[NTLUG:Discuss] Docking ports?

[Michael Barnes]

When I first took this job seven years ago, I had a Dell laptop and docking
station.  The laptop was running SUSE 9 something.  I never had any
problems with it.  I did always shut down the laptop before removing it
from the dock, however.


Michael


On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Christopher Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:

> On 04/29/2013 01:16 PM, Lance Simmons wrote:
> > My desktop at work soon will be replaced by a laptop plus docking
> station.
> >  (I've been using Debian at work since 2001, but everyone else uses
> Windows
> > or Mac.)  The laptop and docking stations will be Dell.
> >
> > Has anyone had luck using Linux laptops with docking stations?  Problems,
> > pitfalls?
> >
>
> Docking ports in general make a ton of assumptions.  Best advice, don't
> "rip"
> the laptop (regardless of OS) from the dock.  If possible, power down/off
> to put
> on/off.  And again, while Windows users will claim you can do better, it's
> a
> recipe for trouble even with assumptive Windows.
>
> I've used Dell docks... I have an E-dock (the simpler port replicator
> one)...
> but to be honest, I have never used it.  However, I did use my D-dock
> quite a
> bit (for those that don't know... D and E are series in Dell-land).
>
> The ability to suspend a laptop is still problematic and can vary from
> software
> to software (distros differ on techniques) and from rev level to rev
> level, etc.
>
> I know that Debian used to use a fairly safe technique for suspend to disk
> (which is normally the safest).  The fast suspends (suspend to ram/sleep)
> are
> probably the most problematic.  And really can't be guaranteed... and
> again...
> even if it works on a particular distro.. a simple distro patch update can
> break
> things.
>
> Sometimes it helps to search for your model and Linux and see if somebody
> has
> detailed  out how well things work for that model.
>
>
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