Jun 23, 2026 08:23:45 Jean-Francois Messier via linux
<linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org>:
I recently got myself an MSI Cubi B206 mini computer after looking at
major specs.
Question 1:
I overlooked the number of HDMI ports on the back. I have two monitors
and I only got one port on the model I chose. I was thinking about
using
one of those cheap HDMI adapters that connect to USB 3 ports. I got one
that was working fine, but is now unused.
Talking with other geeks, I also thought I could use one of two
Thunderbolt ports I have on the back. I also understand there are
cables
that will go directly from the Thunderbolt USB-C connector to the HDMI
connector.
Looking at the PDF doc of my specific model, I see that I have two
ports
that "Support up to 8K display." Those are identified as "Thunderbolt 4
Port (USB Type-C)"
Before spending more money on this, I was looking to see how good is
the
support of Thunderbolt for external displays under Linux. I use Linux
Mint 22.3 right now.
Question 2:
After some challenges in getting Linux Mint installed, mainly caused by
the setup for the start on USB port, I got Mint 22.3 installed.
However,
when shutting it down, be it form the menu or the command line, reboot
or shutdown, I get error message about PCI Bus error ("Recoverable")
scrolling forever, never turning the device actually off. I do not have
the exact port numbers in note. When I turn it off by the power button
and restart it, everything is fine, but that's a bugger.
Any idea what setting I should change, either in the BIOS setup
Thanks !
Jean-Francois Messier
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Can you boot a different district from USB just to see if the pci error
still happens.
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