linux-kernel - Re: Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor

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Date:	Fri, 4 May 2012 17:35:47 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Francois Rigaut <frigaut@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-20120419@...ottelius.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Support for Thunderbolt using Apple Monitor

On Sat, May 05, 2012 at 10:28:51AM +1000, Francois Rigaut wrote:
> 
> 
> On 05/05/12 04:48, Greg KH wrote:
> >Oh, what exact machine is this? Maybe I can ask around and see if
> >I can dig up one myself, and hey, I always need an excuse to get a
> >new display :) thanks, greg k-h
> The machine is a macbook air 13" mid 2011, with a thunderbolt port
> (physically identical to a mini display port). I hear Linus is using
> a MBA 11", so I don't feel alone here running linux on this thing.
> The display is a 27" Apple thunderbolt display. It's a gorgeous
> display with deep colors and lots of dynamics, and not (much) more
> expensive than other 27" display. But it doesn't hot plug (in linux,
> yet) and the only input is through the thunderbolt cable so no luck
> in using alternatives like HDMI (neither VGA, but VGA doesn't
> support the display resolution 2560x1440 anyway).

Has anyone tried a Thunderbolt hard drive yet?  Not that I think that
would work better, just curious.

Thanks for the device type, I'll see if I can track one down...

greg k-h
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