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Status: WontFix
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Closed: Apr 2016
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OS: Chrome
Pri: 3
Type: Bug



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USB-C to DisplayPort cable (dingdong) does not work with Belkin F4U090 USB-C Hub

Project Member Reported by yusuft@google.com, Apr 5 2016

Issue description

Chrome Version       : 49.0.2623.111
OS Version: 7834.66.0
URLs (if applicable) :
Other browsers tested:
  Add OK or FAIL after other browsers where you have tested this issue:
     Safari 5:
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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Plug in dingdong cable, observe that display extends as expected
2. Plug in Belkin hub, plug other USB-A device to verify functionality (Logitech mouse used), observe mouse functions via Hub
3. Plug in dingdong cable to Belkin hub, observe that display doesn't extend and that log message is written recognizing dingdong cable.

What is the expected result?
The display extends via the USB-C Hub


What happens instead of that?
The display doesn't react


Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if
possible.

UserAgentString: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; CrOS x86_64 7834.66.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/49.0.2623.111 Safari/537.36



 
Components: OS>Kernel

Comment 2 by ka...@chromium.org, Apr 25 2016

Cc: bleung@chromium.org tbroch@chromium.org snanda@chromium.org
Labels: USB-Chub
Summary: USB-C to DisplayPort cable (dingdong) does not work with Belkin F4U090 USB-C Hub (was: USB-C to DisplayPort cable (dingdong) does not work with Belkin F4U090 USB Hub)

Comment 3 by tbroch@chromium.org, Apr 25 2016

Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
Please re-open and assign to me once ...

1. more detail in repro case.
what DFP (samus).  Also if possible try others (macbook) and report.
what UFP (displayPort capable monitor)?  Also if possible try others and report.
2. logfiles attached.

Comment 4 by bleung@chromium.org, Apr 25 2016

Kalin, this is DEFINITELY WontFix.

Alternate modes (such as VESA DP, which is what dingdong uses) aren't supposed to traverse USB hub topologies. This is working as intended. The dingdong dongle only works on direct-attach to the system.

Comment 5 by ka...@chromium.org, Apr 25 2016

Thanks for clarification.

Comment 6 by yusuft@google.com, Jun 27 2016

Is there a reason the VESA DP mode isn't supposed to traverse USB hub topologies? It seems that this is a case where users would like to use chromebooks (like a docking station) and still charge the laptop similar to Macs with docking stations. At the very least is there an alternative?

Comment 7 by bleung@chromium.org, Jun 27 2016

Any docking station that works with a 2015 or 2016 Type-C MacBook will also work with a Type-C Chromebook if it correctly supports Alternate Mode.

Some more advanced type-C hubs do support alternate mode, meaning the hub itself has a HDMI or DP port, and therefore the Display signals are passed through the port.

The specific question here is with a Belkin USB hub, which does *not* support DP alternate mode itself, therefore the signals for display do not even make it to the USB hub to be passed onto anywhere else.

Comment 8 by yusuft@google.com, Jun 27 2016

Ah ok, I see. Thanks for clarification.

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