Linux 5.9 and Display Link

bnavigator · 10-19-2020, 10:55 PM

Hello Ubuntu Users,

DisplayLink can work with the newest kernel 5.9, but you have to patch the kernel module manually.
The issue is discussed here: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/225

Get:

The official DisplayLink Driver from the download page.
evdi-1.7.0 from https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/.../v1.7.0.tar.gz
PR#228 from https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/pull/228.patch

1. Unzip the DisplayLink package and extract the inner archive

Code:

unzip 'DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu 5.3.1.zip'
chmod +x displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34.run
./displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34.run --noexec --keep

2. Patch evdi-1.7.0 with #228 or clone directly

Code:

tar xf v1.7.0.tar.gz
pushd evdi-1.7.0
patch -p1 < ../228.patch
popd

or

Code:

git clone https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi.git evdi-1.7.0
pushd evdi-1.7.0
git fetch origin pull/228/head
git checkout -b pr228 FETCH_HEAD
popd

3. Replace evdi

Code:

rm displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34/evdi.tar.gz
pushd evdi-1.7.0
tar cf evdi.tar.gz *
cp evdi.tar.gz ../displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34/
popd

4. Install displaylink

Code:

cd displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34
sudo ./displaylink-installer.sh install

However, we did not get feedback from any reasonably skilled Ubuntu user that these instructions are complete for Ubuntu.

The patch has been sucessfully tested on Archlinux and openSUSE.

10-19-2020, 10:55 PM	#2
bnavigator Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 2	You have to patch the kernel module Hello Ubuntu Users, DisplayLink can work with the newest kernel 5.9, but you have to patch the kernel module manually. The issue is discussed here: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/225 Get: The official DisplayLink Driver from the download page. evdi-1.7.0 from https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/.../v1.7.0.tar.gz PR#228 from https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/pull/228.patch 1. Unzip the DisplayLink package and extract the inner archive Code: unzip 'DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu 5.3.1.zip' chmod +x displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34.run ./displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34.run --noexec --keep 2. Patch evdi-1.7.0 with #228 or clone directly Code: tar xf v1.7.0.tar.gz pushd evdi-1.7.0 patch -p1 < ../228.patch popd or Code: git clone https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi.git evdi-1.7.0 pushd evdi-1.7.0 git fetch origin pull/228/head git checkout -b pr228 FETCH_HEAD popd 3. Replace evdi Code: rm displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34/evdi.tar.gz pushd evdi-1.7.0 tar cf evdi.tar.gz * cp evdi.tar.gz ../displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34/ popd 4. Install displaylink Code: cd displaylink-driver-5.3.1.34 sudo ./displaylink-installer.sh install However, we did not get feedback from any reasonably skilled Ubuntu user that these instructions are complete for Ubuntu. The patch has been sucessfully tested on Archlinux and openSUSE.