Comment 32 for bug 1634449

For anyone else just looking for a workaround, I've had success with this arrangement. I don't really know what I'm doing, so imitate at your own risk.

Hardware:
    Dell XPS 13 9350 Developer Edition
    Cable Matters 201016
    Dell P2415Q
Distribution:
    Ubuntu 16.10
Linux 4.9 from zesty:
    $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zesty.list
    deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ zesty main restricted universe multiverse
    deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ zesty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ zesty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ zesty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
    deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security main restricted universe multiverse
    $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/zesty
    Package: *
    Pin: release n=zesty
    Pin-Priority: 400
    $ sudo apt install -t zesty linux-image-generic
Docker options:
    --storage-driver=overlay2