dsiplaylink for kernel 6 ?

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Originally Posted by Aqualung

What is the status of DisplayLink drivers vis-a-vis newer kernels, such as 6.1.4? And just because my head spins after reading this thread, would any of the participants care to summarize the bottom line in this matter please?

To make it simpler, here's what the great unwashed want to know:

1. Can 5.6.1 DL drivers be installed on newer kernels such as 6.1.4?
2. If yes, what would be the definitive procedure?

Many thanks to all participants for their contributions so far.

The DIsplaylink itself doesnt change that much so if you already have one installed you just need to update evdi ( https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi )

Before updating to a 6.0+ kernel you just have to replace the the files dkms should compile.

# Download the most recent evdi module
$ git clone https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi 

# Replace the ones installed by the displaylink installer
$ sudo cp "./evdi/module/*" "/usr/src/evdi-1.12.0/"

# (Optional! ) If you are already on a 6.0+ Kernel ( thus the dkms build failed during the upgrade ) reinstalll the module for your current kernel
$ sudo dkms build -m evdi -v 1.12.0 --force
$ sudo dkms install -m evdi -v 1.12.0 --force

In case youre on Fedora you can just download the asset and install it with dnf:
https://github.com/displaylink-rpm/d...s/tag/v5.6.1-1

Its already upgraded to support Kernel <6.2
6.2 will need another ( tiny ) update as well -> https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/394