A docking station is a hardware frame and set of electrical connection interfaces that enable a notebook computer to effectively serve as a desktop computer .
Questions tagged [dockstation]
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2nd Monitor is blinking after suspend
I am using a Dell Latitude Laptop with a Docking Station. Two displays are attached to it via DVI. I am only working with the external screens the laptop is shut.
Now this is a minor problem, but still pretty annoying. When I go to suspend mode…
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Can't connect anything except monitors to Dell Thunderbolt 3 TB16 dock station
I am connecting my Dell XPS notebook to Thunderbolt 3 TB16 docking station. Notebooks is running under Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Docking station can connect with Ethernet, USB (mouse an keyboard) and monitors (HDMI and Type-C).
Unfortunately, nothing works…
Dims
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Need to reconnect ethernet cable to get it work after docking laptop into dock station
On my Ubuntu 17.04 Dell Latitude laptop I use docking station. This station has dedicated connection.
When I dock My laptop into station, It indefinitely shows "connecting" state icon. Like it tries to connect, then resets, then trying to connect…
PeterM
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Thinkpad X250/X260 w/ docking station w/ 2 external monitors w/ Ubuntu >= 14.04?
Has anyone already tried the set-up described in the title?
Thinkpad X series >= X240
docking station
Ubuntu >= 14.04
with
two (high resolution) external monitors?
(How) Does it work? Which Thinkpad/docking station/Ubuntu are you using?
Before…
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Audio Jack sensing does not work when putting the laptop on the docking station
I'm using a Dell Latitude with a docking station. Since installing Ubuntu 15.04 on the laptop I have a small problem with the audio jack in the docking station:
I always have a pair of headphones plugged in. When I put the laptop on standby into the…
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GRUB stops while booting docking station
My Problem
I have some problems starting up my Lenovo T540p in the docking station. If I start outside the docking station Linux is started and everything is perfect. I can put the notebook into the docking station and use two more displays.
If the…
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Monitors on Docking Station nnot being recognised
I have just bought an ASUS Zenbook 14 UX5406S ultra 7 258v and a Kensington SD4850P USB-C Dual video driver-less dock and I'm having problems with the monitors being recognised in Ubuntu 24.10
I have tried it in Windows 11 (I have a dual boot setup)…
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Display lag on external monitor with ThinkPad Dock
I have a ThinkPad Hybrid USB-C with USB-A Dock connected to a ThinkPad T14 laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 and a DELL external monitor. I had no display on my external screen until I installed the following driver:…
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - freezing on system loading
I have fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Everything is ok but I have my laptop on docking station and connected 2 monitors:
1st 29" LG by DisplayPort
2nd 24" Iiyama by VGA
When second monitor is connected system start and freez (It's start but…
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TB4 dock stopped work / randomly work after random Ubuntu's soft upgrade
Hey Linux enthusiasts!
I’ve run into an issue: after a random upgrade, my Thunderbolt dock stopped working on Linux. It still works fine on Windows, and interestingly, if I first connect it to a Windows laptop and then replug it into my Dell running…
Artem Salagaev
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video and audio issues in Ubuntu 22.04 via external monitors
I have a quite tricky setup with which I faced all kinds of issues.
Setup:
Laptop Dell Inspiron 16 7610 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
Dock station Dell WD19TBS
Screen 1: Huawei MateView HSN-CBA 28" 4k (with built-in sound system)
Screen…
Beliaev Maksim
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Thinkpad Dock - Ububtu - lost the connexion to the Displays
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad and a Lenovo dock station....everything was working well until last night. Now the displays connected via the dock are not receiving any signal.
I suppose that is due to the kernel version of Linux used on my computer that…
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ThunderBolt 3 dock triple display
I have an Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7BEH with an Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock and I can't make it work with three simultaneous displays. The NUC says it supports three displays and the dock says that it supports two at the same time using a DisplayPort…
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Is HP Spectre USB-C Travel Dock are compatible with Ubuntu 19.04?
I just moved to a new office and there I use my HP x360 Spectre 13t Laptop with Ubuntu 19.04 on board. Works perfectly!
I’m a developer and I want to use a monitor and wireless keyboard at work via dock station.
I found a HP spectre USB-C Travel…
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Monitor connected to HDMI port does not work
I have installed Ubuntu on my old Sony VAIO. Works fine and is quick enough but external monitor via HDMI port does not work. External monitor via VGA port works fine and I can even change the picture between laptops own screen and external VGA…
