Displaylink ceases to work in 10.13.4

[aehsmu]

Didn't think it would matter, but first beta of 10.3.5 does not change the DisplayLink problem.
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[challgren]

I did happen to find a alternative solution, Matrox DualHead2Go Digital ME works with macOS 10.13.4 its a bit more expensive than a DisplayLink adapter but it works in 10.13.4. Basically splits the display in 2. The dock and title bar end up split between the screens but it works

[Okibi]

Thank you! Please keep the pressure on Apple.

Is there anywhere Mac users can register their annoyance / frustration to help convince Apple to fix this bug asap?

I initially bought a pair of the apple USB-C to HDMI adapters, these were absolutely junk, each time I woke my brand new power mac it would hunt for monitors, connect them, then disconnect them, connect them again and get stuck in a loop requiring me to disconnect the monitors and add them back on, one by one.

I bought a nice plugable dock to overcome Apples useless dongles making my MacBookPro usable once more.

Apples latest update has me stuck using their crappy dongles again. There was a time when Apple prided themselves on their easy of use and quality of products (especially when using their own peripherals), these days they're bloody useless.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Okibi

Is there anywhere Mac users can register their annoyance / frustration to help convince Apple to fix this bug asap?

Since not everybody has an Apple's Developer ID, the only other way I could think of is via www.change.org

Alternatively, you can also vandalize in an Apple Store to express your frustration.

[slvrscoobie]

Does anyone know if you can clone the native display while its closed in Clamshell mode? I use mine thusly, so installing beta 2 would allow me to use 2 monitors (one displayport and the 'cloned native display') effectively. however if since the native display is off, and it wont work, doesnt help me much.

[Alanant]

It seems that Apple retail employees are aware of this issue. I needed to drop some hardware off for repair at my local Apple store. One of the hardware repairers, who also does time on the Genius Bar, acknowledge the DisplayLink issue and confirmed that the hardware can come back with 10.13.3 installed (as per my request).

[strim]

Just want to share my temporary workaround to continue normal life with 10.13.4 with 3 monitors connected to MacBookPro 2015.

I used one DisplayLink adapter, so 3 monitors were connected over: DisplayPort, HDMI, DisplayLink. All had worked fine with clam-shell closed. After upgrade to 10.13.4 I installed the latest DisplayLink driver 4.3 beta 2, opened the laptop screen and set it to be cloned to the monitor connected over DisplayLink. DisplayLink driver clones the "main" monitor, i.e. the monitor that has menu bar in "Displays / Arrangement" system preferences. If your built-in display in not the "main" one, just drag menu bar to it in display arrangement settings.

To fix wrong resolution of the cloned screen I used DisableMonitor v1.92 utility, https://github.com/Eun/DisableMonitor. It allows to set any resolution to any connected monitor. My monitor wired over DisplayLink was just 1920x1080, so I enforced the resolution using the utility instead of original retina resolution of the built-in display.

[sla3k]

So after trying and trying and trying, and 2 sleepless nights I managed to revert my Mac to MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 and finally managed to get my 2 external displays to work.

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
1.6 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 RAM
Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB

This is as far as close I could get to MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3

For any poor soul like myself (just before now) who is still trying to get their Macs working with display link adapters and trying to downgrade, this might be helpful.

Steps:
1. Install the OS that came pre-installed with your Macbook (pro, Air etc. etc.). If you are at 10.12.4 or higher (which I am guessing you are, otherwise you won't be looking at this post), there is a nifty feature that you can use to revert your mac back to factory defaults.

PS. ALL YOUR DATA WILL BE LOST, SO MAKE SURE TO BACK IT UP BEFORE ATTEMPTING.

Restart your macbook, press and hold: SHIFT + OPTION + COMMAND + R keys (you would need both hands, I tried to use one but could not, maybe you get lucky, lol).

2. Once the rotating globe appears, you can let go of the keys and it will download just a bunch of bootable files to kick off the installation.

3. In the new window that appears, click on Disk Utility and Erase/format your main disk (format with Mac OS extended).

4. Quit the Disk Utility and click on Recover Mac OSX (in my case it is OSX Yosemite, 10.10.5 with which my Mac was shipped). Let it do the rest, once the installation is complete, you can follow the on-screen instructions and get into the OS.

5. Next part comes from App Store. From this link, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208202, click on "Get macOS Sierra." in the middle of page somewhere (it will be in blue highlighted text) which will opn App Store. Click on "Get".

6. From here, follow the onscreen steps once the download completes. It might take a lot of time depending on your internet connection, download is about 5.6 GB.

7. Once all is set, you can download DisplayLink drivers version 4.1 and it will work.

I have tested it with my Mac and it worked like a charm.

I downgraded from High Sierra to Sierra but at least I got my two external screens working.

Any comments/corrections are welcome.

Thanks.

[mail@redsnow.co.uk]

Wow,

Finally....

First time since January - its working.

1:Updated to OSMojave

2:Removed old display link drivers.
3:Restarted computer.
4:Installed 5.0 beta
5:Restarted computer.

Did this a couple of times as other user suggested and boom, its working.

happy days

[gpsutter]

It works for me.