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i'm currently experiencing one of the most cursed computer problems i've ever seen if i plug a type-C cable into my laptop and /leave the other end disconnected/, then for some reason, when i type on the laptop keyboard fast enough, every other keypress is skipped

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I still have issues with USB-C causing my workstation to lock up completely when plugging in phones, unplugging them, or when they boot up and start trying to interact over USB-C. I've sometimes wasted substantial time due to this happening at the most inopportune moments.

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I've started to learn that it's a bad idea to do anything with USB-C unless I've prepared for a kernel panic / lockup. It happens maybe only 1/100 times but with how many times I have to switch between different phones and reboot them that's really quite a lot.

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USB-C also seems to cause problems with my non-USB-C devices too. I have a variant of this to switch my keyboard + mouse between my Linux workstation and Windows desktop: amazon.ca/UGREEN-Selecto If there's a USB-C device plugged in to the workstation, switching can lock it up.

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I like the idea of USB-C because it gives fast charging from my workstation, and when I have 12 phones sitting on top of it always needing to be charged that's quite helpful. I ended up getting 2 Pixel stands so that I can fast charge some without having to deal with cables.

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Sadly only works for Pixel 3, 3 XL, 4 and 4 XL since it wasn't there for 2 and 2 XL, and it wasn't included for the 3a or 3a XL. 4a similarly doesn't have wireless charging and that's actually going to be a massive annoyance for me. There are TOO MANY PHONES to deal with that.

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btw if you think this is a linux-related problem: sometimes when you plug a type-C device into a Windows machine it bugchecks. i've been told that in a checked build it *never* succeeds, which is impressive

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It doesn't have a USB-C port so it doesn't get to do this to me. The only issues that I have with Windows right now are tied to the NVIDIA driver. Every time I switch back over to it and it wakes the monitor, it discovers that there's a monitor attached with DisplayPort sound.

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