, Please ?

In article <ld0uj7$tg0$1@dont-email.me>, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid>
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for help;much appreciated.
> 
> Absolutely nothing has changed over the last year or two.
> 
> The only cable I have plugged into it, or ever had, is just the power 
> cable going to the wall AC power brick for keeping it charged, which is 
> always plugged in.
> 
> Nothing else.
> 
> The gadgets that I have plugged into my regular PC via the USB Ports 
> running windows does change often.
> 
> As both the iPad and the PC are connected to the internet via a home 
> type of Router, could this be the cause of the problem ?

no. it has to do with whatever is plugged into the bottom of the ipad.
that's all.

your computer, the router and anything *other* than the ipad and cable
do not matter. 

what's happening is there is an authentication chip in the cable or
other accessory so that apple can guarantee that it works properly and
won't fry the ipad. this became a lot more stringent with the lightning
connector and also with ios 7. older devices were less picky. 

third party products that plug into the device must be certified by
apple. previously, this meant a logo on the box, but with the lightning
connector, there is now an authentication chip in the actual plug. 

if the iphone or ipad can't verify the authenticity of the cable, then
it will show the alert you're seeing. 

as i said, it does occasionally happen even with official apple cables,
but that's relatively rare. unplug and replug and it should resolve the
issue. if it continues, go to an apple store and bring the cable too.

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#30578

On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:47:38 -0500, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and 
>today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message every 
>minute or so:
>
>"This accessory may not be supported"
>
>What is this ?
>How do I get it to stop ?
>
>(the Mail, though, does seem to work just fine, other than these pop-ups)
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>
>---
>This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
>http://www.avast.com


My error message - on my iPhone 3GS - is usually caused by a pin that didn't
seat properly and/or a speck of dirt on one of the pins.  I agree with what
one of the other posters stated: unplug the device and then plug it in
again.  In other words, just re-seat it.  Take the device & cable to the
Apple store if the error does not go away.  

For what it's worth, I fried an iPhone 3GS because the wall plug &
electrical circuit (it was plugged into) was not properly grounded to house
ground.  Lucky for me I had purchased an extended warranty and my phone was
replaced under warranty.

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#30599

In message <oo68f9p26l1mdrp8l6onml5rpoa9m9g1gq@4ax.com> 
  c_mulholland@nym.hush.com <c_mulholland@nym.hush.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:47:38 -0500, Bob <rgsros@notme.invalid> wrote:

>>Hello,
>>
>>When using for sending Mail, for the first time ever, yesterday and 
>>today, I have been repeatedly getting the following pop-up message every 
>>minute or so:
>>
>>"This accessory may not be supported"
>>
>>What is this ?
>>How do I get it to stop ?
>>
>>(the Mail, though, does seem to work just fine, other than these pop-ups)
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Bob
>>
>>---
>>This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
>>http://www.avast.com


> My error message - on my iPhone 3GS - is usually caused by a pin that didn't
> seat properly and/or a speck of dirt on one of the pins.  I agree with what
> one of the other posters stated: unplug the device and then plug it in
> again.  In other words, just re-seat it.  Take the device & cable to the
> Apple store if the error does not go away.  

A toothpick is good for cleaning out a 30-pin slot. I usually break off
the end and mush up the fibres a bit then use it almost like a brush,
paying particular attention to the edges and corners of the gap where
dust may collect into mini dust bunnies.

-- 
'If you sow dragons' teeth, you should get dragons. Not fighting
skeletons. What did it say on the packet?' 'I don't know! The myth never
said anything about them coming in a packet!' 'Should have said "Comes
up Dragons" on the packet.'

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