Targus usb 3.0 docking station support

Question

I am planning to purchase a Targus 3.0 docking station, does anybody have experience with it on Ubuntu.

Will the display work?

http://www.targus.com/uk/CategorySearch.asp?SearchedTerms=usb+docking+station&Action.x=0&Action.y=0

Solution 1

I have the Targus USB 3.0 Dual Video Docking Station, recently purchased. I bought it with a Dell XPS 13 ("Sputnik"), and it works for USB, Ethernet with this Dell Ultrabook.

The sound out does not work (I haven't tested microphone). The video out does not work with the supplied connectors for either the HDMI or DVI ports. I believe that there are some 'code enhancement opportunities' for USB3 video and Ubuntu.

The Dell machine is running 12.04LTS: 3.2.0-29-generic #46+kamal5~DellXPS-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jul 29 18:49:08 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux.

Solution 2

I can confirm that the displaylink driver works. I just bought the "Targus ACP71USZ USB 3 Docking Station with HD Video and Power Adapter" and I have installed the drivers (version 1.0.138) as instructed at

http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/615714#ubuntu

Things so far have worked out smoothly in my Ubuntu 15.04 system. Configuration through the gnome system settings has been easy. I have encountered only one minor glitch. The speakers do not work through the docking station. Surprisingly, in the sound settings the Targus microphone input is detected but the output is not. Not a deal breaker, though.

Solution 3

EDIT: DisplayLink now provides drivers for ubuntu here. Last time I checked (several months ago tbh), it worked, but was using quite a lot of CPU.

Displaylink drivers for usb 3.0 is not implemented for linux. See http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1748

Especially, an official says they have no plan to release it anytime soon : http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showpost.php?p=8935&postcount=23

But if you have time, participating in making the support for usb2.0 displaylink better might make them change their point of view, see post 35 (can't link here, because not enough rep).

Solution 4

" Below is the latest download from DisplayLink for Ubuntu distributions. This release has been prepared to be compatible with Ubuntu 14.04.x LTS and 16.04 LTS. Other variants and editions may be compatible if they meet minimum O/S requirements, but are not supported by DisplayLink. Please see our support page for information on how to install this driver on Ubuntu."

http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu

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Comments

[Calin]

ah, thank you for the answer, I was really hoping that the video will work

[Csabi Vidó]

Yes and no. You are right, DisplayLink is the company providing the chips that offer the graphics solution, but actual products are offered from a lot of brands. A friend bought one from Lenovo last year and I was lucky to get one for a cheap price from HP recently.

[autra]

I edited. But please note that in this case, I DID provide an answer («not supported yet»), which is the equivalent to "It is the next building over" in the answer you've linked and different of the mere «please see this <random link>»

[Oyibo]

I was being pedantic to suggest you make your answer slightly more complete on this site in case the link expires/changes, point taken, keep up the good work! :)

[Nathan J.B.]

Actually, it's exactly related. The Targus station requires DisplayLink drivers. This helped me figure out how to set up displays.

[anonymous2]

Does display link have anything to do with the targus docking station?

[Johan Larsson]

They seem to be doing now

[Aram Paronikyan]

I updated the drivers from there and everything worked on Targus USB 3.0 Docking Station. Thanks @Justaman!

[Aram Paronikyan]

This answer is now obsolete, read Justaman's answer below.