Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)
Rh Kramer wrote:
> The KVM switch has VGA input and output, and the Multipoint adapter has USB-C
> input and, among other things, a VGA output (and RJ-45 for Ethernet, bbut no
> HDMI, which would be irrelevant anyway in view of the KVM switch and my VGA
> monitor).
>
> Below I quote some information from various web pages I looked at with respect
> to the HP 15z-eh000, and here is the "specification" for the (2) USB-C ports:
>
> "1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C?? 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery,
> DisplayPort??? 1.4, HDMI 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)(with AMD Athlon??? Gold
> processor);"
>
> So, (some of) my questions:
>
> Would that laptop work with Buster and my Multiport adapter with VGA adapter?
ALmost certainly.
> Does Buster support DisplayPort? (Do I need to have DisplayPort supported?)
Yes, and not especially.
> If I had a multiport adapter with HDMI output would it work with that laptop?
Almost certainly.
In particular: the Ryzen APUs have a Radeon GPU that is
well-supported by Debian. You will want to add the amd non-free
firmware, but unless you have really high-performance graphics
needs, you won't need anything not shipped by Debian in Buster.
-dsr-
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