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.
Questions tagged [thunderbolt]
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How to enable Thunderbolt?
I have an install of Ubuntu 20.04 and Thunderbolt is not working. I suspect missing packages or something like that but haven't been able to find out what they are.
machine dual boots Ubuntu and Arch Linux
in Arch Linux thunderbolt works, providing…
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No Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug in 16.04
I just got a Dell Precision 5510 with a Thunderbolt3 port (USB-C).
The Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter only seems to be usable if it is plugged in at boot. If I plug it in after Ubuntu has started, it is not recognized. How can I make it…
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19.10: Thunderbolt 3 on ASRock sees connected devices, but can't get those devices to work. They work in Windows
I just recently updated my system to an ASRock x570 Creator and installed Ubuntu 19.10 on it. When I go to Thunderbolt in settings I can see my devices, but can't actually make them work.
More specifically, I have a Sonnet Echo Express SE-III PCIe…
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TB16 on XPS 15 9550 Running Ubuntu
I have a TB16 dock and a XPS 15 9550 dual booting Windows and Ubuntu.
Everything about the TB16 dock when booting into Windows is just fine, but everytime I boot into Ubuntu, only the display works. Every port that are not the display ports on the…
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does not see Thunberlbolt second monitor
I am trying to add a thunderbolt monitor to my dell xps 13 laptop that runs ubuntu . Detect displays does not detect a second monitor.
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Kanex Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock
I am using the following setup:
Dell XPS-15-9550 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Dell XPS 15" Notebook Ubuntu 16.04 LTS --> USB-C/Thunderbolt3 to
Thunderbolt 2 Adapter from Kanex --> Kanex…
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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 device is authorized (verified via boltctl)
There…
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Has anyone out there been able to get Thunderbolt 3 to work on an X570?
I replaced my Asus X299 rig with an AMD ASRock X570 Creator and can't seem to get Thunderbolt to work completely. I can see the devices connected to Thunderbolt, in this case a Mantiz Venus eGPU and a Sonnet Echo Express III external PCIe expansion…
itaki
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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 and the TB controller itself is also gone from…
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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 Power G7).
I already enabled thunderbolt in…
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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. Always has, via windows that is. Anytime I use…
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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 -v command hangs forever, not completing at…
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Does the 20.04 or 20.10 distro contain support for USB/Thunderbolt 4?
Does the 20.04 or 20.10 distro contain support for USB/Thunderbolt 4?
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Thunderbolt display for Ubuntu 16.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt. I also have an iMac with Thunderbolt which I wish to use as a monitor via target display mode. Is it possible to set this up? It seems as though Ubuntu is not recognizing the…
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