Would be nice to have a working driver about now!

[SpyderZ]

Hi,

I'm quite a power user of Display Link.

My Setup


System Configuration

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro4,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per processor): 8 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP41.0081.B04
SMC Version (system): 1.39f5
SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f5

Graphics/Display

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0640
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3386
Displays:
L206W:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
L206W:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported


USB Device Tree

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0640
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3386
Displays:
L206W:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
L206W:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported



I've tried every beta driver available and have the same results.

1) Monitor off shortcut only turns off the two main monitors connected to the Nvidia graphics card. The DisplayLink monitors go black, but are still on.

2) Issuing the sleep command locks the computer and requires a hard reboot.

3) After coming back to the computer from a break, everything freezes and requires me to unplug and replug the USB cable to the monitors.

4) After some time after replugging in the USB cable I get four pop-up warnings telling me that a USB device is not recognized. Would I like to ignore or eject.

If I uninstall the drivers and de-attach the monitors, the system works perfectly.

That has been happening since the upgrade to Leopard 10.5.8.

I have a feeling the problem lays with the stupid USB storage device that is built into my monitors. (LG L206WU)

This has been going on for quite some time now. Does it really take that long to program a new driver? I've been really patient but now I'm getting a little upset on how long this is taking, and we are still on a 32 bit driver!! Why even bother with 32bit for Snow Leopard? It's the only thing holding users back from going into true 64 bit mode.

I need an update on progress and what to expect. I can't go another month like this. I'll just end up buying two more graphics cards and just bypass DisplayLink all together, which I don't want to do.

Anyone?