On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 12:21:03PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> Package: installation-report
> 
> Summary: Customer did what hardware vendor should have done
> 
> The original plan was to order a XPS 15 pre-install with Linux.
> 
    ...... 
> 
> The Dell XPS 15 9570 now runs Debian Buster. What works:
> * the nice graphical screen
> * keyboard
> * touchpad
> * the NVMe  sdd
> * WIFI
> * and probably more  (untested yet)
> 

Thunderbolt docking station does work, initialy only in display port mode


To use wired ethernet interface and USB from the TB dock

Install the package `bolt`, plus this
<screenshot>
root@trancilo:~# boltctl
 ● Dell Thunderbolt Cable
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Cable
   ├─ vendor:        Dell
   ├─ uuid:          00ed4274-2f5f-d400-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        connected
   │  ├─ authflags:  none
   │  └─ connected:  vr 10 aug 2018 16:43:13 UTC
   └─ stored:        no

 ● Dell Thunderbolt Dock
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Dock
   ├─ vendor:        Dell
   ├─ uuid:          10b56968-2f5f-8680-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        connected
   │  ├─ authflags:  none
   │  └─ connected:  vr 10 aug 2018 16:43:14 UTC
   └─ stored:        no

root@trancilo:~# boltctl enroll 00ed4274-2f5f-d400-ffff-ffffffffffff
 ● Dell Thunderbolt Cable
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Cable
   ├─ vendor:        Dell
   ├─ uuid:          00ed4274-2f5f-d400-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ dbus path:     
/org/freedesktop/bolt/devices/00ed4274_2f5f_d400_ffff_ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        authorized
   │  ├─ authflags:  none
   │  ├─ parent:     c4010000-0080-7f18-2350-5310cc402021
   │  ├─ syspath:    
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/domain0/0-0/0-1
   │  ├─ authorized: vr 10 aug 2018 17:07:44 UTC
   │  └─ connected:  vr 10 aug 2018 16:43:13 UTC
   └─ stored:        yes
      ├─ when:       vr 10 aug 2018 17:07:44 UTC
      ├─ policy:     auto
      └─ key:        no

root@trancilo:~# 
root@trancilo:~# boltctl enroll 10b56968-2f5f-8680-ffff-ffffffffffff
 ● Dell Thunderbolt Dock
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Dock
   ├─ vendor:        Dell
   ├─ uuid:          10b56968-2f5f-8680-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ dbus path:     
/org/freedesktop/bolt/devices/10b56968_2f5f_8680_ffff_ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        authorized
   │  ├─ authflags:  none
   │  ├─ parent:     00ed4274-2f5f-d400-ffff-ffffffffffff
   │  ├─ syspath:    
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/domain0/0-0/0-1/0-301
   │  ├─ authorized: vr 10 aug 2018 17:09:51 UTC
   │  └─ connected:  vr 10 aug 2018 16:43:14 UTC
   └─ stored:        yes
      ├─ when:       vr 10 aug 2018 17:09:51 UTC
      ├─ policy:     auto
      └─ key:        no

root@trancilo:~# 
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Cheers
Geert Stappers
DevOps Engineer

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