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Airys
05-15-2011, 06:32 PM
I have a Newertech USB to DVI device with the DisplayLink 1.6 driver installed on both a new MBP running OSX 10.6.7 and also on a MacPro running 10.5.8
The USB device is attached to a VGA connection that is split via a hardware video splitter to two monitors.

I am running into the same issue with both machines - the display is detected just fine. After that, there is an intermittent flashing of the screens that lasts anywhere from a split second to a whole minute.
It looks like the machines are detecting the displays again and again, yet in between the interruptions, the feed is as it should be.

I can plug this same setup into a newer PC laptop running Windows 7 and it will function with no interruptions to the video feed at all..

???
joe conyers
06-06-2011, 06:17 PM
I'm having the same issue.

Right after I rebooted it started happening.

Turns on from anywhere from two seconds to two minutes then turns off. Works fine on my windows 7 machine.

Did you find a fix? I've tried installing a bunch of different drivers....
jaehess
06-08-2011, 08:07 PM
I think that I am reporting this same issue in another thread as well. Would be nice to get a fix.
Airys
06-09-2011, 04:07 AM
Still not working, I'm afraid..

I'm still using the device on a Windows7 laptop, as with the problem with my OS X machines makes using the device unfeasible, unfortunately..

I noticed the new drivers with Lion support, and I'll give that a try as there is nothing to lose.
joe conyers
06-10-2011, 06:21 PM
I think I sovled my issue, I upgraded to the latest version of Air Display the IPad display software (1.4). I've downgraded and haven't had the problem since.
joe conyers
06-13-2011, 04:22 PM
Woke up this morning and it stopped working once again. Maybe something to do with sleep?(I have my computer set to automatically wake up in the morning)

I'm on a macbook air using a Kensington sd300v. Tried every single driver including Kensington's.

Only things that have changed since it stopped working(when the problem first started) that I can think of are a few mac updates including some iphoto and itunes....