10.7.3 incompatibility? - Page 8

Triptoph · 02-10-2012, 03:40 PM

Hi DisplayLink Team,

Are you guys ready to give us a rough ETA for a fix?

As a software engineer I find it easy to put myself into your shoes; the lack of openness from apple regarding these changes is frustrating. Thank you for the work.

I really need to learn to wait a few weeks before installing those damn updates!

Checking back daily,

Tony

PhoenixRebourne · 02-10-2012, 04:48 PM

I'm not sure how helpful this is. I can get the DisplayLink adapter plugged in and have it be black, but I can get my other displays to display like normal. When I do this SystemUIServer is constantly consuming 1.2% of my CPU, and my Mac get's pretty hot. As soon as I unplug it, it drops down to 0%, where it probably should be, and the fans turn off as the computer quickly cools down.

To replicate:
I have a Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapter that came with my Mac and a USB-to-DVI adapter from DisplayLink. Begin with nothing plugged in. Plug in the Thunderbolt display. Plug in the DisplayLink adapter. Unplug and then replug the Thunderbolt adapter.

Maybe this has already been posted / discovered, but I thought I might as well mention it in case it hadn't.

eazywig · 02-11-2012, 08:34 AM

I'm using a BVU195 to connect a 1920x1200 display in portrait mode to a mid 2010 iMac 27". After applying 10.7.3 patch I faced the problem described in this forum. All connected displays turned to blue.
Starting up the iMac in safe mode and launching display preferences resetted the orientation of the display connected to the displaylink adapter to landscape. After a newly restart the displaylink adapter can be used again, but only in landscape mode :-(.
Nevertheless thanks for posting this solution!!!

GodwinC · 02-11-2012, 09:39 AM

That is the nature of USB.. it uses a lot of CPU power.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhoenixRebourne

I'm not sure how helpful this is. I can get the DisplayLink adapter plugged in and have it be black, but I can get my other displays to display like normal. When I do this SystemUIServer is constantly consuming 1.2% of my CPU, and my Mac get's pretty hot. As soon as I unplug it, it drops down to 0%, where it probably should be, and the fans turn off as the computer quickly cools down.

To replicate:
I have a Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapter that came with my Mac and a USB-to-DVI adapter from DisplayLink. Begin with nothing plugged in. Plug in the Thunderbolt display. Plug in the DisplayLink adapter. Unplug and then replug the Thunderbolt adapter.

Maybe this has already been posted / discovered, but I thought I might as well mention it in case it hadn't.

displaylinker · 02-13-2012, 05:29 AM

Not sure if this post helps, I'm also hoping to see a solution to this "no rotation" issue soon.

I have to use displaylink in rotated mode so all my displaylink monitors are useless right now.

Why do we have to go through this trauma every time Apple updates its OS?

creamhackered · 02-13-2012, 01:32 PM

Any update on this? Luckily I saw this forum post shortly after 10.7.3 was pushed live and I held off. I feel sorry for everyone else who has been left without a working display though. We need a better response to this. I have a feeling I'll be moving away from using DisplayLink adaptors in the future, the beta was bad enough but this is worse.

lfalkenburg · 02-13-2012, 02:56 PM

Are there any alternatives? Each and every USB2DVI-Adapter I found on the web uses DisplayLink Drivers!

So DisplayLink has to have gotten a lot of license fees and a lot of users should have such a problem. This can't be unresolvable!

If anybody around here, reading this knows alternatives to the DisplayLink-Driver I would be glad to here from you. THX.

SilverOne · 02-13-2012, 10:10 PM

Welcome all to display link, unfortunately this is all you'll get from here.

GodwinC · 02-13-2012, 11:19 PM

Alternatives would use Thunderbolt and daisy chain the displays. That will be the best method since USB has bandwidth limitations.. I only use my displaylink for Terminal.. when you move say a VLC window to the Displaylink side, the CPU use rate will go up rather alarmingly (not to mention the lag).

Honestly I don't see the performance issue due to Displaylink but the problem of USB protocol. The screen rotation however is their problem.

I am just glad that Thunderbolt is coming real soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lfalkenburg

Are there any alternatives? Each and every USB2DVI-Adapter I found on the web uses DisplayLink Drivers!

So DisplayLink has to have gotten a lot of license fees and a lot of users should have such a problem. This can't be unresolvable!

If anybody around here, reading this knows alternatives to the DisplayLink-Driver I would be glad to here from you. THX.

fhall1 · 02-14-2012, 11:18 AM

I have an early 2009 iMac 24" NVidia GT120 running a Mimo 7" USB monitor in landscape before I just upgraded from 10.6.8 to 10.7.3 over the weekend.

I notice the Display Preference shows no resolution numbers and no ability to rotate the display.

I have my monitors set to sleep after 20 minutes....yesterday after coming home from work, the Mimo didn't wake up properly, it was flashing colors/checkerboard/etc like it had just powered up and no system was driving it. So I unplugged it from the USB for a while...when I plugged it back in, the background image appeared briefly, then the windows I keep open on it appeared, then the background image changed to just an all gray screen but the app windows stayed visible....that's the way it's sitting now. Hopefully this gets fixed soon.

02-10-2012, 03:40 PM	#71
Triptoph Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3	Eta? Hi DisplayLink Team, Are you guys ready to give us a rough ETA for a fix? As a software engineer I find it easy to put myself into your shoes; the lack of openness from apple regarding these changes is frustrating. Thank you for the work. I really need to learn to wait a few weeks before installing those damn updates! Checking back daily, Tony

02-10-2012, 04:48 PM	#72
PhoenixRebourne Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1	SystemUIServer I'm not sure how helpful this is. I can get the DisplayLink adapter plugged in and have it be black, but I can get my other displays to display like normal. When I do this SystemUIServer is constantly consuming 1.2% of my CPU, and my Mac get's pretty hot. As soon as I unplug it, it drops down to 0%, where it probably should be, and the fans turn off as the computer quickly cools down. To replicate: I have a Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapter that came with my Mac and a USB-to-DVI adapter from DisplayLink. Begin with nothing plugged in. Plug in the Thunderbolt display. Plug in the DisplayLink adapter. Unplug and then replug the Thunderbolt adapter. Maybe this has already been posted / discovered, but I thought I might as well mention it in case it hadn't.

02-11-2012, 08:34 AM	#73
eazywig Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2	Booting in safe mode to reset display orientation works for me I'm using a BVU195 to connect a 1920x1200 display in portrait mode to a mid 2010 iMac 27". After applying 10.7.3 patch I faced the problem described in this forum. All connected displays turned to blue. Starting up the iMac in safe mode and launching display preferences resetted the orientation of the display connected to the displaylink adapter to landscape. After a newly restart the displaylink adapter can be used again, but only in landscape mode :-(. Nevertheless thanks for posting this solution!!!

02-13-2012, 05:29 AM	#75
displaylinker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	Not sure if this post helps, I'm also hoping to see a solution to this "no rotation" issue soon. I have to use displaylink in rotated mode so all my displaylink monitors are useless right now. Why do we have to go through this trauma every time Apple updates its OS?

02-13-2012, 01:32 PM	#76
creamhackered Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 22	Any update on this? Luckily I saw this forum post shortly after 10.7.3 was pushed live and I held off. I feel sorry for everyone else who has been left without a working display though. We need a better response to this. I have a feeling I'll be moving away from using DisplayLink adaptors in the future, the beta was bad enough but this is worse.

02-13-2012, 02:56 PM	#77
lfalkenburg Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	Are there any alternatives? Each and every USB2DVI-Adapter I found on the web uses DisplayLink Drivers! So DisplayLink has to have gotten a lot of license fees and a lot of users should have such a problem. This can't be unresolvable! If anybody around here, reading this knows alternatives to the DisplayLink-Driver I would be glad to here from you. THX.

02-13-2012, 10:10 PM	#78
SilverOne Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1	Welcome all to display link, unfortunately this is all you'll get from here.

02-14-2012, 11:18 AM	#80
fhall1 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 32	I have an early 2009 iMac 24" NVidia GT120 running a Mimo 7" USB monitor in landscape before I just upgraded from 10.6.8 to 10.7.3 over the weekend. I notice the Display Preference shows no resolution numbers and no ability to rotate the display. I have my monitors set to sleep after 20 minutes....yesterday after coming home from work, the Mimo didn't wake up properly, it was flashing colors/checkerboard/etc like it had just powered up and no system was driving it. So I unplugged it from the USB for a while...when I plugged it back in, the background image appeared briefly, then the windows I keep open on it appeared, then the background image changed to just an all gray screen but the app windows stayed visible....that's the way it's sitting now. Hopefully this gets fixed soon.