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  1. Support f.lux on Windows

    Flux will reduce the amount of blue light emitted by the screen which aids going to bed. As it stands, there is no support for color calibration to DisplayLink connected monitors. DCC/CI commands are supported, but there are issues that make it not a viable solution (http://superuser.com/questions/257606/is-there-a-work-around-to-configure-brightness-or-color-on-a-displaylink-monitor).

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    • Allow gamma custom ranges in the Ubuntu driver to allow for night time color changes software to work (f.lux, Redshift, etc...)

      Gamma color calibration seems to be unavailable for the Displaylink on Ubuntu.
      Allowing it will enable night time screen color changing software to work and also allow manual customization with xrandr commands.

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      • Support Night Shift and f.lux for Mac OS

        As documented, there is work underway for Windows to support f.lux. However, I haven't seen any clear communication that support Night Shift of f.lux on Mac OS is in the works as neither are supported via DisplayLink. It would be really nice to have these options on Mac.

        https://superuser.com/questions/257606/is-there-a-work-around-to-configure-brightness-or-color-on-a-displaylink-monitor)

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          Gathering Feedback  ·  12 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • tell me how to send you the Support Files I collected with your Support Tool

          tell me how to send you the Support Files I collected with your Support Tool

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          • Netflix support on Android device

            Netflix support from Android device

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              Gathering Feedback  ·  0 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • Better Mac OS X support

              Better Mac OS X support

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                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.

              • 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 = lag

                Improve your linux drivers.

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                  10 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                  Thanks 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…

                • 3 Monitor Support on Chrome OS

                  As DisplayLink support is not embedded in the ChromeOS 51 build and later, you should add 3+ monitor support for ChromeOS. At this point someone would only be able to run it off of a Chromebook/Chromebox with higher ram (8-16GB+). But adding this support would mean A LOT more business use cases being satisfied.

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                    DisplayLink imposes no limit on the number of DisplayLink enabled displays that can be connected on Chrome OS from R51 onwards.

                    Any limitations found will be OS restrictions rather than something added by DisplayLink.

                  • Support linux with nvidia/amd drivers

                    support displaylink with proprietary drivers from nvidia and amd

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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.

                      • 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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                          160 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                          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.

                        • Linux wayland support

                          Displaylink does not seem to work with wayland yet, which is starting to be the standard, replacing Xorg, on linux soon:

                          https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/WaylandByDefault
                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)

                          Would be great if you could also support wayland!

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                          • add brightness support to non-windows OSes

                            It's stated in the documentation that color correction and brightness do not work. I'm mostly interested in controlling the birghtness - is display link working on these features for non-windows OSes?

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                              Gathering Feedback  ·  4 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • Support Ubuntu 17.04

                              Ubuntu 17.04 is not supported. I'm using a Dell D6000 docking station.
                              Network and USBs work, but headphones, monitors don't.

                              Also the current release cannot be installed without disabling Secure Boot.

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                              • Extend ChromeOS Support For Samsung XE503C Chromebooks

                                ChromeOS Support For Samsung XE503C Chromebooks

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                                • Have an exit button on the "displaylink manager software".

                                  No need to explain more, its a basic and simple requirement. I want to exit the application when i am not using it. "DisplayLink manager" application is now like some malware which does not allow you to close it.

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                                    0 comments  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

                                    Windows graphics subsystem cannot just be shut down like that. That’s the reason why you often have to reboot to install some Windows Updates. This has been addressed in Windows 10 Anniversary Update onwards though, where you can just remove the utility from startup or simply not install it. Marking completed.

                                  • Support for LUTs

                                    I have a laptop connected with an external monitor through a USB dock. It seems that DisplayLink does not support LUT as the ICC profile creation software (XRite i1Profiler) cannot complete the ICC profile creation for the secondary monitor connected through the USB Dock. The software works fine if I connect the monitor directly to the laptop HDMI port.

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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,
                                      Dennis

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                                      • Android: support for Lenovo and Anker USB-C hubs

                                        Android support for Lenovo and Anker USB-C hubs, such as the Lenovo C107 and Anker A8342.

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                                        • 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.

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