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…
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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…
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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 I…
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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 it's…
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Laptop cant detect or show anything on external monitor
My laptop cant detect any monitor which i connect via docking station or HDMI splitter, it only works with the monitor which I connect directly on its HDMI port. Mouse, keyboard and headset are connected via the docking station and are working. The…
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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…
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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 2:…
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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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