Freezing screens using displaylink

[kingmoocow]

On further investigation, it appears that I can't get the device to load using 6.0 anyway. Even having 6.0 installed from the DL site, the device manager only shows 5.6.31854.0.

How do I get 6.0 installed to the device?

[Wim]

I think this could be a problem with the interaction with your primary graphics driver. This is very old (before the release of Windows 7) so probably has issues with DisplayLink software:

Graphics: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
Graphics Driver: 8.561.0.0 Dated 2008-12-01

Could you try updating this and see if it solves the issue?

Thanks

Wim

[Wim]

Originally Posted by kingmoocow

On further investigation, it appears that I can't get the device to load using 6.0 anyway. Even having 6.0 installed from the DL site, the device manager only shows 5.6.31854.0.

How do I get 6.0 installed to the device?

The logs show that v6.0 is installed:

Installed Package: DisplayLink Core Software (6.0.34621.0) on 2011-11-01 Status is Installed
Installed Package: DisplayLink Graphics (6.0.34689.0) on 2011-11-01 Status is Installed

Wim

[kingmoocow]

Originally Posted by Wim

I think this could be a problem with the interaction with your primary graphics driver. This is very old (before the release of Windows 7) so probably has issues with DisplayLink software:

Graphics: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
Graphics Driver: 8.561.0.0 Dated 2008-12-01

Could you try updating this and see if it solves the issue?

Thanks

Wim

I found one more newer driver for my card before it was deemed end of official support -- 8.591.0.0 from Feb '09, so I've applied that and will see what happens.

Originally Posted by Wim

The logs show that v6.0 is installed:

Installed Package: DisplayLink Core Software (6.0.34621.0) on 2011-11-01 Status is Installed
Installed Package: DisplayLink Graphics (6.0.34689.0) on 2011-11-01 Status is Installed

Wim

I also have a Kensington device that I don't use because it's low-res, but it shows 6.x in device manager, where the Lenovo device only shows 5.6. The newest lenovo driver is 5.6 as well, so I'm assuming that they have to roll in an official 6.0 update?

Thanks for the reply.

[Wim]

Originally Posted by kingmoocow

I also have a Kensington device that I don't use because it's low-res, but it shows 6.x in device manager, where the Lenovo device only shows 5.6. The newest lenovo driver is 5.6 as well, so I'm assuming that they have to roll in an official 6.0 update?

Thanks for the reply.

The important part of the driver is DisplayLink Core Software. This is 99% of the brains of our software so is the most important version number to look at. The Lenovo and Kensington installs are just the specific branding for their product, and not anything to do with the core driver.

Thanks

Wim

[kingmoocow]

Froze again -- noticed it about 30 minutes after it happened.

Attached new logs using the newest drivers available.