Questions tagged [thunderbolt]
Thunderbolt is a bus interface (like USB) developed by Intel and Apple that is capable of high transfer speeds and daisy-chaining. It is based on the PCI Express and DisplayPort technologies.
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HP ZBook 15 G5 + Thundebolt 3 power delivery?
I get a HP ZBook 15 G5 (3AX06AV) with its latest BIOS version running Ubuntu 22.04.4 and a HP Thunderbolt 3 dock (aka TB3).
I've checked in the BIOS settings for TB ports and everything looks fine.
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CLI alternative(s) to UbuntuStudio Controls? (20.04.3 LTS)
I run UbuntuStudio 20.04.3 on a somewhat old Macbook (2013), and was listening to some music through my external SuperDrive, which I doubt is as relevant as what I was using for sound output: ...
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Thunderbolt failure, all USB ports stop working. AER: can't recover
I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 5 with a fully updated Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11 session. I have two external monitors and a bunch of devices connected via a Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Every ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 with Thunderbolt Dock not working
I am running Ubuntu 23.10 on Asus Expertbook with a Thunderbolt USB-C Dockingstation HP G2.
I am not able to get any external monitor working.
I have no idea how to start troubleshoot. With Windows it ...
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Thunderbolt devices, including the thunderbolt controller itself disappears on reboot
Here's when it works, on cold boots.
Here's when it's not working.
I've got a Maple Ridge TB4 controller in this HP Z2 Mini G9. If I cold boot, devices show up in Linux, but if I reboot they're gone ...
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Ubuntu cannot read Thunderboltex 4 devices
OS: Ubuntu 22.04
Mainboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS
PCI board: ASUS Thunderboltex 4
I have configured my computer with the specs above. The mainboard doesn't have a Thunderbolt port so I installed ...
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Install Ubuntu on Thunderbolt/USB4
I am wondering if it is possible to install Ubuntu on a 2020 Mac Air (before M chips) when it only has two thunderbolt/usb4 ports and a headphone jack.
When I ordered the machine, I was thinking it ...
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laptop keep freezing , then have to cold shutdown, please help
Recently my Ubuntu 20.04 freezes after using it sometimes (for 10-20 mins), and then I have to force shutdown.
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 on my Dell Inspiron 7501 (dual boot with Windows). The system has ...
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Creative Sound Blaster X4 stays on (LEDs lit up) after laptop shutdown on a powered usb port
I have the following setup:
A dual-boot windows-11/kubuntu-23.10 laptop.
Razer Core X Chroma eGPU connected via a thunderbolt 3 port.
Creative Sound Blaster X4 (and some other peripherals) connected ...
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Laptop waking up when docked
My laptop wakesup on it's own when suspended. It only happens when docked.
I'm running ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Precision 5560 and WD19 dell dock.
I suppose the dock is waking up the laptop. How can I ...
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Thunderbolt port stopped working
turning on my ASUS Vivobook laptop with Kubuntu 23.04 this morning I realized that my docking station doesn't work properly. I thought the problem was with the dock itself, but it turned out it's ...
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Cant install NVIDIA display drivers with thunderbolt connected Akitio Node eGPU on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS T2-linux Macbook Pro 16 inch Intel 2019 (dualboot)
I have Ubuntu-22.04.3-LTS successfully installed on MacbookPro-16,1 based on the documentation available on T2linux page (https://wiki.t2linux.org/distributions/ubuntu/installation/). Display, Wifi, ...
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2 external displays via HP Thunderbolt G2
I`m completely new to Linux. I have just installed Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
I work in dual boot with Win 11 Pro.
I want to use my 2 external displays via HP Thunderbolt G2 docking station (my laptop is HP ...
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No Thunderbolt Support - Thinkpad T480s on Ubuntu 22.04
No Thunderbolt support on the latest Ubuntu LTS, running on a Thinkpad T480s. I have the bolt package installed (it was installed by default) and installed thunderbolt-tools. Still get this message in ...
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Influencing USB-C/thunderbolt charging with Power Delivery
I have a laptop which can in principle charge via PowerDelivery on the USB-C/Thunderbolt port. It reliably charges via its thunderbolt 4 port when it is off or suspended.
Otherwise, I noticed that it ...
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Monitors not being recognized 23.04 Thunderbolt 4 Dock NVIDIA 525
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Upgraded from 20.04 LTS to 23.04 now:
The main monitor on the laptop does not work.
Only one monitor of three works on Thunderbolt 4 dock. I am using two DisplayPort and one HDMI on the dock, ...
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Dell XPS 15 9520 and Dell WD22TB4 has became unreliable. 22.10 and 23.04
I have been using my Dell XPS 15 9520 and a Dell Dock since October, and inside Ubuntu 22.10 Since January. In the past 2 weeks it has started acting strange.
First, on a reboot with the dock ...
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Thunderbolt networking on multiple Ubuntu versions not working
I'm at a bit of a loss. My current setup uses a HP Omen 17 ck model (i7 11th gen) (rtx3070)
and a hp pro mini 400 g9. Currently I am trying to connect these 2 via thunderbolt (local network)
It works. ...
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Trouble with USB-C to HDMI
I am trying to connect two external monitors to my laptop via a Selore&S-Global USB C to Dual HDMI Adapter.
It works reasonably well with Windows (after a couple of initial disconnect/reconnect ...
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Ubuntu with Thunderbolt Dock - Won't initialize thunderbolt unless HDMI plugged in
Ubuntu 22.04 - Dell WD22TB4 dock. Intel Xe graphics on 12h Gen i5 NUC.
Ubuntu only seems to initialize the thunderbolt display output if an HDMI output is connected at some point.
Boot with just ...
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Display Port on Dell TB16 Thunderbolt dock not working
I am using a Dell Precision 3570 laptop with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, plus a Dell TB16 Thunderbolt dock to allow easy connection to my desk monitors. The USB, power button, ethernet, and HDMI port on the ...
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Ubuntu Thunderbolt docking station Monitors not working
I am trying to get my Ubuntu laptop to work with my new docking station, with passthrough of everything via just thunderbolt.
Docking Station: i-tec USB-C/Thunderbolt KVM Docking station Dual Display ...
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Ports on a Thunderbolt 3 dock are missing after unplugging/reconnecting, or suspend/resume
I'm having an annoying problem with a Thinkpad X1 running Ubuntu 20.04, and a Thunderbolt dock.
The dock works fine after the laptop boots. All ports, Ethernet and USB work fine.
All ports disappear ...
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Freeze if Thunderbolt 3 dock is unplugged while suspended
If I unplug the Thunderbolt 3 dock while Ubuntu is suspended, Ubuntu freezes with a black screen when I next try to resume.
Can this be fixed?
There are some errors and a stack trace in syslog:
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Why do I have a Thunderbolt 4 controller but no port
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 laptop, and have only used Ubuntu for a month, so sorry if I ask something stupid.
My computer has a usbc 3.2 port, but no thunderbolt 4 ports. However, if I run lspci ...
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Displays on Thunderbolt dock stopped working
During a recent kernel update, my Thunderbolt dock (a Thinkpad Thunderbolt 3 Gen 2) stopped working. My computer (A Lenovo Thinkpad P50) still responds to the mouse and keyboard connected to the dock, ...
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Kubuntu login prompt takes long to appear after waking laptop
I honestly can't verify whether the answer to this exists already, because the issue is very difficult to google. After several hours of searching, I have decided to post here.
I have the issue that ...
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Thunderbolt 1 array - mac mini
I have an install of Ubuntu server on a mac mini (late 2012) that I'm trying to get a thunderbolt disk array to work on. I'm running Ubuntu server 22.10, kernel 5.19.0-23
Formatted the drives as a ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad Thunderbolt 4 Dock Not Working
This seems to be a very common issue, with rare resolution, but here goes.
Laptop: Dell XPS 9360
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7560U CPU @ 2.40GHz × 4
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Macbook Air 2013 with Mac TB2 Ethernet adapter seeing slower speeds than wifi? 22.04 Kubuntu
I have noticed when I connect to my home network via wifi.. I can hit speeds upwards of 13 MiB/s ... easily..
BUT when I plugin and use a Apple Ethernet -> TB2 adapter... I cannot hit more than 11 ...
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How do I allocate more memory to the boot process?
Normally when I boot into Ubuntu, everything works perfectly fine. Today, I enabled Thunderbolt support in my BIOS. After this, when I booted into Ubuntu from GRUB, I immediately got an error: "...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Thunderbolt dual display problem
I have a problem regarding my new laptop and a thunderbolt USB-C dock. The laptop is a HP Elitebook 865 G9, the dock is a Hama 200100 10 port dock, with 2 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort (and diverse USB&...
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Thunderbolt Monitor Issue 22.04
I have two external monitors attached to my laptop, which is an ASUS Tuf Gaming laptop. The two monitors are 27" Asus. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04, with Linux 5.17.4-051704. I have a Thunderbolt 4 ...
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Automatically switch between network profiles based on what Thunderbolt dock is connected on a Dell notebook
I'm using a Dell Latitude notebook with Ubuntu 22 LTS. I have two Ethernet network profiles with static IPv4 configuration (setup using network-manager-gnome). One is my home-office network and one is ...
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Activate/recognize Thunderbolt devices on Ubuntu 22.04
I am having issues with Ubuntu 22.04 recognizing the thunderbolt devices I plug on the computer, which is on an MSI Z590 motherboard.
The boltctl list command comes out as empty, no output.
The lspci -...
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Thunderbolt peer to peer networking
Hoping somebody has an idea to help me move forward. I am trying to connect two hosts with a Thunderbolt Cable as Networking devices and out of ideas.
If I run the Ubuntu Live CD in Desktop mode it ...
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Failed to prepare CRTC for page flipping, disabling TearFree
I have the following issue: My laptop is suspended and connected via Thunderbolt to by Docking Station. When I press a key to wake up the laptop the external monitor (connected via the dock) turns on ...
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LG Ultrafine 24MD4KL-B not charging via USB-C (Thunderbolt)
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on a ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 with internal 4K display. I'm currently running the Intel Mesa drivers on X11, but the behavior I'm about to describe is the same with the proprietary ...
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Thunderbolt bandwidth monitoring
I'm looking for a tool to monitor the current Thunderbolt bandwidth usage (in Gbits/s).
Is there such a thing? I'm running on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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Thunderbolt SSD hot plug failure on Intel NUC11TNBi7 with Ubuntu 20.04.3 (kernel 5.13)
we're having problems with hot plugging of thunderbolt SSDs with the Intel NUC11TNBi7. Operating system is Ubuntu 20.04.3 (Kernel 5.13) with latest BIOS version (0062).
If the system is booted with ...
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Caldigit TS3 Plus USB Ports not working on Macbook, but Video Works
Using the t2linux guide, Ubuntu kernel 5.13.15-t2-j-bigsur, the USB ports (and audio device, card reader, ethernet port) don't work on a Caldigit TS3.
Video (displayport) works fine.
The Thunderbolt ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 loosing USB-C displays & USB devices
So I have the following setup - Alienware m15 R3 with two Dell U2719DC displays (first display is feeding the other via display port/MST) attached via USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port. First of the displays (...
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External USB-C monitor flickers / blinks randomly
I regularly use an external monitor, connected through USB-C/thunderbolt to my laptop. It usually works flawlessly, but every now and then (between a few weeks or a few days), the monitor starts ...
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Qemu thunderbolt audio device freezes on windows guest
I have Ubuntu 20.04 hosted on HP elite book G8 (i7 1185G7) and Windows 10 guest through kvm.
I need to connect a Thunderbolt audio device (Presonus Quantum) to windows. I did it using a virtual ...
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Session crash when I disconnect external monitor
Hardware:
XPS 17 with Ubuntu 21.04 - Wayland and Nouveau drivers for the RTX 2060
External monitor plugged with Thunderbolt port
Behaviour:
When I disconnect the external monitor, 25% of the time ...
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Boot error IO_PAGE_FAULT on ASUS motherboard with Thunderbolt 4
I recently configured my new PC with Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. The PC has an ASUS ProArt B550-Creator motherboard with an AMD 5700G CPU. I selected this motherboard because it features 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports....
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Bridging Thunderbolt Ethernet Connections
Can Ubuntu bridge ethernet (thunderbolt networking) connections/adapters? The goal is to bridge two hosts each with a thunderbolt adapter; when you have one host, and you connect to host 2 and host 3 ...
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Slow bootup thunderbolt IO_PAGE_FAULT
Recently did my first pc build and installed ubuntu 20.04 lts. Already upgraded to latest kernel.
From the very beginning it takes about 90 seconds to get to login screen which with fairly new ...
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USB-C HUB UGREEN 9-1 not working (works on Windows)
The hardware:
Customized Intel Whitebook
USB-C HUB UGREEN CM212
The laptop has a Thunderbolt 3 USB-c port. The hub works really well in Windows 10, the HDMI transmits the image at 144 Hz. However, ...
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Thunderbolt dock works through front port, but not back port
I have a Lenovo Yoga c930 and a Lenovo Thinkpad Thunderbolt 3 Gen 2 dock. This dock features two USB C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, let's call them the front one and the back one.
The dock's manual explicitly ...
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