Windows 8 (64 bit RTM version) works well with V7.0 B1 DisplayLink beta

tinkererguy · 08-18-2012, 03:23 AM

This driver:

DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows*
OS: Windows 8 (64bit), Windows 8 (32bit), Windows 7* (64bit), Windows 7* (32bit), Windows Vista* (64bit), Windows Vista* (32bit), Windows XP* (32bit)
V7.0 B1 11 Jul 2012

from here:
http://displaylink.com/support/downloads.php
seems to work fine, with my 3 monitor configuration.

No issues with BSODs coming out of suspend either, this is a relief.

Now hoping for iPad version, seen in action here:
http://tinkertry.com/mydesk

polo · 08-27-2012, 07:56 PM

hello tinkererguy,

I saw that you came to run the display link for windows 8. now for me it does not work. I installed the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows V7.0 B1. Is it necessary to install anything else?

Thank you for your answer

tinkererguy · 08-31-2012, 03:36 AM

No, it just worked.
Do you also use the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock for your DVI-D connection to your monitor(s)?

polo · 09-01-2012, 07:26 AM

I have my laptop which is USB, my laptop is connected to a station by name Kensington display link. output of kensinghton I'm DVI and I'am a adapter DVI/VGA. My problem is that I can not find the driver for the kensinghton for Windows8

tinkererguy · 09-08-2012, 05:44 AM

I've installed newer NVIDIA drivers, but then am having trouble getting DisplayLink tray icon to show, so I've lost my 3rd monitor display. So in hindsight, perhaps the only way I had DisplayLink working was because it was working on Windows 7 x64 before the upgrade to Windows 8.

Anybody come up with a reliable way to run Windows 8 RTM and DisplayLink drivers yet?

Even the new driver for Windows 8 (out of beta), now version 7.0 Sep 7 2012:
http://displaylink.com/support/downloads.php
failed for me with the same behavior: installs fast, screen never blanks, no tray icon (and no prompt to reboot).

While I did notice that the DisplayLinkManager is running, the Device manager has yellow exclamations on all ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock entries under "Other Devices"

Nothing in this debugging guide helped:
http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showthread.php?t=896

Feels like I need to do some sort of manual cleanup (registry/files/etc) then a reboot perhaps?

FYI, Lenovo's new August 2012 driver for my Lenovo USB 3.0 dock won't even install on Windows 8 fyi:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guid...DocID=UM014961

tinkererguy · 09-08-2012, 06:13 AM

Odd, on Windows 8, in Device Manager, the usual tones when you add or remove hardware to the USB ports I'm trying to get the dock working from work fine, such as inserting a thumb drive. But when hooking the dock up, absolutely no sound, even though a monitor is attached to the DVI output and the monitor is on. Doesn't matter if I use USB 2 or USB 3 ports on laptop.

Even stranger, plug same dock into an old USB 2.0 computer, and it makes the usual hardware discovery noises, and finds the USB 3.0 Dock devices.

Red light/power was on in all cases.

Any ideas? Trying to get the new firmware there from Lenovo as well:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guid...DocID=UM014961

tinkererguy · 09-08-2012, 06:03 PM

Unless you remove the old unrecognized devices from Device Manager, you only get the device recognition tones on the first insertion of the cable, it turns out.

So, on this original, upgraded-from-Windows 7 system, Lenovo W520, cannot get DisplayLink to show in tray no matter what I try, in NVIDIA Optimus mode.

Also note that the old laptop is a Lenovo T61, with USB 3.0 card added, and operates external DVI-D monitor attached to the USB 3.0 dock just fine, with 32 bit Windows 8. It even enabled me to get the firmware on the USB 3.0 dock. That system is using Windows 8 x86 native drivers for it's ancient, Intel Integrated chipset graphics. And the Sep 2012 7.0 DisplayLink driver installed without incident, but I did use Windows 7 compatibility mode/as administrator options before I launched the executable.

So it seems likely my issue with the W520 is either::
a) related to the new ThinkPad W520's NVIDIA drivers from here:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/down...DocID=DS028082
that don't "like" DisplayLink software version 7.x
b) related to improper clean-up or uninstalls

08-18-2012, 03:23 AM	#1
tinkererguy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 33	Windows 8 (64 bit RTM version) works well with V7.0 B1 DisplayLink beta This driver: DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows* OS: Windows 8 (64bit), Windows 8 (32bit), Windows 7* (64bit), Windows 7* (32bit), Windows Vista* (64bit), Windows Vista* (32bit), Windows XP* (32bit) V7.0 B1 11 Jul 2012 from here: http://displaylink.com/support/downloads.php seems to work fine, with my 3 monitor configuration. No issues with BSODs coming out of suspend either, this is a relief. Now hoping for iPad version, seen in action here: http://tinkertry.com/mydesk

09-08-2012, 05:44 AM	#5
tinkererguy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 33	I've installed newer NVIDIA drivers, but then am having trouble getting DisplayLink tray icon to show, so I've lost my 3rd monitor display. So in hindsight, perhaps the only way I had DisplayLink working was because it was working on Windows 7 x64 before the upgrade to Windows 8. Anybody come up with a reliable way to run Windows 8 RTM and DisplayLink drivers yet? Even the new driver for Windows 8 (out of beta), now version 7.0 Sep 7 2012: http://displaylink.com/support/downloads.php failed for me with the same behavior: installs fast, screen never blanks, no tray icon (and no prompt to reboot). While I did notice that the DisplayLinkManager is running, the Device manager has yellow exclamations on all ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock entries under "Other Devices" Nothing in this debugging guide helped: http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showthread.php?t=896 Feels like I need to do some sort of manual cleanup (registry/files/etc) then a reboot perhaps? FYI, Lenovo's new August 2012 driver for my Lenovo USB 3.0 dock won't even install on Windows 8 fyi: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guid...DocID=UM014961 Last edited by tinkererguy; 09-08-2012 at 05:50 AM.

09-08-2012, 06:03 PM	#7
tinkererguy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 33	Unless you remove the old unrecognized devices from Device Manager, you only get the device recognition tones on the first insertion of the cable, it turns out. So, on this original, upgraded-from-Windows 7 system, Lenovo W520, cannot get DisplayLink to show in tray no matter what I try, in NVIDIA Optimus mode. Also note that the old laptop is a Lenovo T61, with USB 3.0 card added, and operates external DVI-D monitor attached to the USB 3.0 dock just fine, with 32 bit Windows 8. It even enabled me to get the firmware on the USB 3.0 dock. That system is using Windows 8 x86 native drivers for it's ancient, Intel Integrated chipset graphics. And the Sep 2012 7.0 DisplayLink driver installed without incident, but I did use Windows 7 compatibility mode/as administrator options before I launched the executable. So it seems likely my issue with the W520 is either:: a) related to the new ThinkPad W520's NVIDIA drivers from here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/down...DocID=DS028082 that don't "like" DisplayLink software version 7.x b) related to improper clean-up or uninstalls Last edited by tinkererguy; 09-08-2012 at 06:07 PM.

08-27-2012, 07:56 PM	#2
polo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 2	hello tinkererguy, I saw that you came to run the display link for windows 8. now for me it does not work. I installed the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows V7.0 B1. Is it necessary to install anything else? Thank you for your answer

08-31-2012, 03:36 AM	#3
tinkererguy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 33	No, it just worked. Do you also use the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock for your DVI-D connection to your monitor(s)?

09-01-2012, 07:26 AM	#4
polo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 2	I have my laptop which is USB, my laptop is connected to a station by name Kensington display link. output of kensinghton I'm DVI and I'am a adapter DVI/VGA. My problem is that I can not find the driver for the kensinghton for Windows8

09-08-2012, 06:13 AM	#6
tinkererguy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 33	Odd, on Windows 8, in Device Manager, the usual tones when you add or remove hardware to the USB ports I'm trying to get the dock working from work fine, such as inserting a thumb drive. But when hooking the dock up, absolutely no sound, even though a monitor is attached to the DVI output and the monitor is on. Doesn't matter if I use USB 2 or USB 3 ports on laptop. Even stranger, plug same dock into an old USB 2.0 computer, and it makes the usual hardware discovery noises, and finds the USB 3.0 Dock devices. Red light/power was on in all cases. Any ideas? Trying to get the new firmware there from Lenovo as well: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guid...DocID=UM014961