Black screens on macOS High Sierra 10.13.4+ and Mojave 10.14 Early Previews
The driver (DisplayLink Installer 4.1.11) doesn't work anymore withe macOS High Sierra bêta 10.13.4 (17E139) and newer.
Dear DisplayLink macOS users,
We are pleased DisplayLink 5.0.1 driver for macOS enables multiple extended display support on the latest Apple macOS 10.14.2 with additional features (clamshell and clone). We continue our strong support for the Mac platform and are working on delivering future updates with further performance improvements.
Driver 5.0.1: https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/file?id=1257
If your DisplayLink enabled device does not seem to work on 10.14, this is most likely due to the OS blocking our kernel extension. Please ensure our kernel extension is enabled by the OS as described in our FAQ: https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1188004
Should you still miss extended displays on latest macOS with latest DisplayLink driver, please create a support ticket so your particular case can be investigated. Here is how: https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/755301
Due to changes in 10.13.4-10.13.6, it is not possible to enable DisplayLink extended displays, except one using Apple AirPlay. If your Mac is from 2011 running 10.13.4-10.13.6 and can’t update to macOS 10.14, you should remain with DisplayLink macOS driver v4.3.1 to enable one extended USB display using AirPlay, with additional displays cloned. An FAQ details how to enable Apple AirPlay with DisplayLink display for extend or mirror mode: https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1854724
Audio and Ethernet functionality, where supported, stays unaffected in all versions.
We thank you for your feedback on DisplayLink products that helps us further improve our product offering.
Kind regards,
Alban
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Patrick Maurer commented
- MacBook Pro mid 2018, 10.14
- DisplayLink Driver 5.0
- PLUGABLE USB-C TRIPLE DISPLAY DOCKING
- 3x LG 22EA63Still get only one display
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Dustin commented
Everything is working for me, minus screen rotation locks my machine up with Mojave.
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chris commented
Worked for me. Beta 5.0 and just installed mojave
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skela commented
Same here, the latest DisplayLink driver 5.0 that was released today (24th Sept), doesn't work. Still get black screens with a white cursor. That's for 2 extra monitors.
Best driver so far for Mojave Beta 11 is the 4.3 Beta 6 driver. At least that way I get 1 extra monitor, and 1 cloned monitor.
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Gilberto commented
Damn....
MacBook Pro 2018, 10.14 (18A389), 2xSamsung S24E650, both via Displayport/DVI,
new DisplayLink Driver 5.0:both external Screens available , but still black with white cursor.... wtf !
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dejesus commented
On my MBA2017, using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. DisplayLink 4.3 flashes on then freezes, then goes black. I tried DisplayLink 4.3 beta 6, one external screen is completely black, the other is black with mirrored mouse.
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Gustavo commented
Strange. Here is the thing, I am on High Sierra 10.13.6, DisplayLink 4.3 won't work.
DisplayLink 4.3 Beta 5 actually worked and I managed to have 1 external monitor working.
My second external monitor is still just mirroring my MacBook screen :-( -
Zack commented
Make Displaylink Great Again
I had the same issue, try fully uninstalling the old driver (there's an uninstall option in the driver dmg) then reinstalling the new one. -
Anonymous commented
Are you using some sort of screensharing to accomplish this on 10.14.
i am not using screensharing and cannot unlock with my apple watch because it says screen sharing is in use.
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Anonymous commented
Is there still no fix?
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Make Displaylink Great Again commented
This is ridiculous. Im on High Sierra 10.13.4 and when i download the new driver heres the experience:
Asks me to grant permission to displaylinkuseragent I then grant permission
The screen only works as a mirror.
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jay commented
Is there a workaround if you don't have airplay on your mbp? 4.3 driver does not work for me since I don't have airplay... DOH! Would appreciate that it would since I recently upgrade parts for this mbp. Sigh...
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Richard Presutti commented
the new 4.3 works but now there is a new menu item with resolutions to pick. How can I turn that off?
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Drew commented
Still doesn't work on Beta 10, with v5.0 Beta. Still get the single external display mirrored on both external monitors, essentially laptop + 1 monitor (x 2)
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Mattia commented
Our Dell D6000 still doesn't works with macOS Mojave 10.14 (18A389) and DisplayLink v5 Drivers
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Chris commented
I tried the most recent driver, beta 6 for Mojave and I was not able to extend to multiple displays unless I turned on "AirPlay Display" to DisplayLink. I was then able to extend to my second display through my Dell D6000 USB 3.0/USB C dock. But it still mirrored the laptop display on the first display. I reverted back to the beta 5 driver and it is now working again with 3 independent displays - laptop, and 2 external displays over Display Port.
I think I will stay on the beta 5 driver till we are able to do full display extension without AirPlay. I appreciate the work your company is putting into the project though. It is much appreciated!
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Todd commented
This is not a solution to the problem, and will likely waste people's time in a big way.
Why even distribute these half-baked drivers?
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David commented
For those looking for pre 10.13.6 ISOs here is only one that I've found using http (torrent has 10.13.0 and .1 as well). I was unable to find a standalone install for 10.13.3 and will have to apply combo update available at Apple's website instead.
SHA comparison to official releases at https://github.com/notpeter/apple-installer-checksums (both match exactly 10.13.1 (17B48) ):
$ shasum /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg
d815748c242fbbe35754a8f37aea1cfbc7e919f6$ shasum /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/BaseSystem.dmg
b38e5f4daa014d324f1a78f91c1f30f6d68289efUPDATE 10.13.0-10.13.3: https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1953?locale=en_GB
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Danielle commented
I have macOS 10.13.6 on a 2-016 MacBook Air and it's just not working. Super annoyed. ANy suggestions?!
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Matthieu commented
My setup working with the Beta 3 version does not work anymore on the final version :
Mac Book Pro Touchbar 2016/2017
High SIerra 10.13.6
DP on Dell Dock thought UsbC
DP on Dell Hub thought UsbCWith beta3 I could use 2 external screens + built-in, and now only 1 external screen + built-in.