Beta 2 Bugs

silpa · 07-05-2011, 10:18 PM

I installed 1.7b2 on a machine running a GM of Lion. Immediately, after the restart I noticed the following things.

1. If I have autologin disabled then the system boots to the login screen but doesn't display any users. Basically, all I see is the gray wallpaper.

2. Once I enable autologin, the restart is gets me into my desktop. From there the dock is non-editable. For instance, try to drag an app into the dock. You cannot. You have to launch the app, right click on the icon in the dock, go to options, keep in dock. You also cannot remove an app, by dragging it out of the dock.

3. The system takes a lot longer to shut down and reboot.

Once I remove the driver, the system functions normally. The display hooked up to the displaylink adapter does work, but these performance issues make it hard to keep it installed and in use.

calculon0 · 07-05-2011, 10:47 PM

I also have the Firefox 5 issue where it doesn't show any content and only the header.

Also, with the DisplayLink driver installed, I can't play any videos using VLC or Quicktime. All I see is a blank window and I can hear the audio. If I uninstall the driver, the videos work correctly.

ac1115 · 07-06-2011, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by silpa

I installed 1.7b2 on a machine running a GM of Lion. Immediately, after the restart I noticed the following things.

1. If I have autologin disabled then the system boots to the login screen but doesn't display any users. Basically, all I see is the gray wallpaper.

Same situation as above. However enabling autologin is not an option for me. So I booted into safe mode and uninstalled. Worked fine afterwards.

Can't wait for beta 3

ChristianP · 07-06-2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silpa

I installed 1.7b2 on a machine running a GM of Lion. Immediately, after the restart I noticed the following things.

1. If I have autologin disabled then the system boots to the login screen but doesn't display any users. Basically, all I see is the gray wallpaper.

2. Once I enable autologin, the restart is gets me into my desktop. From there the dock is non-editable. For instance, try to drag an app into the dock. You cannot. You have to launch the app, right click on the icon in the dock, go to options, keep in dock. You also cannot remove an app, by dragging it out of the dock.

3. The system takes a lot longer to shut down and reboot.

Once I remove the driver, the system functions normally. The display hooked up to the displaylink adapter does work, but these performance issues make it hard to keep it installed and in use.

It seems that you are using the 9400M, could you please switch to the 9600M and check if the issues are still there? Thanks

silpa · 07-06-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristianP

It seems that you are using the 9400M, could you please switch to the 9600M and check if the issues are still there? Thanks

The 9400M is part of a Macbook Pro. I can't switch to another video card.

displaylinker · 07-06-2011, 08:05 PM

so does it mean it's safe for the 2010 MacBookPro models that has the "auto-switching"?

I don't really wanna test it since this is my production machine, can't afford down time.

+1 on beta 3, please release soon!

ChristianP · 07-07-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by displaylinker

so does it mean it's safe for the 2010 MacBookPro models that has the "auto-switching"?

I don't really wanna test it since this is my production machine, can't afford down time.

+1 on beta 3, please release soon!

At the moment the only known issues with auto-switching enabled are related to hardware-accelerated rendering (like Firefox and VLC issue). It seems a sort of an erroneous shared context (we had a similar issue on 10.6.4, then fixed by Apple in a later release). No kernel panic or "unsafe" issue are reported.

displaylinker · 07-07-2011, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristianP

At the moment the only known issues with auto-switching enabled are related to hardware-accelerated rendering (like Firefox and VLC issue). It seems a sort of an erroneous shared context (we had a similar issue on 10.6.4, then fixed by Apple in a later release). No kernel panic or "unsafe" issue are reported.

I remember it took Apple a long time to fix the graphics issue last time, hopefully this is not the case this time.

ChristianP · 07-11-2011, 03:21 PM

After some testing, we are still not able to replicate some of the issues like the one involving a Magic Mouse/Trackpad and the one related to autologin and read-only dock. We are still working in trying to reproduce and fix all the issues.
Hopefully next driver version should have a more powerful logging mechanism that can enable us to have more important information about the driver behaviour from your feedback. Please continue to report any bug you encounter and thanks for your help in providing such valuable information.

ChristianP · 07-07-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by silpa

The 9400M is part of a Macbook Pro. I can't switch to another video card.

Your system profile reports that the system has a 9600m card beside to the 9400. In order to switch to the 9600m just disable the "automatic graphics switching" option in System Preferences - Energy Saver. Thanks

07-05-2011, 10:47 PM	#2
calculon0 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4	I also have the Firefox 5 issue where it doesn't show any content and only the header. Also, with the DisplayLink driver installed, I can't play any videos using VLC or Quicktime. All I see is a blank window and I can hear the audio. If I uninstall the driver, the videos work correctly.

07-06-2011, 08:05 PM	#6
displaylinker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	so does it mean it's safe for the 2010 MacBookPro models that has the "auto-switching"? I don't really wanna test it since this is my production machine, can't afford down time. +1 on beta 3, please release soon!

07-11-2011, 03:21 PM	#9
ChristianP Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 280	After some testing, we are still not able to replicate some of the issues like the one involving a Magic Mouse/Trackpad and the one related to autologin and read-only dock. We are still working in trying to reproduce and fix all the issues. Hopefully next driver version should have a more powerful logging mechanism that can enable us to have more important information about the driver behaviour from your feedback. Please continue to report any bug you encounter and thanks for your help in providing such valuable information.