Experience with dual screen using the official dock ?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Orygin@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

I just started trying to setup two screen using the official dock and the experience has been pretty awful. In desktop mode, I got two freezes while trying to have the displays recognized. Booting with both screens plugged in resulted in no detection. Then after replugging a screen (display port) I only got 640x480 resolution. Second replug I got the 1080p but plugging the second screen either results in a crash, or just now it’s not frozen but I only have a black background and the mouse cursor.

Is there some setting to change to improve the situation? Ideally I’d like it to be automatic when I plug the Deck on the dock, especially with valve official dock which costs quite a bit compared to other options.

I’m curious about other people’s experience with this

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InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I have the dock screen turn off when docked.

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AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I’ve had a few glitches but your experience sounds a lot worse. Maybe a bad unit? I’d try HDMI as well just to rule out displayport being an issue

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- Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I think it’s related to the monitor I was plugging on HDMI. With a different screen it works better.
  But I still have sometimes the displayport screen not turn on after sleep, and the deck crashing when unplug/replugging it :(
  
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- Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I wasn’t clear in my post, but I have a monitor plugged via HDMI too, and that’s the one having trouble either turning on, or being stuck in 480p. I will try with a different monitor or cable.
  
  With only the displayport monitor it works well
  
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Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Seems like valve read this post :D
steamcommunity.com/games/…/4674264042200389436

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TheBat@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Can you try without power connected?

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