Librem 15 issue with USB-C data-only port

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I would guess that the problem is that this dock wants to use USB-C in “alternate mode”, specifically Thunderbolt alternate mode and that is not supported on the Librem 15 - for the same reason that you can’t use the USB-C port in DisplayPort alternate mode.

In that case it could be confusing to describe the USB-C port as “data only”. It might be more accurate to describe it as “USB only”.


If all you want is ethernet, you may be better off using an ethernet USB dongle and using a normal USB 3.0 port (type A, not type C) e.g. Terrible WiFi performance with Librem13, Librem15

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