2011 MacBookPro 15" + HighSierra 10.13.6 + DisplayLink 4.3.1:Rotate External Monitor?

spacewrench · 08-07-2019, 04:21 AM

My internal GPU & Thunderbolt adapter gave up the ghost, so I bought a USB DisplayLink adapter to try to run my external monitor. After some fiddling, I got it going in "Separate Desktops" mode, but...

I can't get the secondary display to rotate into portrait mode. The FAQ method of enabling the "Rotate" menu option works, but only for the laptop display. And when I rotate the laptop display, the secondary monitor also rotates, but in the opposite direction (?) . It's hard to figure out exactly what's going on, plus after the display rotates, the mouse is really hard to use.

Is there a way to get "Rotate" to work only on the external / DisplayLink monitor?

Thanks!

jquinter · 11-26-2019, 01:57 PM

same question over here!

lspintzyk · 11-27-2019, 06:00 AM

It is not supported in that macOS version.
https://support.displaylink.com/know...0-13-4-10-13-6

Please update to Mojave or Catalina.

08-07-2019, 04:21 AM	#1
spacewrench Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 1	2011 MacBookPro 15" + HighSierra 10.13.6 + DisplayLink 4.3.1:Rotate External Monitor? My internal GPU & Thunderbolt adapter gave up the ghost, so I bought a USB DisplayLink adapter to try to run my external monitor. After some fiddling, I got it going in "Separate Desktops" mode, but... I can't get the secondary display to rotate into portrait mode. The FAQ method of enabling the "Rotate" menu option works, but only for the laptop display. And when I rotate the laptop display, the secondary monitor also rotates, but in the opposite direction (?) . It's hard to figure out exactly what's going on, plus after the display rotates, the mouse is really hard to use. Is there a way to get "Rotate" to work only on the external / DisplayLink monitor? Thanks! Last edited by spacewrench; 08-07-2019 at 04:22 AM. Reason: Add "rotate" to title

11-26-2019, 01:57 PM	#2
jquinter Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1	same question over here!

11-27-2019, 06:00 AM	#3
lspintzyk Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 65	It is not supported in that macOS version. https://support.displaylink.com/know...0-13-4-10-13-6 Please update to Mojave or Catalina.