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  1. Better Mac OS X support

    Better Mac OS X support

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      0 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

      This needs a better description as to specific issues on Mac that need addressing. Some issues are already documented and being worked on by DisplayLink. as documented in knowledgebase articles.

    • Do not update to DisplayLink version 7.9M3 on Windows 10, your displays will stop functioning.

      DisplayLink just auto updated to version 7.9M3 on Windows 10. My displays stopped functioning and would not start working again, even though the dock was properly recognized in Device Manager. Uninstall current version and return to version 7.9M2 and your displays will begin working again. DisplayLink needs to address this issue.

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        5 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

        V7.9 M3 is required to be compatible with the latest Intel and NVIDIA graphics drivers on Windows 10.

        If you are having issues, please let us know through the contact area of the support site, including as much information as possible and your DisplayLink log files so we can look into it further.

      • phone number

        How about you including a phone number so we can call you?

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          6 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

          Telephone technical support is offered by the device manufacturers. DisplayLink is unable to offer telephone support and instead offers support through forums and emails.

          I must highlight that in most cases for DisplayLink driver investigation, telephone support would NOT be helpful as log file analysis and/or consultation with engineering are necessary. Similarly, remote desktop or other remote control tool would not be more helpful as we would not see what is actually on the screen itself.

        • fix the random logout issue with Displaylink on a Macbook pro

          My idea is that the driver is usable without logging me out because the display server crashes on my MBP. This happens once or twice a week causing me to lose work, get disconnected from meetings, etc.

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          • Sales Support improvements

            Get better customer service and sales support at Display Link. Dealing with voice mails and forms is a waste if time. Do any humans work for this company!

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              0 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

              DisplayLink does NOT design, manufacture, distribute or sell any end product. DisplayLink is a semiconductor company. We are delighted to provide email support as debugging graphics issues are impossible by phone as we need data for a diagnosis.

              The assistance for installation, and sales support, is coming from the product manufacturer and the seller as they know best the product they decided to build.

            • I want to use displaylink in Android kitket.

              Hello.
              Used properly, in my displaylink in the Android Lollipop. I want to use displaylink in Android kitket.
              Do you have plans to support Android kitket?

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              • Build a DispalyLink KVM!

                Basically what I would like is a KVM that uses displaylink.. so only requires a single USB lead from the KVM to each host (4 or 8 hosts please), and a couple of USB's on the KVM.. one for a displaylink USB monitor, and one each for keyboard and mouse, perhaps a fourth for a usb hub if needed.

                Send video keyboard and mouse down the one usb lead.

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                  Thanks for the idea, but this is not something specific for DisplayLink to do.

                  This would be a product built by a DisplayLink partner who would take the DisplayLink technology and build a KVM around it.

                • command to switch display model

                  command to switch display model,like to switch close model, switch to expand model,switch to mirror model

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                  • Previous versions of DisplayLink Software

                    Windows version 8.1 M0 is missing from the Windows Driver Downloads Page under Previous Versions of DisplayLink Software.

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                    • Main display taskbar setting issues with surface pro3

                      On my surface pro 3/win10 with a toshiba dynadock the right side of the taskbar (notifications/time/etc) always has it displaying on the surface pro3 screen even tho when i go into display settings it shows that one of my external monitors is the main display.

                      If I make the surface screen the main screen and then switch it back to an external screen then the external screen will have the correct taskbar functions.

                      If I change it to another external display then that display will not display it correctly and if i switch it back to the original main one…

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                        2 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                        Having investigated this, it looks to be specific to Windows on the SP3.

                        DisplayLink drivers and software make no changes to the position of the task bar. The OS certainly thinks that the DisplayLink display is the primary monitor, but does not always move the task bar to reflect this.

                        There is nothing DisplayLink can do to change this behaviour.

                      • (Bug) a part of window put on between two monitors is invisible !! (Yosemite)

                        Bug report (Yosemite)

                        When I move a window from a monitor to "between" two monitors,

                        Ver 2.3 to be invisible "destination side" window
                        Ver 2.4b1 to be invisible "source side" window

                        This is serious bug, so please improve at once.

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                        • I need full OpenGL-Support

                          I need full OpenGL-Support,

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                          • Better installation instrctions

                            Better installation instructions.

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                              • Loose connector between USB3 and VGA converter

                                Improve connection between USB3 and VGA converter. The small, non-standard connector is falling out all the time. Make a screwed in connector as is found on the DVI/VGA side.

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                                  0 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                                  DisplayLink is not responsible for the product design. We provide ICs which can be integrated into products. Physical hardware failures such as this, should be fed back to the product manufacturer.

                                • touchscreen support

                                  The screen connected to my displaylink device (Toshiba dynadock) is touchscreen capable. It works beautifully with my Windows laptops but when I connect my Nexus android tablet to the dynadock, the touchscreen capabilities of my screen are ignored.

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                                    The touch screen controllers are separate from DisplayLink and there is no touch screen technology built into our ICs.

                                    Touch screen support is enabled by customers integrating DisplayLink and a touch screen controller into the same product.

                                    This means that the drivers for the touch screen controller differ between products and are not part of the DisplayLink driver.

                                    For touch support on Android, the touch screen drivers would need to be integrated into the Android OS, and this is not something DisplayLink can do as we do not own the OS on phones or tablets.

                                  • Ethernet Android OTG

                                    I know the on board Nic doesn't work with Android. I will tell you however that if you use an OTG Android Nic and plug it into the USB port it works fine. I wonder if that will help with allowing the on board to work. Is it that it's not an OTG supported Nic. If so how could we change that?

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                                    • LG L206WU USB monitors working with Windows 10 Anniversary

                                      Update DisplayLink Drivers to support LG L206WU USB monitors with Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

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                                      • automate recovery of of known issues

                                        use disable monitor (github) like code, or partner with that fellow to configure reliable placement of primary and tertiary displays. Such software could also probably be used to automate the recovery steps for the osx beta involving turning off all monitors and turning them back on... etc. Could be scripted and done without the user. At the least, check out the prj for quicker QA...

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                                          2 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                                          This can be done today, using standard OS interfaces. DisplayLink displays can be managed using OS APIs.

                                          Any known issues or problems that can be detected or worked around are already done today.

                                        • Select the graphic card for dock station.

                                          We can select which graphic card will be use by Dock Station.

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