Reporting in that (at least within the first few minutes) Anker 777 worked out of the box with 12th gen i5 FW with Fedora 36, kernel 6.0.15. Here’s the setup:
2 LG g-sync 2K monitors via HDMI. Full res at 99hz each.
Audio via HDMI through one of the monitors
Ethernet
Charging via TB4
USB 3.0 KVM switch with webcam, keyboard, mouse via rear USB
Pressing the power button from suspend will bring back monitors fine
Laptop is in a vertical stand closed (but was able to do triple display with it open immediately upon connecting)
BIOS is unchanged from shipping (3.04, I believe)
From @Anachron’s last few posts, can confirm that while the dock is recognized by the system on restart, the login screen doesn’t show on the other monitors (which is a bummer). So you either need to open the laptop or use the work around described in their post. Formerly with my cheaper USB-C dongles, the login would appear on all displays, so I do wonder if there is a way to replicate that with the dock, but that’s above my pay grade with Linux. I mostly use suspend at the end of the work day so I will probably not worry about this too much.
Thanks to ALL of you out there testing docks. I don’t know how many times I referenced this thread to narrow down my options. FW community FTW!
Thanks, but unfortunately, that didn’t work for me. I described what I did in the extra thread, which is probably a more adequate place to discuss than in the megathread.
@Firestorm980, as you seem to have the same dock and the same issue: In case you find a solution or workaround, please comment in the extra thread as well.
It would be super nice, if we could find a solution to the display issue. Because besides that, the dock works perfect for me
USB ports (although I cannot test the full USB 3.2 bandwidth)
Additionally, it is a KVM dock, so you can switch between two PCs.
I have also tested it on MacOs (with the caveat that you can only have one external display) and Windows but not on my Framework, but I did not see any issues.
At first glance the Dell WD19S I got from my job seems to working fine. The framework laptop is new and only has the default driver pack. Dock is updated to the latest firmware.
I will do more testing after work.
I’ve tested my Framework 12th Gen laptop with a NEC EA271U monitor (which has a builtin USB-C dock). The Framework does work fine if the monitor is plugged in at boot, but if I disconnect and reconnect the monitor, the display is not recognized anymore. Power Delivery and USB devices still work. This problems happens both on Windows 11 and on Ubuntu 22.04, which likely makes it a firmware issue.
Framework Support has been responsive but unfortunately unable to solve this, and now asked me to post here.
TB4, 96W PD, specced at 2x4K@60Hz among other monitor combos. I only have one 4K@60Hz monitor, connected over HDMI. Also have a USB keyboard, a scanner and sometimes an Android phone connected to the dock.
Seems to work well with:
Framework 11th gen, BIOS 3.17, Fedora 37. Had to switch from deep to s2idle sleep to get thunderbolt to work after waking up, other than that no issues so far.
Work-issued Macbook Pro M1 13 inch. This is what pushed me to finally get a dock. The design gods only blessed this one with two ports.
Older Thinkpad T495, Fedora 37. This one is AMD so no TB, but still has alt mode so display also works fine with the dock.
Overall mildly pleasantly surprised so far. Kensington’s MSRP at $400 is too high, it’s almost $100 less on Amazon.
edit: On the FW and at least under Linux, I had to go back to s2idle and do some more workarounds. Still working well enough:
I currently have " ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2" (partly because of this thread) but my problem is that when I plugin my Framework Chromebook it has problems identifying my monitor properly. ChromeOS sees it correctly by name but it has what seems like a random resolution. I can spend 15 minutes plugging and unplugging the thing until it finally recognizes the full resolution (5120 x 1440). Both the monitor and my dock are Display port 1.4 and I bought a “Thunderbolt 4” cable to rule that out. I also had the same issue using an Intel Nuc with this dock.
Could this be a dock problem? Or something else? It’s frustrating enough that I am considering upgrading the dock but am not sure if that’s the root cause. Considering CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock.
I got my Steam Deck Dock a few weeks ago, and meant to post about trying it with my Framework (11th gen). Power delivery wasn’t working, but the rest worked out of the box in Linux - HDMI and Displayport just showed up in X, USB ports worked. I tried with my Framework’s charger, the Steam Dock’s charger, and a Macbook 90w USB-C, but none of them allowed charging.
Not a huge deal to plug the power in separately, but definitely not the perfect experience I had hope for.
@Daniel-L If you connect to your dock with an optical thunderbolt cable (very expensive), it should behave like that. Data transmission but no power transmission.
I couldn’t get this to function as expected at first but I noticed others mention the Dell docks need firmware. But I haven’t seen anyone mention that there is a linux utility. I found this here.
Model: framework 12th gen
Dock: Anker USB C Hub, 555
Monitor:LG 27EA53
OS: manjaro linux (6.1.12)
USB-C Hub (8-in-1), with 85W Power Delivery, 4K 60Hz HDMI Port, 10Gbps USB C and 2 USB A Data Ports, gigabit Ethernet Port, microSD.
I did not test 4K resolution, but it works fine with manjaro linux and supports gigabit ethernet.
I just tested my Steam Deck Dock with my 12th gen Framework running linux (Pop_OS) and power delivery works for me, with both the steam deck charger and the framework charger.
USBs, ethernet, HDMI all work as well. I haven’t tested Displayport yet.
The only issue is that the dock’s usb connector has a nub which makes it stick out from the bottom of the laptop. One might be able to cut the nub off but I don’t know. It’s fine if you put the laptop on a platform with the side hanging off but even then the shape of the Steam Deck Dock is a little awkward for anything that’s not a Steam Deck.
I wanted to add my dock to the wiki post, but got “you cannot mention more than 10 users in a post” when I tried to save it.
Here’s the table row, if someone else can add it to the post:
| Lenovo ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4 Dock | 40B00135US, 40B00135EU, etc. | [B&H Photo Video](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1669527-REG/lenovo_40b00135us_thinkpad_universal_thunderbolt_4.html), [Lenovo](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/docking/docking_thunderbolt-docks-(universal-cable-docks)/40b00135us?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F) | @kohenkatz | Ports: <br/><ul><li>Supports single 7680x4320@30Hz (HDMI only) + single 5120x2880@60Hz (Thunderbolt); or up to 4x 3840x2160@60Hz (all ports)</li><li>2 x DisplayPort 1.4 </li><li>1 x HDMI 2.1</li><li>1 x RJ45 1 GBit Ethernet</li><li>1 x 3.5mm audio jack (headphone/microphone)</li><li>4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 GBit; one on back is always on)</li><li>1 x USB-C Thunderbolt 4 (on back)</li><li>1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (on front; always on)</li><li>Uses ThinkPad "rectangular barrel" 135 W power supply, provides up to 100W power delivery. (Larger power supplies for greater power delivery require a laptop with a Lenovo-proprietary connector.)</li></ul>Notes:<br/><ul><li>Power button does not integrate with Framework Laptop</li>
I decided to spend the money on the CalDigit TS4 hub and a CalDigit USB-C to DisplayPort adapter today. The hardware is seems very solid, but unfortunately I don’t think my Framework is able to use it fully currently.
My Framework is a 12th Generation Intel running the factory BIOS of 3.04. When I plug the TS4 into my laptop, I don’t see any Thunderbolt controller in my Windows device manager. It looks like the connection is only using USB-C and not Thunderbolt. Because of this, the monitor plugged in to the hubs DisplayPort works fine at 4k 60hz, but the monitor plugged in to the DisplayPort adapter I have in the hubs USB-C will top out at 4k 30hz.
I saw the articles about the 3.06 BIOS introducing official Thunderbolt support, and I assume once I have that this hub will connect as Thunderbolt and everything will work fine. I’ve been reading the 3.06 BIOS beta thread and am hesitant to install it given all the problems people are reporting. I think I am going to just sit tight and wait for the final version to get released before updating it.
@kohenkatz I also have the ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4 Dock. But It does not work on the 13` Framwork Intel i7-1360P. When I connect the dock, I get a “disconnected” sound after 1-2 seconds. If I first connect the external power supply to the laptop and then connect the dock, everything works.
Which bios and dock firmware version do you have?
Does anyone else have a idea what coud be the problem?
bios version: 03.04
dock firmware: 1.0.15
operating system: Ubuntu 22.04
