Any ETA on a 64-bit Capable Driver?

tysonedwards · 11-16-2009, 02:00 AM

Is there any word on when we can expect to see a 64-bit capable driver?

I use a Macbook Pro exclusively. It is configured with a SSD and 8GB RAM.

If at all possible, I would like to be able to run in 64-bit when I am at my desk and have my additional monitors available to me.

Dr_Zeus · 12-02-2009, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tysonedwards

Is there any word on when we can expect to see a 64-bit capable driver?

I use a Macbook Pro exclusively. It is configured with a SSD and 8GB RAM.

If at all possible, I would like to be able to run in 64-bit when I am at my desk and have my additional monitors available to me.

Ditto here please. I'm running 10.6.2 and would like to see driver support from my vibook+

Carl

sys288 · 12-05-2009, 09:17 PM

Yes, Ditto.
Im running out of patience, running 10.6.2 and would like all my monitors to work

MCV · 12-09-2009, 06:50 PM

Hell, I'll go ahead and ask too -- even though it seems this questions is going unanswered for quite some time now...

Any idea when the 64-bit version might be available for testing?

Biskit · 12-12-2009, 01:36 AM

I am also running my MacBook Pro in 64-bit mode exclusively after the release of VMWare in 64-bit mode. Any eta on the driver?

MCV · 12-12-2009, 02:53 AM

Does anyone monitor this forum?

troykelly · 12-22-2009, 08:16 AM

It would appear that DisplayLink are yet to catch up to the rest of us.

From http://www.displaylink.com/support/mac_downloads.html

Quote:

We have a beta driver available to support the upcoming release of Apple's new operating system, Snow Leopard. This release also brings improvements to existing supported versions of Mac OS X

Erm - Snow Leopard is not upcoming. It was released on August 28, 2009.

The last beta version of the DisplayLink driver was released on 19th October 2009. For those playing at home, that's ~after~ the public release date of Snow Leopard by 35 business days. That's well over a month to either remove the "upcoming" comment and save some embarrassment, or get their stuff together and release a working 64bit version.

What is really rubbing salt in the wound is

Quote:

PLEASE NOTE: This driver is not compatible with 64-bit Snow Leopard. We are currently focusing on 32 bit development, and will aim to release a 64-bit compatible driver later in the year.

We are nine days away from the end of the year. How much ~later~ in the year would they like it to be before a working (non-beta) 10.6 64bit driver is released?

I am riled up because I purchased a "Mac Compatable" monitor from Mimo Monitors. I checked that it supported OSX, but obviously I didn't check hard enough. I don't consider "beta" drivers support, and given that our machines all currently run in 64 bit mode - we are currently without a platform to work with these monitors at all.

troykelly · 12-22-2009, 09:09 PM

I think we perhaps need to attack this from two angles.

Firstly, we need to ensure that DisplayLink understand that there is a large enough group of people who are seeking the 64bit version of the driver. So, as much as I am not a fan of "me too" posts in forums, given that this doesn't support voting - anybody with a need for working 64bit drivers should make themselves known.

Secondly, and I would suggest - more importantly, we need to make the manufacturers of the products that we are purchasing aware that simply "outsourcing" driver development to DisplayLink is unacceptable.

Log support tickets, call help lines, whatever needs to be done. But, contact your hardware supplier and ask them where a 64bit driver is?

(For that matter, ask where a non-beta 10.6 driver is )

xcomme · 12-27-2009, 06:33 PM

Too bad that Mimo claims their products are compatible with Mac OS 10.6 SL. Unfortunately I still could not find 64bit driver like others. My iMo Touch Pivot just sits quietly on my desktop.

The_Tsar@pacbell.net · 12-29-2009, 07:50 PM

Hit and miss on my Mimo 710s waking up after system (iMAC with 10.6.2 O/S) in Sleep Mode.

I just received a MIMO 710S for Christmas. Install latest Beta DisplayLink driver for my iMac. All seems to work well, except when attempting to "wake" up system after iMac is in Sleep Mode.

Most of the time the Mimo display unit will not wake up (black screen) and the iMac screen freezes without mouse. Must completely re-start system - then work fine until next sleep.

11-16-2009, 02:00 AM	#1
tysonedwards Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 15	Any ETA on a 64-bit Capable Driver? Is there any word on when we can expect to see a 64-bit capable driver? I use a Macbook Pro exclusively. It is configured with a SSD and 8GB RAM. If at all possible, I would like to be able to run in 64-bit when I am at my desk and have my additional monitors available to me.

12-09-2009, 06:50 PM	#4
MCV Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 51	64-bit driver Hell, I'll go ahead and ask too -- even though it seems this questions is going unanswered for quite some time now... Any idea when the 64-bit version might be available for testing?

12-12-2009, 01:36 AM	#5
Biskit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	64-bit driver I am also running my MacBook Pro in 64-bit mode exclusively after the release of VMWare in 64-bit mode. Any eta on the driver?

12-12-2009, 02:53 AM	#6
MCV Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 51	64-bit driver Does anyone monitor this forum?

12-22-2009, 09:09 PM	#8
troykelly Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3	Make Manufacturers Aware I think we perhaps need to attack this from two angles. Firstly, we need to ensure that DisplayLink understand that there is a large enough group of people who are seeking the 64bit version of the driver. So, as much as I am not a fan of "me too" posts in forums, given that this doesn't support voting - anybody with a need for working 64bit drivers should make themselves known. Secondly, and I would suggest - more importantly, we need to make the manufacturers of the products that we are purchasing aware that simply "outsourcing" driver development to DisplayLink is unacceptable. Log support tickets, call help lines, whatever needs to be done. But, contact your hardware supplier and ask them where a 64bit driver is? (For that matter, ask where a non-beta 10.6 driver is )

12-05-2009, 09:17 PM	#3
sys288 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Yes, Ditto. Im running out of patience, running 10.6.2 and would like all my monitors to work

12-27-2009, 06:33 PM	#9
xcomme Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2	Too bad that Mimo claims their products are compatible with Mac OS 10.6 SL. Unfortunately I still could not find 64bit driver like others. My iMo Touch Pivot just sits quietly on my desktop.

12-29-2009, 07:50 PM	#10
The_Tsar@pacbell.net Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Wake-up From Sleep Mode Hit and miss on my Mimo 710s waking up after system (iMAC with 10.6.2 O/S) in Sleep Mode. I just received a MIMO 710S for Christmas. Install latest Beta DisplayLink driver for my iMac. All seems to work well, except when attempting to "wake" up system after iMac is in Sleep Mode. Most of the time the Mimo display unit will not wake up (black screen) and the iMac screen freezes without mouse. Must completely re-start system - then work fine until next sleep.