Random display failures

dan_linder · 12-24-2019, 05:54 PM

So, I'm probably tempting fate here but I might have stumbled across a fix documented at the Arch Linux wiki page for DisplayLink.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DisplayLink

Scroll down to this section of that page "USB 3.0 DL-6xxx, DL-5xxx, DL-41xx, DL-3xxx Devices" and add the

Code:

/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-evdidevice.conf

file and add these lines:

Code:

Section "OutputClass"
	Identifier "DisplayLink"
	MatchDriver "evdi"
	Driver "modesetting"
	Option  "AccelMethod" "none"
EndSection

So far, my Spectre x360 with a Dell D6000 dock has been stable in a multi-screen setup overnight whereas it would "forget" the displays in less than 15 minutes.

I'll continue testing - I hope this helps others.

richardfearn · 12-28-2019, 11:47 AM

I had this problem using Fedora 29/30 with a Dell D6000; this fixed it for me:

https://github.com/displaylink-rpm/d...rpm#dell-d6000

12-24-2019, 05:54 PM	#1
dan_linder Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 5	Stability? So, I'm probably tempting fate here but I might have stumbled across a fix documented at the Arch Linux wiki page for DisplayLink. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DisplayLink Scroll down to this section of that page "USB 3.0 DL-6xxx, DL-5xxx, DL-41xx, DL-3xxx Devices" and add the Code: /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-evdidevice.conf file and add these lines: Code: Section "OutputClass" Identifier "DisplayLink" MatchDriver "evdi" Driver "modesetting" Option "AccelMethod" "none" EndSection So far, my Spectre x360 with a Dell D6000 dock has been stable in a multi-screen setup overnight whereas it would "forget" the displays in less than 15 minutes. I'll continue testing - I hope this helps others.

12-28-2019, 11:47 AM	#2
richardfearn Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 2	I had this problem using Fedora 29/30 with a Dell D6000; this fixed it for me: https://github.com/displaylink-rpm/d...rpm#dell-d6000