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====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ====== | ====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ====== | ||
+ | Update February 03, 2020 | ||
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+ | Slackware64-current with latest kernel (5.4.17) still working fine today. | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | ||
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+ | Update December 30, 2019 | ||
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+ | Slackware64-current with latest kernel (5.4.6) and nvidia-driver and nvidia-kernel using evdi, evdi-kernel and displaylink as listed below works fine with the latest versions of nettle, xorg-server, | ||
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+ | All three external monitors work "off the shelf", | ||
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+ | # Load evdi after reboot | ||
+ | modprobe evdi | ||
+ | cd / | ||
+ | ./ | ||
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+ | # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot | ||
+ | / | ||
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+ | More information on my " | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | ||
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Update December 09, 2019 | Update December 09, 2019 | ||
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All three packages can be repackaged using the SBo scripts: | All three packages can be repackaged using the SBo scripts: | ||
- | 1) evdi-kernel: | + | |
- | 2) evdi: https:// | + | 2) evdi: https:// |
- | 3) displaylink: | + | 3) displaylink: |
I had to rename the .zip for DisplayLink to displaylink-driver-5.2.14.zip for it to be repackaged without any issues | I had to rename the .zip for DisplayLink to displaylink-driver-5.2.14.zip for it to be repackaged without any issues | ||
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Download the latest compressed files from https:// | Download the latest compressed files from https:// | ||
- | I can still not use the latest xorg-server, | + | I can still not use the latest xorg-server, |
Regards, | Regards, | ||
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Update February 26, 2019 | Update February 26, 2019 | ||
- | DisplayLink package version 5.1.26 with Slackware64-current (kernel version 4.19.25) shows screen with lines of different colors and second monitor does not work with x-org-server packages on 1.20.3 (xorg-server, | + | DisplayLink package version 5.1.26 with Slackware64-current (kernel version 4.19.25) shows screen with lines of different colors and second monitor does not work with x-org-server packages on 1.20.3 (xorg-server, |
Updated to latest package for DisplayLink: | Updated to latest package for DisplayLink: | ||
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Update December 11, 2018: | Update December 11, 2018: | ||
- | DisplayLink package version 4.4.24 with Slackware64-current (kernel version 4.19.8) shows screen with lines of different colors and second monitor does not work with x-org-server packages on 1.20.3 (xorg-server, | + | DisplayLink package version 4.4.24 with Slackware64-current (kernel version 4.19.8) shows screen with lines of different colors and second monitor does not work with x-org-server packages on 1.20.3 (xorg-server, |
The package downloaded from DisplayLink did not install this time. I had to repackage the packages using the ones from SBo and evdi packages for 1.5.1: | The package downloaded from DisplayLink did not install this time. I had to repackage the packages using the ones from SBo and evdi packages for 1.5.1: | ||
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I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5. | I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5. | ||
- | I had to downgrade to xorg-server-1.19.6 with x-org-server-xephyr, | + | I had to downgrade to xorg-server-1.19.6 with x-org-server-xephyr, |
I had the same issues with Slackware64-current with KDE 4, by the way. Any pointers/ | I had the same issues with Slackware64-current with KDE 4, by the way. Any pointers/ |