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talk:howtos:hardware:displaylink [2018/12/11 12:50 (UTC)] 23.216.55.159talk:howtos:hardware:displaylink [2019/12/30 23:01 (UTC)] 23.205.120.157
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 ====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ====== ====== Discussion about DisplayLink support in Slackware ======
 +Update December 30, 2019
 +
 +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, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnest and xorg-server-xvfb
 +
 +All three external monitors work "off the shelf", without even running any scripts.  I did add some lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local
 +
 +  # Load evdi after reboot
 +  modprobe evdi
 +  cd /usr/lib64/displaylink
 +  ./DisplayLinkManager &
 +
 +  # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot
 +  /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u
 +
 +Regards,
 +
 +F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo)
 +
 +Update December 09, 2019
 +
 +Slackware64-current with latest kernel (5.4.2) needs a patch for evdi-kernel to be repackaged.  It can be found here: https://crazy.dev.frugalware.org/evdi-all-in-one-fixes.patch
 +
 +The whole thread where I found it can be found here: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/172
 +
 +All three packages can be repackaged using the SBo scripts:
 +  1) evdi-kernel:  https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/evdi-kernel/
 +  2) evdi:  https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/evdi/
 +  3) displaylink:  https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/displaylink/
 +
 +I had to rename the .zip for DisplayLink to displaylink-driver-5.2.14.zip for it to be repackaged without any issues
 +
 +Download the latest compressed files from https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/releases/ (EVDI) and https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu (DisplayLink)
 +
 +I can still not use the latest xorg-server, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnest and xorg-server-xvfb
 +
 +Regards,
 +
 +F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo)
 +
 +Update August 16, 2019
 +
 +Same issue with the lastest version of the DisplayLink package and Slackware64-current.  The only way to have it working is with xorg-server 1.19.6
 +
 +Regards,
 +
 +F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo)
 +
 +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, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnest and xorg-server-xvfb)
 +
 +Updated to latest package for DisplayLink:  https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/file?id=1304
 +
 +Updated to latest version of EVDI:  https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/releases/tag/v1.6.0
 +
 +Downgraded to x-org-server packages 1.19.6
 +
 +Regards,
 +
 +F. Bobbio C. (a.k.a. Akileo)
 +
 +
 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, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnext and xorg-server-xvfb) +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, x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnest and xorg-server-xvfb) 
 + 
 +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: 
 + 
 +https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/evdi/ 
 + 
 +https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/evdi-kernel/ 
 + 
 +https://www.slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/displaylink/ 
 + 
 +https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/file?id=1261 
 + 
 +https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/releases 
 + 
 +with a small modification for the displaylink.SlackBuild
  
 Downgrading all x-org-server packages to 1.19.6 did not work at first.  A workaround was to create a script to enable HDMI (without any HDMI monitor plugged in) and then enabling the two monitors, which then worked flawlessly Downgrading all x-org-server packages to 1.19.6 did not work at first.  A workaround was to create a script to enable HDMI (without any HDMI monitor plugged in) and then enabling the two monitors, which then worked flawlessly
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 Contents of Monitors.sh Contents of Monitors.sh
-  xrandr --listproviders --setprovideroutputsource 1 0+  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 --auto --output DVI-I-2-2 --auto
-  xrandr --output DVI-I-2---pos 1920x0 --output DVI-I-1---pos 0x0 --output eDP-1 --pos 3840x312+  xrandr --output DVI-I-1---pos 0x0 --output DVI-I-2---pos 1920x0 --output eDP-1 --pos 3840x312
  
  
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 I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5.  Has anyone encountered issues with xorg-server 1.20.0 while running DisplayLink?  I have the same issues as listed here:   https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1181623-displaylink-ubuntu-driver-after-recent-x-upgrades I am running Slackware64-current with Plasma5.  Has anyone encountered issues with xorg-server 1.20.0 while running DisplayLink?  I have the same issues as listed here:   https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1181623-displaylink-ubuntu-driver-after-recent-x-upgrades
  
-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+I had to downgrade to xorg-server-1.19.6 with x-org-server-xephyr, xorg-server-xnest and xorg-server-xvfb also on the same version
  
 I had the same issues with Slackware64-current with KDE 4, by the way.  Any pointers/solutions/comments on how to fix the issue, if at all possible, while running xorg-server 1.20.0 would be more than welcome I had the same issues with Slackware64-current with KDE 4, by the way.  Any pointers/solutions/comments on how to fix the issue, if at all possible, while running xorg-server 1.20.0 would be more than welcome
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