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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.

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    Anonymous shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    completed  ·  AdminWim (Product Manager, DisplayLink) responded  · 

    Ubuntu 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=29

    Please 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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      • Jesse Dickey commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Linux Mint 17.1 (Cinnamon) please. Note: This OS is Ubuntu based which is Debian based. It is generally compatible with whatever works on the version of Ubuntu it is based on.

      • Anders commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        plz create driver/firmware for 4k usb3 modell D3100
        Bus 002 Device 036: ID 17e9:436e DisplayLink
        dist is not relavant.

      • Jose commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Just another displaylink dissapointed user here. Currently using ubuntu 14.04...

      • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I bought a wavlink UG39DK3, it using DL-3900 and not support Linux.That will be very greatful if it working under Linux, I want use this on my home mirco-server.

      • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please support linux environment. It's not good enough that we pay for a product which we can't even use effectively.

      • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please support Linux. This would be really great in regard to the new generation of notebooks coming up.

      • Tara commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        My vote - 1. Open source; 2. Ubuntu. No DRM. Many old Windows users are seeing that Linux is not just an 'alternative' for the geeks. It is world-wide and supported by most hardware vendors. Staying out of the loop supports the anger many are conveying here. If you aren't serious about supporting Linux, you aren't serious about computer hardware. Marketwise, you'd sell WAY more devices if you put some money into Linux support.

      • Ólafur Arason commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This is the reason I haven't bought a display link device. I'm using Ubuntu but you should have an open source solutions or support the current effort. If it doesn't work without DRM which I don't understand why it shouldn't the have that part in a binary linkable to the open source driver. For x32, amd64 and arm.

      • Ryan Quinn commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree with many here that the best solution would be an open source driver. Distro maintainers can build and package binaries as needed. If it must be a closed source driver Ubuntu might be the best choice to start with since it is offered pre-installed by some of the major OEMs. I purchased a DisplayLink device a while back but it sits in a box of random wires and connectors since it was useless on Linux. I will not be buying another DisplayLink device until this is remedied. It's just not worth it to buy a device that will only work on 1 (windows) computer out of the 7 in my home.

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