Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ» Monday, July 01, 2024
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšdaysâ© ago
Finished the dual screen and dock setup. One work laptop is STILL a bit dicey with the dual screens and I can 100% confirm itâs a shitty usb-c port.
My original Metabox laptop though⊠itâs getting onto 6 years old, the dock connects to one screen only but not two. Realised the internal AND external graphics drivers basically havenât been updated since the laptop was bought, yikes), so Iâve updated those but no dice.
I can sense myself using this to procrastinate on all sorts of other things so⊠one monitor is better than none. OnwardsâŠ
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšdaysâ© ago
Is it a DisplayLink-based dock, does it need the DisplayLink driver installed (and the utility running) to drive both screens over USB?
Common issue with docks at our hotdesks here at work.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšdaysâ© ago
Hmmm, doesnât look like it is. I installed the DisplayLink driver and have the utility running anyway, but it doesnât seem to be making much of a difference. I think it might be the USB-C port for this laptop, it might be an older one that canât support the thoroughput of 2x 1080p monitors at 60Hz for some reason?
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšdaysâ© ago
Damn!
Ah well, like you say, at least one monitor is better than none.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšdaysâ© ago
Yeah. Iâm spending too much time going down rabbit holes about what the cause is (maybe itâs because the processor doesnât support DP 1.4? Is it the port? I donât know!)
Worst case if I need two screens, the laptop itself has a 17" screen so thatâs not so bad. Just takes up a heap of space and isnât at the right height. I donât do that much work on this laptop atm so Iâll survive. At least the dock generally works, last time I tried using a USB-C dock with this a few years ago nothing worked.