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The DA200 is a compact 4-port USB-C to HDMI, VGA, Ethernet and USB 3.0 adapter by Dell. It is fully compatible with the latest Linux kernels, although it requires the use of an USBCore quirk.

Status

Port/Functionality	Status
Male USB Type-C	Works
Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug	Works
USB 3.0	Works
Ethernet	Works
HDMI	Works
VGA	Works

Hardware

Standard

Device	Make/model	Status	Vendor ID / Product ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter	Realtek RTL8153	Works	0bda:8153	RTL8152	5.4.8	Enable kernel option USB_RTL8152 in the kernel. Needs to activate usbcore.quirks=0bda:8153:k.
4-port USB 2.0 Hub	Genesys Logic, Inc.	Works	05e3:0610	HUB (usbcore)	5.4.8
4-port USB 3.1 hub	Genesys Logic, Inc.	Works	05e3:0617	HUB (usbcore)	5.4.8
EFM8 HID ISP	Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc.	Works	10c4:f407	usbhid	5.4.8	Enable kernel option USB_HID in the kernel.

Installation

Kernel

KERNEL

Device Drivers --->
  [*] HID support  --->
      HID support  --->
      <*>   USB HID transport layer
  [*] PCI support  --->
    [*]   PCI Express Port Bus support
    [*]     PCI Express Hotplug driver
    [*] Support for PCI Hotplug  --->
        [*]   ACPI PCI Hotplug driver
  [*] Network device support --->
    <*> USB Network Adapters --->
      <*>   Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153 Based USB Ethernet Adapters

Emerge

In order to enable the security levels for Thunderbolt 3, sys-apps/bolt needs to be installed:

root #emerge --ask sys-apps/bolt

USB quirks

It has been reported, both in the DA200 and other devices, that the Realtek RTL8153 does not currently work with Link Power Management under Linux. A workaround consists on turning off LPM for the device. This is achieved by passing the USB quirk usbcore.quirks=0bda:8153:k to the kernel command line. For GRUB2 users, edit /etc/default/grub to include:

FILE /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="usbcore.quirks=0bda:8153:k"

and regenerate GRUB2's configuration file:

root #grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

See also

• USB/Guide#USB_Type-C_and_Thunderbolt
• USB_Fast_Ethernet_Adapter

External resources

• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/bolt/bolt
• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html?highlight=usb_quirk_no_lpm