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I think you'll need a thunderbolt cable to make it work. While it
has the same connector, it's not the same as USB type C.<br>
<br>
Unfortunately it won't help you here, but they're apparently
merging thunderbolt into the USB4 spec, so we shouldn't have this
issue in a couple of years.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/04/2020 4:46 pm, Chris McCormick
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:98fc5a77-e4a6-713e-84b9-d53d832680c2@mccormick.cx">Hey
all,
<br>
<br>
In 2017 I bought a new laptop because my laptop stopped working
after I zapped it. After I got home from the shop I turned my
laptop off and on again and discovered it was still working
*facepalm*. I put the new laptop away for later.
<br>
<br>
Fast forward to 2020 and I'm upgrading to my "new" laptop. I
successfully installed Xubuntu on it and then I went to plug my
DisplayLink to HDMI converter into it and found a weird looking
port instead of the DisplayLink port. The port on the new laptop
looks like a USB-C port with a little lightning symbol next to it.
Apparently it's called "thunderbolt".
<br>
<br>
So I went to Officeworks and bought a "USB-C to DisplayLink"
converter cable, came back to my office and plugged it in so that
I have the following cables/converters:
<br>
<br>
HDMI (monitor) -> HDMI-to-DisplayLink ->
DisplayLink-to-USB-C
<br>
<br>
No dice.
<br>
<br>
With my existing Dell XPS when I plug in the DisplayLink cable I
get the "Display: Configure screen settings and layout" app popup
and I can configure the second HDMI to be above the laptop screen.
<br>
<br>
On the new laptop with these cables plugged in the display
configuration app can't see the monitor at all. I've tried all
kinds of turning-off-and-on-again, plugging things in in a
different order etc. but nothing i do causes the monitor to
appear.
<br>
<br>
Ideas?
<br>
<br>
Cheers,
<br>
<br>
Chris.
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