Questions tagged [displaylink]
DisplayLink is a company that develops USB-related display technology.
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'/user/share/X11/conf.d' does not exist
I am a Manjaro KDE user trying to hook up my DisplayLink so that I can multi-screen and there is this line of code that will not let me pass GO.
'/user/share/X11/conf.d' does not exist
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Why Does My Docking Station Cause Ubuntu to Shutdown and Reboot?
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Dell Latitude E-5470. I want to use a docking station so that I have a dual-monitor setup. I have tried the D3100 and Plugable UD-6950H stations, respectively. Both ...
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Any way to get Night Shift to work on external monitors?
I have external monitors connected via DisplayLink from my MacBook Pro M1 (macOS Monterey 12.2.1)
Night Shift and f.lux won't work on the external displays (it only affect the main display)
Anyone ...
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Can DisplayLink really deliver the advertised "2x 4K@60Hz" over a single 5Gbps connection?
I have two 4K monitors which I hook up to my laptop for video editing.
I got a Docking Station from i-tec which is advertised as "USB 3.0 / USB-C / Thunderbolt 3" and "up to 2x 4k@60Hz&...
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Use DisplayLink as workaround to overheat issue when connecting a 2nd monitor to MBP 2019
i have a MBP 2019 with the characteristics listed below. It has the identified issue by which when a second monitor is connected to it, the GPU temperature grows very fast triggering a "defense&...
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Does dkms in Ubuntu 18.04 and later sign modules/drivers automatically?
According to DisplayLink website:
Since Ubuntu 18.04 signing modules is handled automatically by dkms
package, remember to reboot to finalize
However when secure boot was enabled in order for the ...
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Would it be possible to use a laptop that has USB-C (DisplayPort or similar) as a display for another device?
I am wondering: Now that video is delivered over USB-C (I suppose over DisplayPort but I don’t know if there are other protocols as well), would it be possible to use a laptop as display for another ...
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Universal Docking Station with Dell
I have Dell XPS 17 9700, with Windows 10 Professional, and I connected it to a universal docking station called Targus Dock177 which is compatible with DisplayLink.
It automatically detected the ...
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Why is the NVIDIA control panel not showing display or video option (GTX 690, Windows 7 SP1 x64)?
My NVIDIA control panel does not show display and video options:
It should have display and video options, as below:
Is that because I'm also using a DisplayLink driver?
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DisplayLink on Manjaro
I am having troubles setting a displaylink on my two monitors with my computer.
I am running Manjaro i3 edition with linux 52 on a ThinkPadT460.
I went trhough this set of instructions:
yay -S ...
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DisplayLink adapter only works immediately after driver install
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo E580. Upon installing the DisplayLink driver (version 4.4), my StarTech DK30CH2DPPD USB-C dock works perfectly, passing through video to both my ...
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Can I use a USB-C laptop dock with a USB-A to USB-C connector on a laptop that DOES NOT support USB-C docks
This is a frustrating one for me.
I have an acer SF314-52 and I absolutely love it.
One thing is really grinding my gears however; It's the USB-C port. Specifically, it's compatibility with USB-C ...
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DisplayLink vs Plugable vs Generic USB-VGA adaptor Performance [closed]
I am a new owner of Dell 7567 and planned to connect two external monitors to it, but unfortunately, the manufacturer only provided one HDMI port.
So I google about it, and just found out that there ...
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How can I tell if a USB-C portable monitor is usable with a particular laptop?
I have an Acer Aspire R15 (Did not get it from Amazon, but here's the product link) and I want to purchase an external, portable monitor because as a Senior in Computer Science and professional ...
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Asus USB Display via Displaylink Screen Artifacts and Touchpad Delay
System Information
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: GS63VR 7RF
Version: REV:1.0
Display Model
MB169B+
DisplayLink Version
1.4.210
When the display is plugged in to ...
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xrandr --scale not working with DisplayLink
xrandr's --scale option doesn't work for me on my DisplayLink display. The screen flickers off and back on, but the scale does not change. Can anyone else confirm/deny this issue with their own ...
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USB Hub Power Exceeded displaylink - works after restart
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I get "USB Hub Power Exceeded" whenever I have to reconnect my USB display adapter while the computer is on.
What I currently do is to restart my computer and the display adapter is ...
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Manually apply f.lux settings to directly to monitor
I recently started my first full-time job (web development), and I've read that applying slight f.lux color settings even during the day can greatly reduce eye strain. I would like to do this, but my ...
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DisplayLink not detected by Xrandr
I'm trying to set up an HP DisplayLink USB video adapter on Debian 6 to work aside the notebook's integrated Intel i915 video card. I use a vanilla 3.11.1 kernel in which the options for VGA ...
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Why does the DisplayLinkManager perform so many I/O write operations?
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate with 4 monitors connected with DisplayLink DVI > USB adapters. I noticed that the DisplayLinkManager process performs many I/O write operations, as the screenshot ...
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2 monitors on GTX 690 + 1 monitor on DisplayLink = "Unable to save display settings"
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. I have three monitors:
one monitor is connected to one of my Nvidia GTX 690's DVI ports.
one monitor is connected to a USB port using a DisplayLink DVI > USB adapter
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Options for external monitors on dual booting laptop with only VGA and HDMI
About a year ago I purchased a fancy new core i7 SSD laptop with nvidia optimus geforce 660M. It's still dual booting windows 7 and ubuntu flawlessly.
There's one major problem though - the lack of ...
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Windows 7 slowly freezing (app by app)
I think this is different from other "win 7 freeze" questions. :) I consider myself pretty experienced user but this is just too much for me. Let me explain what happens:
Some program freezes ...
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What 10m USB extension cable can I use for a USB display?
The Lenovo LT1421 is a 14 inch monitor that can be connected using a USB B mini to USB A cable. It is shipped with a 1.8 meter cable which is too short for my purpose.
USB is limited to 5 meter, but ...
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