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

soccerties · 02-20-2015, 10:26 PM

Like others here I was bummed to found out DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices are not support on Linux. But there is now an alternative: Displayport MST (multi-stream transport).

There is support for MST starting in kernel 3.17 (thank you David Airlie). Here's how to use MST in Ubuntu with Intel graphics card: http://askubuntu.com/a/552094

yochaigal · 03-27-2015, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by soccerties

Like others here I was bummed to found out DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices are not support on Linux. But there is now an alternative: Displayport MST (multi-stream transport).

There is support for MST starting in kernel 3.17 (thank you David Airlie). Here's how to use MST in Ubuntu with Intel graphics card: http://askubuntu.com/a/552094

Will this work on laptops that don't use docks? What about mini displayport or direct to USB?

yochaigal · 04-13-2015, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by yochaigal

Will this work on laptops that don't use docks? What about mini displayport or direct to USB?

You have to have displayport 1.2 for it to work - I've got a 1st-gen X1 Carbon; I can't get DisplayLink 3.0 (works great in Windows, though) and I can't get MST! I am forever stuck with one screen, it seems.

advocat3 · 04-17-2015, 12:50 AM

Just another disappointed user chiming in.

Just ordered my XPS 13 touch 2015 developer edition and am sad to see that the USB 3.0 hubs will not support external displays.

There's a real missed opportunity here. I guess I'll be going DisplayPort? Even though I really don't want to? But what other options do we have? Not sure.

pingy · 05-03-2015, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by advocat3

Just another disappointed user chiming in.

Just ordered my XPS 13 touch 2015 developer edition and am sad to see that the USB 3.0 hubs will not support external displays.

There's a real missed opportunity here. I guess I'll be going DisplayPort? Even though I really don't want to? But what other options do we have? Not sure.

Couldn't agree more.
Using the xps 13 2015 edition. On windows no problems using the d3100, on linux no display support

Currently I use an additional minidisplayport to displayport cable for my monitor. However no multi-display support

Ehnalis · 05-06-2015, 07:28 AM

Lenovo won't like it, but I'm about to return their product. It seems that there is no Linux (Ubuntu) support for Lenovo USB 3.0 ThinkPad Docking Station by DisplayLink and the DVI ports are not working.

I can guess that the double DVI ports on this pretty is only attractive to people who really wants to work with it, and work with Ubuntu.

Sorry Lenovo, you should have not played with DisplayLink. :-)

vmelandri · 05-15-2015, 07:13 AM

Just adding another voice to the request: please, PLEASE, support us!

sintesi · 05-27-2015, 09:55 PM

I got a docking station and an adapter with Displaylink technology, because i was so stupid to assume that they would work on Linux. I was also milsled by Dell, recommending these devices with their XPS13 shipped with Linux.

Given the lack of support, the devices are totally useless for me, i can just try to sell them on eBay.

Maybe this will contribute to lower slightly the market value for this hardware. This is the only way i can express my gratitude to Displaylink for the time wasted

manghoti · 06-03-2015, 01:43 AM

Sad to see no progress on more modern drivers.

I don't think I fully understand the hold up here. Go reach out to the xorg developers for help, put some feelers out in the linux kernel mailing list asking for help to develop an open source driver.

I bought the targus USB 3 Docking station to test it out, sad to see there hasn't been any work from display link. I'm not so miffed about that though because I'm just going to return it for a refund.

I can't imagin my use case is so rare, frankly. I'm a developer, my company just bought us laptops as workstations, and it would be great if we could dock them. How uncommon can that demographic possibly be?

Ehnalis · 06-03-2015, 10:49 AM

No, you're case is not rare. I've just returned my Lenovo USB 3.0 docking station, because I'm a developer and I was not able to use it with Linux. One of my colleges were also wanted to try it out, but I suggested them not to buy. Also, they were not surprised at the store when I've returned the item.

02-20-2015, 10:26 PM	#1
soccerties Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1	DisplayLink Alternative Like others here I was bummed to found out DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices are not support on Linux. But there is now an alternative: Displayport MST (multi-stream transport). There is support for MST starting in kernel 3.17 (thank you David Airlie). Here's how to use MST in Ubuntu with Intel graphics card: http://askubuntu.com/a/552094

05-06-2015, 07:28 AM	#6
Ehnalis Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2	Lenovo USB 3.0 ThinkPad Docking Station Lenovo won't like it, but I'm about to return their product. It seems that there is no Linux (Ubuntu) support for Lenovo USB 3.0 ThinkPad Docking Station by DisplayLink and the DVI ports are not working. I can guess that the double DVI ports on this pretty is only attractive to people who really wants to work with it, and work with Ubuntu. Sorry Lenovo, you should have not played with DisplayLink. :-)

05-27-2015, 09:55 PM	#8
sintesi Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Given the lack of support, i can just sell the devices I got a docking station and an adapter with Displaylink technology, because i was so stupid to assume that they would work on Linux. I was also milsled by Dell, recommending these devices with their XPS13 shipped with Linux. Given the lack of support, the devices are totally useless for me, i can just try to sell them on eBay. Maybe this will contribute to lower slightly the market value for this hardware. This is the only way i can express my gratitude to Displaylink for the time wasted

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04-17-2015, 12:50 AM	#4
advocat3 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 1	Just another disappointed user chiming in. Just ordered my XPS 13 touch 2015 developer edition and am sad to see that the USB 3.0 hubs will not support external displays. There's a real missed opportunity here. I guess I'll be going DisplayPort? Even though I really don't want to? But what other options do we have? Not sure.

05-15-2015, 07:13 AM	#7
vmelandri Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2	Just adding another voice to the request: please, PLEASE, support us!

06-03-2015, 01:43 AM	#9
manghoti Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1	Sad to see no progress on more modern drivers. I don't think I fully understand the hold up here. Go reach out to the xorg developers for help, put some feelers out in the linux kernel mailing list asking for help to develop an open source driver. I bought the targus USB 3 Docking station to test it out, sad to see there hasn't been any work from display link. I'm not so miffed about that though because I'm just going to return it for a refund. I can't imagin my use case is so rare, frankly. I'm a developer, my company just bought us laptops as workstations, and it would be great if we could dock them. How uncommon can that demographic possibly be?

06-03-2015, 10:49 AM	#10
Ehnalis Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2	No, you're case is not rare. I've just returned my Lenovo USB 3.0 docking station, because I'm a developer and I was not able to use it with Linux. One of my colleges were also wanted to try it out, but I suggested them not to buy. Also, they were not surprised at the store when I've returned the item.