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====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ====== | ====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ====== | ||
- | Greetings, fellow Slackers, | + | Update December 09, 2019 |
- | I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5. | + | |
- | I had to downgrade to xorg-server-1.19.6 with x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnext and xorg-server-xvfb also on the same version | + | Slackware64-current with latest kernel (5.4.2) needs a patch for evdi-kernel to be repackaged. |
- | I had the same issues | + | The whole thread where I found it can be found here: https:// |
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+ | All three packages can be repackaged using the SBo scripts: | ||
+ | 1) evdi-kernel: | ||
+ | 2) evdi: https://www.slackbuilds.org/ | ||
+ | 3) displaylink: | ||
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+ | I had to rename | ||
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+ | Download the latest compressed files from https:// | ||
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+ | I can still not use the latest xorg-server, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnext and xorg-server-xvfb | ||
Regards, | Regards, | ||
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F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | ||
- | Akileo, | + | Update August 16, 2019 |
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+ | Same issue with the lastest version of the DisplayLink package and Slackware64-current. | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. | ||
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+ | Update February 26, 2019 | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | Updated | ||
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+ | Updated to latest version of EVDI: https:// | ||
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+ | Downgraded to x-org-server | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | ||
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+ | Update December 11, 2018: | ||
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+ | 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, | ||
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+ | 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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+ | https://www.slackbuilds.org/ | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | https://www.slackbuilds.org/ | ||
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+ | https://www.displaylink.com/ | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | with a small modification for the displaylink.SlackBuild | ||
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+ | Downgrading all x-org-server packages to 1.19.6 did not work at first. | ||
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+ | Contents of HDMIMonitors.sh | ||
+ | xrandr --listproviders --setprovideroutputsource 1 0 | ||
+ | xrandr --output DVI-I-1-1 --auto | ||
+ | xrandr --output DVI-I-1-1 --pos 0x0 --output HDMI1 --pos 1920x0 --output eDP1 --pos 3840x312 | ||
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+ | Contents of Monitors.sh | ||
+ | xrandr --listproviders --setprovideroutputsource 1 0 --setprovideroutputsource 2 0 | ||
+ | xrandr --output DVI-I-1-1 --auto --output DVI-I-2-2 --auto | ||
+ | xrandr --output DVI-I-1-1 --pos 0x0 --output DVI-I-2-2 --pos 1920x0 --output eDP-1 --pos 3840x312 | ||
I tried both of them, and rebooted after each change. | I tried both of them, and rebooted after each change. | ||
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It uses the DisplayLink chipset. | It uses the DisplayLink chipset. | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) | ||
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+ | Akileo, that page you link to contains two workarounds that //do not// require downgrading xorg-server. Have you tried them? What was the result? \\ --- // | ||
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+ | Greetings, fellow Slackers, | ||
+ | I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5. | ||
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+ | I had to downgrade to xorg-server-1.19.6 with x-org-server-xephyr, | ||
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+ | I had the same issues with Slackware64-current with KDE 4, by the way. Any pointers/ | ||
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+ | Regards, | ||
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+ | F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo) |