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‎11-11-2014 07:58 AM

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We have the very same Issue. Our department uses the 850s with the ultraslim station that in turn connects 2 23" screens via displayport. Everything works nicely in win but some of us work in linux and for us this is a very different story.

 

We would very much like an update on this matter.

 

BR

‎11-14-2014 10:49 AM - edited ‎11-18-2014 06:28 AM

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Same here....

My users have HP EliteBook with UltraSlim Dock on Ubuntu 14.04 but it's useless 😞 ...

Please merge the dock drivers with the linux distribs...

[EDIT] .. In fact it works!! On Ubuntu 14.04 you should configure the Harware Power like this:

 

When the lid is closed : 'Do nothing'      (When plugged AND on battery power)

 

In the Screen Display Setup, you shoud detect both display when the laptop is docked (and if there is a monitor plugged in the dock). To be able to have a desktop enlarge on the 2 displays, you have to put the 'Sticky edges' Off 

 

‎11-20-2014 05:24 AM

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Ok some early and easy "work around (WA)" that can perhaps brighten your day.

 

WA 1.

 * Connect your screens to dock using displayport. You should now have mirrored images on both displays.

 * Change screen resolution to (in my case) 3840*1080 and (insert magic here) and you now have one workspace on two screens. This is in my case not a viable solution.

 

WA 2. (read about this somewhere (can not remember were))

 * Disconnect the Laptop from dock and ensure your screenconfigs just call for your laptopscreen DPe.

 * Disconnect all displayport cables connected to dock.

 * Connect one of your external screen with vga port to dock.

 * Reinsert laptop to dock and now you should be able to get an image on vga screen.

 * Disable laptop screen in config (only vga screen running).

 * Then connect the other external screen with display port and now your laptop should pic that up and be able to show u different workspaces on both screens.

 

I saw this page, which seems promising: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTczNzM

i can not test this due to requirements enforced in our environment

 

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