USB 3.0 Displaylink DL-3000 series: DL-3100 / DL-3500 / DL-3900

kempe · 03-21-2014, 01:39 PM

Any news on this? I just got a device and just took for granted that it would work but apparently not

disappointed_customer · 03-23-2014, 02:28 PM

Just created an account to express my frustration and disappointment for having bought the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock and finding out that there was no linux support for it.

I really hope that the DisplayLink people will change their mind...

joncamfield · 04-01-2014, 07:24 PM

This is not only blocking me from buying docking stations for my team, but also it is changing my laptop purchasing. It's really a shame for the leading-edge laptops that have moved to USB3 port replication models.

Beaker · 04-02-2014, 11:46 PM

checking back after months, sad to see this is still not fixed

shame on you DisplayLink

mikus · 04-05-2014, 11:52 AM

I checked back again to see if there's been any progress, and of course not.

Really, you need to get over the whole content protection racket - it was defeated before it started. Do the world a favor and tell the media cartels that it's not worth the effort on your behalf, and display the damn video anyway. The only thing you are hurting is your sales, as I have already refused solutions in a company because the useless usb3.0 docks weren't supported for me (a full-time linux desktop user).

We now consider linux a viable, in-use desktop in our corporation (of ~3500 people), and were considering support aspects of usb3 docks (with this forsaken chipset), which sadly rules out many vendor solutions like Lenovo that push them as a "solution". Your customers need made aware of a distinct lack of support on your part for essentially all future chipsets under linux until you move beyond this ridiculous stigma of content protection being something useful to you and/or the end users.

Check usenet or pirate bay, you're really not stopping anything, you're just obviating your platform, and consequently hurting your upstream customers from consideration for purchase and adoption.

brusserius · 04-07-2014, 01:15 PM

Stinks like "yet another marriage with Bingosoft (read Microsoft)". I was always interested how the European Commission can be involved in something like that. This time have a clear reason/case so will ask friends around how to file some anti-competition case.

luiset83 · 04-17-2014, 09:52 PM

The reality is that as newer laptops come with DisplayPort, sometimes in addition to HDMI and/or VGA, docking stations based on this technology will become a thing of the past.

See for example:
http://www.displayport.org/cables/dr...ayport-output/

In the meantime, yes, DisplayLink is shooting themselves in the foot not supporting Linux OS's....

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03-21-2014, 01:39 PM	#1
kempe Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1	Any news on this? I just got a device and just took for granted that it would work but apparently not

03-23-2014, 02:28 PM	#2
disappointed_customer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1	Just created an account to express my frustration and disappointment for having bought the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock and finding out that there was no linux support for it. I really hope that the DisplayLink people will change their mind...

04-01-2014, 07:24 PM	#3
joncamfield Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1	This is not only blocking me from buying docking stations for my team, but also it is changing my laptop purchasing. It's really a shame for the leading-edge laptops that have moved to USB3 port replication models.

04-02-2014, 11:46 PM	#4
Beaker Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 8	checking back after months, sad to see this is still not fixed shame on you DisplayLink

04-05-2014, 11:52 AM	#5
mikus Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 4	I checked back again to see if there's been any progress, and of course not. Really, you need to get over the whole content protection racket - it was defeated before it started. Do the world a favor and tell the media cartels that it's not worth the effort on your behalf, and display the damn video anyway. The only thing you are hurting is your sales, as I have already refused solutions in a company because the useless usb3.0 docks weren't supported for me (a full-time linux desktop user). We now consider linux a viable, in-use desktop in our corporation (of ~3500 people), and were considering support aspects of usb3 docks (with this forsaken chipset), which sadly rules out many vendor solutions like Lenovo that push them as a "solution". Your customers need made aware of a distinct lack of support on your part for essentially all future chipsets under linux until you move beyond this ridiculous stigma of content protection being something useful to you and/or the end users. Check usenet or pirate bay, you're really not stopping anything, you're just obviating your platform, and consequently hurting your upstream customers from consideration for purchase and adoption.

04-07-2014, 01:15 PM	#6
brusserius Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1	Stinks like "yet another marriage with Bingosoft (read Microsoft)". I was always interested how the European Commission can be involved in something like that. This time have a clear reason/case so will ask friends around how to file some anti-competition case.

04-17-2014, 09:52 PM	#7
luiset83 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 48	The reality is that as newer laptops come with DisplayPort, sometimes in addition to HDMI and/or VGA, docking stations based on this technology will become a thing of the past. See for example: http://www.displayport.org/cables/dr...ayport-output/ In the meantime, yes, DisplayLink is shooting themselves in the foot not supporting Linux OS's....