Tested this on XPS 15 9560 (GTX 1050) and it does not have this problem, hotplugging works fine on it. I was using this very setup - just plugged the thunderbolt cable into a different laptop. Exact same drivers and the same linux-firmware package from upstream (1.170) that I have installed for WiFi and Bluetooth reasons.
Added the apport logs as requested. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752165 Title: TB16 dock freezes X on hotplug when used with external displays To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-sputnik/+bug/1752165/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs