I have a USB-C dock labeled "vszapower" that works fine with my Android phone and was detected by Windows before, but my ASUS Vivobook laptop running Fedora isn't recognizing it at all. I've tried plugging it in and checking with the terminal using `dmesg`, but there are no messages showing up when I connect it, while other devices work just fine on the same port. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? Thanks!
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Try running `sudo dmesg -w` in the terminal and then connect the dock to see if any messages appear. This can help you identify if the system is even noticing the connection or if there's something wrong with the dock.
Is your dock powered or unpowered? Sometimes docks need their own power source to function properly, but many USB-C docks can draw power directly from the laptop, which is what yours seems to be doing based on your description.
Yeah, it gets all its power from the USB-C port itself.
I did that, but I saw no messages when I plugged in the dock. It only registers when I connect my phone.