USB-C dock

[deviantgnome]

I picked up this Startech USB-C dock: dual Displayport, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and 100W power delivery (way more than the PBP needs, of course, but powers my partner's high-end Dell machine with ease)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JZHVKFJ/

I'm running the default Debian install (updated) on my PBP, and I have two basic VGA 22" widescreen 1080p monitors connected via simple DP > VGA cables.

I can't verify that the ethernet or usb 3.0 works as I haven't used either of those yet, but I can say that it charges and displays on both monitors just fine. However, the two monitors act as one secondary monitor (they are mirrored) with the PBP screen as primary. Not sure at this point if it's a limitation on the PBP's ability to drive three 1080p monitors, compatibility with the dock (it is billed as Mac/Windows, but that never explicitly means it won't work with Linux), or if moving to Ubuntu-Mate will help (as seems to help with a variety of things).

Hey deviantgnome, were you ever able to get them to display independently?

For that matter, has anyone been able to get the PBP to have 2 external monitors? I need a machine at work that is able to run dual 1080p monitors....and that's about it. Most of my work is remoteing into other computers. I was thinking the PBP would be a perfect fit, good price and runs Linux natively, but I haven't been able to confirm it can drive 2 monitors.

Thanks

I wish! I've finally got back to playing with these (have a PinePhone that hasn't got as much luck as I'd like either!). Unfortunately, the situation is the same with both my PBPs (one is one of the early ones with an ISO keyboard, must not have been paying attention when ordering, and the other arrived back in December/January with an ANSI keyboard, both fully updated on stock OS).

I think I'm going to try installing Ubuntu, just to see what happens. Will let you all know what I find.