Onelink Dock and Linux support [ Edited ]

[knoedel]

Is it possible to use the Onelink Dock with Linux? Which ports don't (or might not*) work?

* Does it use Displaylink technology as other USB Docking stations?

Thanks a lot!

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[martensson · Accepted solution]

For all of you out there wondering the support for Onelink i.c.w. Linux

Out of the box working:

- HDMI

- Sound (depending on your device change soundcard output)

- USB (front and back)

Not (yet) working:

- Ethernet

[mrblue751]

You might want to check:

http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub=downloadsearch&PSNoID=112

Product Family: USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet

Product Name: AX88179

There's a Linux Kernel driver available for download.

[martensson]

Mr Blue,

Thanks! Installing the driver made it work like a charm! Thank you very much!

[euph]

@martensson do you have HDMI working from the port on the onelink dock?

I haven't been able to get Ubuntu to recognise that port, and assumed it was being powered by one of th new unsupported DisplayLink chips.

How did you get it to work/what OS are you using?

Thanks

[martensson]

@euph

Yes, I got the HDMI port working, it is recognized immediately by my laptop (TP E540) running Linux Mint 16 (based on Ubuntu 13.10) and I use it daily (my IIyama monitor is connected through the HDMI port).

I am not sure how the HDMI port actually works, whether it is a real new video device or just another port for your video device (in my case; Intel based video driver; no support yet for the nvidia optimus).

What videocard / driver are you using?

[knoedel]

I've bought one now and everything works (LAN after kernel module compilation - thanks to mrblue!). I'm using Kubuntu 13.10 (kernel version: 3.11.0 ) and the HDMI port worked out of the box - the internal HDMI port is called "HDMI1" in xrandr, the Onlink Dock HDMI port "DP2".

[euph]

Hi,

Yeah my mistake. The HDMI on the dock works. The cable I was using was broken.

Does anyone else get strange usb errors in dmesg when the dock is plugged in?

[extphy]

It seems that there is one more issue, connected to OneLink Dock under Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS): it is often do restart instead of poweroff:

1. Press Power button on dock

2. Press "Power off" on screen dialog

3. Wait until poweroff

4. Sometimes (0.5 probability) it power on notebook right after the power off.

I use it with B5400 laptop.