10.7.3 incompatibility?

Hophoto · 02-20-2012, 01:22 PM

Upgraded.. and other than on reboot it takes about 20 sec.. to see and turn on the screen all is good.... .. not perfect.. but good... miss my 3d accel.. but can deal with it for a while.....so again..on restart.... both screens hooked to card.. come up perfect.. and the middle screen hooked to display link.. takes about 20 sec.. to recon and come on..

Med Dement

martinreed · 02-20-2012, 02:39 PM

My system is a mid-2009 27" iMac with a 20" Samsung monitor in portrait (rotated) mode on the left, connected to the built-in displayport, and a 24" Benq monitor, also in portrait mode on the right, connected via an HIS Multi-View II DisplayLink adaptor.

I use the Benq/DisplayLink for all my messenger programs, so the lower performance of USB adaptors is not a problem, as it only has to display mostly static primarily textual information.

I had held off upgrading from 10.6.8 until now, because some apps and utilities that I rely on were still PowerPC only, not yet Intel or Universal, so when I finally decided to upgrade, it was straight from 10.6.8 to 10.7.3 and it was there that I found the problem with 10.7.3 and rotated displays.

I've read through all the postings on this forum, and I have similar symptoms to many other users, of a blue screen on my left and centre (built-in) screens, and flickering black on the USB-powered screen. However, I have got around the problem for the moment by moving all the messengers onto their own screen in Mission Control and leaving the USB-attached screen switched off. Not ideal, but a workaround. I'd imagine that my "DisplayLink Information" zip file will be the same as everyone else's but have attached it anyway.

I've also read on the net about the possibility of downgrading the OS from 10.7.3 to 10.7.2, and it seems to be universally considered to be a bad idea, so I will just stick with the situation I have, rather than trying to make it worse.

However, like many other posters to this forum, I would be very keen to be an alpha or beta tester for any 1.7.1 or 1.8 driver, as I am very very keen to get my third screen operational again.

displaylinker · 02-21-2012, 11:46 PM

where is the alpha or beta? at this point, I'd rather have something that might work instead of not having anything?

GodwinC · 02-22-2012, 06:36 AM

or get a Displayport splitter by Matrox or Atlona.. problem solved and no need for this USB display driver BS... and save some CPU power for your apps.

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Originally Posted by displaylinker

where is the alpha or beta? at this point, I'd rather have something that might work instead of not having anything?

Jim Bauer · 02-22-2012, 11:29 PM

This might explain a lot !
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-hybrid-d...nnector/18340/

Jim Bauer · 02-24-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Bauer

This might explain a lot !
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-hybrid-d...nnector/18340/

My Samsung USB Monitor is back after Apple Software update (EFI I think)

So far I have horizontal but no vertical yet

Jim Bauer · 02-24-2012, 01:22 PM

Not so fast --- the USB went away again when I tried to rotate 90.
Blue screen again.

camgas · 02-23-2012, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GodwinC

or get a Displayport splitter by Matrox or Atlona.. problem solved and no need for this USB display driver BS... and save some CPU power for your apps.

Which one did you get? They have a few options. Can you use rotation?

GodwinC · 02-25-2012, 03:20 PM

Matrox and yes it can do rotation.

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Originally Posted by camgas

Which one did you get? They have a few options. Can you use rotation?

02-20-2012, 01:22 PM	#1
Hophoto Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9	Lion 10.7.3 Upgraded.. and other than on reboot it takes about 20 sec.. to see and turn on the screen all is good.... .. not perfect.. but good... miss my 3d accel.. but can deal with it for a while.....so again..on restart.... both screens hooked to card.. come up perfect.. and the middle screen hooked to display link.. takes about 20 sec.. to recon and come on.. Med Dement

02-22-2012, 11:29 PM	#5
Jim Bauer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Waterloo ON Canada Posts: 8	Display problems This might explain a lot ! http://www.gizmag.com/apple-hybrid-d...nnector/18340/

02-21-2012, 11:46 PM	#3
displaylinker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	where is the alpha or beta? at this point, I'd rather have something that might work instead of not having anything?

02-24-2012, 01:22 PM	#7
Jim Bauer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Waterloo ON Canada Posts: 8	Not so fast --- the USB went away again when I tried to rotate 90. Blue screen again.