DisplayLink Feature Suggestions
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Support linux on ALL your devices
I just purchased a displaylink USB 3 based device; reading the forums I didn't pickup the difference between USB 2.0 being supported and USB 3.0 not being supported. This is nonsense. Content protection on the monitor, I don't care about being able to use protected content; I'd like to just be able to use the monitor I paid for. But no.
I think you should support Linux with USB 3.0 devices to use non-DRM content.
576 votesUbuntu is now supported by DisplayLink and can be downloaded from here:
http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu
The Ubuntu driver is designed with open source components and packaging which enables it to be ported and distributed for other linux distros. DisplayLink does not intend to officially support more than Ubuntu. For more information, see our article here:
http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/679060
If you have further suggestions about Linux support, please raise separate specific feature requests.
If you have any problems or need support, please use the Linux forum here:
http://www.displaylink.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=29Please DO NOT use the comments thread to report problems. We have no way of following up on problem reports here. Use the forum instead.
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126 votes
The V2.5 release is now available to support OS X 10.11.
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Better linux support
Better linux support, updated drivers, Fedora support (that means distributing an RPM)
Fix the issue where closing X for the first time means that the devices are no longer recognized by xrandr
Fix the slowness disparity between running it in linux and running it in windows
windows = no lag
linux = lagImprove your linux drivers.
96 votesThanks for the feedback. The Ubuntu release is provided to give the tools to be able to port to other Linux flavours.
An RPM has already been created and available here: http://nothen.com.ar/en/support-for-displaylink-adapters-on-linux/
We would be happy for the community to maintain packages for other Linux variants, based off the DisplayLink Ubuntu package.
The issues you are seeing with stability and performance are more due to the X system. DisplayLink do not intend to start changing the Linux OS to address these issues.
The performance is slower than Windows due to the way we get screen update changes. A change on any screen makes all pixels update on all screens, giving us many pixels to encode and send over USB. If the Linux graphics subsystem just notified of the areas of the screen which had changed, this would minimise the changes needed to be encoded by DisplayLink and remove the…
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Support Windows 10 Mobile Continuum
In the MS world, Disply Link support is good when running Windows on a laptop or a tablet. When it comes to Windows phones. it is the opposite: nothing, nada.
Ask Microsoft, They are so in need of trendy feature to boost their market share in mobile phone business, I am ready to bet they would finance the development.
86 votesA driver for Continuum was done and demonstrated. However, for phones, it will need your phone manufacturer to integrate the driver as the phone does not behave like a desktop Windows.
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Will you be supporting Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? Got an ETA?
It would be great if you would add/post a deb or even better a ppa site.Thanks,
Dennis85 votesV1.1 of the Ubuntu driver is now available, which supports 16.04.
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add support for the VMWare SVGA Driver so that virtual machine guests can use display link
When using virtual machines it would be really handy to have them display via usb adapters on spare monitors or PIP overlays in fancy monitors.
Many virtualisation engineers would be buying your products, many times.
64 votesThe new DisplayLink architecture in Windows 10 Anniversary update onwards now enables support for Virtual machines.
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Fix the problem where DisplayLinkUserAgent eats 38% of my CPU
OS is windows 10, DLUA is 7.9.6.30.0. This often gets in a state where the user agent sets there using between 35 and 38% of CPU.
63 votes7.9 M5 release for Windows is now available from our download area. Please create a support ticket for individual investigation if you meet any issue.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Compatability
Making the software and hardware more compatible with Windows 10
34 votesI’m marking this complete, as Windows 10 Anniversary update has the best compatibility for DisplayLink. This is due to a new interface for DisplayLink graphics developed between DisplayLink and Microsoft being available, as covered here:
http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/525125
This thread is becoming a place for any user to post problems on Windows 10, hence marking it complete, rather than people expecting the problem they are seeing is being worked on. If you have problems getting the device to work on Windows 10, please refer to this article, and if this does not solve the issue, please contact us:
http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/942862
The original idea for this was to improve application compatibility with DisplayLink on Windows 10 under the new architecture. This is something we are looking into, with Microsoft. It is caused because DisplayLink now appears as its own video driver, rather than part of existing video cards. This means applications that use a…
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very quickly release the drivers for Windows 10
Windows 10 gets released at the end of July. I am already using the Tech Review. There will be a big need and demand for a product like your to compatible with Windows 10 - even right now with those of us that have switched ove.
32 votesWIndows 10 is now supported from v7.9 software onwards. The driver is available from http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/downloads.php
All DisplayLink products supported under Windows 8 will work with Windows 10. -
Use secondary graphics adapter for rendering as well
Laptops with two graphics adapters (Intel HD + dedicated) would highly benefit, if DisplayLink would render the data with the stronger graphics adapter as well.
30 votesThis idea has been surpassed by the architecture update now available for DisplayLink in Windows 10 Anniversary update. The OS now has an interface for DisplayLink graphics to use the GPUs, and DissplayLink no longer has control over the GPU it can use.
This either makes the idea “complete” or “declined”. I’m marking “complete” assuming the OS now does this for the DisplayLink driver.
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Problem with new version 7.9M3 - Office Protected View
I encountered a Problem with the new version 7.9M3 when opening Office documents from remote Location. I had to remove the "Protected view" functionality or alternatively store the document first on the local drive to be able to open the Office document.
26 votesYou can download our latest version (7.9 M4) which fixes the Office protected view bug from http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/sla.php?fileid=177
Thank you for your patience whilst we did the testing.
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16.04 LTS is comming ... And Displaylink, are you ready ?
16.04 LTS release comming next month, The display link drivers for linux is ready for?
The latest drivers support 14.04 LTS24 votesV1.1 of the Ubuntu driver is now available, which supports 16.04.
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Fix the Linux driver so that it doesn't use 5-15% CPU when my DisplayLink device is _unplugged_.
When unplugged, I consistently (and continuously, not just short spikes) see the DisplayLinkManager process take up 5-15% CPU. I don't understand why it's using so much CPU when there's literally nothing for it to do. It's really hurting my battery life & performance.
22 votesThis should now be fixed in Ubuntu release 1.2 available from our website:
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Resolve the compatibility issue with Duet Display, Twomon, Spacedesk, etc.
After I purchased a USB Type C dock driven by DisplayLink technology for my laptop, a big issue derived: every time I want to use Duet Display with my iPad Pro or Twomon USB with my Pixel C, I would have to uninstall the DisplayLink driver before I plug any of my tablets. When I get home and try to connect to my dock, I would have to go through the setup process again. This is just a big inconvenience for people like me.
17 votesThanks to the new driver architecture with Windows 10 Anniversary Update onwards, this has been completed.
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Examine why we need to re-install the drivers for displaylink for every patch or update to Windows 10.
Examine why we need to re-install the drivers for displaylink for every patch or update to Windows 10.
14 votesThis problem is solved from Windows 10 Anniversary update 2016 onwards, which uses a new architecture for USB graphics.
More information on this can be found here:
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Please allow the DisplayLink Driver to be disabled.
As someone who uses a dedicated GPU in alternation with the Integrated GPU. It is BEYOND frustrating when my Nvidia GPU will not switch on because of the DisplayLink driver software. There is no option in windows itself to turn it off, and there is nothing provided by DisplayLink either.
It cripples productivity when I have to UNINSTALL the DL driver just to use my dedicated GPU.
Please fix this before you guys release any additional updates as this has been going on for a LONG time now.
I love my AOC usb monitor. It's great, only after I install…
14 votesWith the new driver architecture of DisplayLink driver in Windows 10 Anniversary Update onwards, there is nothing running when no device is connected.
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10 votes
DisplayLink is now supported on the most recent Chromebooks OS from R51. A list of supported platforms and the Chrome OS version to add support can be found here:
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BIOS support?
UEFI BIOS driver please
10 votesIs this support for displays from the BIOS or PXE boot support? DisplayLink have developed PXE boot support, but this needs to be integrated by OEMs into the PC BIOS image to be used by end users. More information on PXE boot can be found here: http://www.displaylink.com/technology/pxe-boot.php
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Some applications detect DisplayLink as incompatible display driver. Problem exists with Adobe Premiere Elements 14, X-Plane, GoPro Quik
When using DisplayLink some applications show incompatible display driver error. Problem exists with Adobe Premiere Elements 14, X-Plane, GoPro Quik on Windows 10 and I'think at last since version 8 of drivers. Solution is to open them on laptop screen and then switch to displays connected via DisplayLink (in my case i-tec USB 3.0 docking station). It would be nice if it could be solved.
7 votesIntel has corrected their OpenGL support bug in their latest driver. The first fixed driver is 15.60.0.4849
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27266/Graphics-Intel-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-15-60
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Can you fix the issue with dual graphics cards?
I have had a problem with your displaylink products for months now, it's causing my entire OS to hand. It seems I'm not the only one, I found the below forum post showing multiple people have the same issue.
http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63963I've tried cleanups, reinstalling the latest drivers and all I could think of. The only way I can get the system to stop crashing is if I always reboot my PC right after I disconnect display link each and every time which is ridiculous. I wouldn't buy a laptop if I wanted to reboot 5 times a day.
There is…
7 votesThis should now be fixed in the latest V7.9 M5 release from DisplayLink
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