Howto make HP thunderbolt docking station work

[mjskier]

I had issues with an HP thunderbolt docking station on an HP Zbook studio G5.
Even though the thunderbold module was loaded, USB mouse and network interface didn't work.

It turns out that by default thunderbolt devices are not enabled.
To get it to work I

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sudo apt-get install bolt

That gives you the boltctl command. Without argument it shows you the status of the thunderbolt device. Notice the status: connected

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$ boltctl
 ● HP Thunderbolt Dock G2
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Dock G2
   ├─ vendor:        HP
   ├─ uuid:          00323a4c-0560-f000-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        connected
   │  ├─ domain:     domain0
   │  └─ authflags:  none
   ├─ connected:     Sat 17 Aug 2019 04:08:29 AM UTC
   └─ stored:        no

Enable the device using the uuid:

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sudo boltctl enroll --policy auto 00323a4c-0560-f000-ffff-ffffffffffff

The docking station is now enabled and my wireless USB mouse (with the dongle plugged in the dock) now works.

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HP Thunderbolt Dock G2
   ├─ type:          peripheral
   ├─ name:          Thunderbolt Dock G2
   ├─ vendor:        HP
   ├─ uuid:          00323a4c-0560-f000-ffff-ffffffffffff
   ├─ dbus path:     /org/freedesktop/bolt/devices/00323a4c_0560_f000_ffff_ffffffffffff
   ├─ status:        authorized
   │  ├─ domain:     domain0
   │  ├─ parent:     c7010000-0050-541e-03fe-a416aac34122
   │  ├─ syspath:    /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.4/0000:05:00.0/0000:06:00.0/0000:07:00.0/domain0/0-0/0-1
   │  └─ authflags:  none
   ├─ authorized:    Sat 17 Aug 2019 04:32:16 AM UTC
   ├─ connected:     Sat 17 Aug 2019 04:08:29 AM UTC
   └─ stored:        Sat 17 Aug 2019 04:32:16 AM UTC
      ├─ policy:     auto
      └─ key:        no

[Zumbruk]

That's brilliant, thanks! I used exactly the same process to get the Thunderbolt gigabit ethernet adaptor working on my Macbook Air, running Linux Mint 20.1

[JoeRacette]

This also worked for my Plugable TBT3-UDC3 - I was worried I'd need to wait for drivers, etc since this is relatively new HW.
Should be automatic in Ubuntu/Mint as it is in W10.

[miroag]

Works like a charm for my Lenovo ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Thanks!

[cybershifter]

Greetings! I was able to enable my HP Thunderbolt dock successfully. It says it is connected, and it previously worked. Now suddenly, it doesn't see the displays hooked to the dock. I'm on a Dell XPS 13, and I'm not exactly sure what's going on. This machine and dock are fairly new to me, and I'm not quite sure what to look for. The dock is connected and authorized (like I said, it has worked before). Does anyone have any ideas at where I can look?

[SMG]

Greetings! I was able to enable my HP Thunderbolt dock successfully. It says it is connected, and it previously worked. Now suddenly, it doesn't see the displays hooked to the dock. I'm on a Dell XPS 13, and I'm not exactly sure what's going on. This machine and dock are fairly new to me, and I'm not quite sure what to look for. The dock is connected and authorized (like I said, it has worked before). Does anyone have any ideas at where I can look?

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