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Old 08-18-2021, 05:24 AM   #1
chapunchi
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Default Displaylink installation error on Ubuntu 20.04

Hi,

I tried to install the latest displaylink version(displaylink-driver-5.4.0-55.153) but one error is popping up,
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ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for evdi: 1.9.1 not found
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.10.0-1034-oem (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/1.9.1/build/make.log for more information.
ERROR: Failed to install evdi to the kernel tree.
This is the full log,
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sudo ./displaylink-driver-5.4.0-55.153.run 
Verifying archive integrity...  100%   All good.
Uncompressing DisplayLink Linux Driver 5.4.0-55.153  100%  
DisplayLink Linux Software 5.4.0-55.153 install script called: 
Distribution discovered: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

Installing

[ Installing EVDI ]
[[ Installing EVDI DKMS module ]]

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/evdi/1.9.1/source ->
                 /usr/src/evdi-1.9.1

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=5.10.0-1034-oem all INCLUDEDIR=/lib/modules/5.10.0-1034-oem/build/include KVERSION=5.10.0-1034-oem DKMS_BUILD=1...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for evdi: 1.9.1 not found
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.10.0-1034-oem (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/1.9.1/build/make.log for more information.
ERROR: Failed to install evdi to the kernel tree.
Please advise me how to resolve this issue?
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Old 03-09-2022, 02:55 PM   #2
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The same happening here!

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$ sudo ./displaylink-driver-5.5.0-59.151.run
Verifying archive integrity... 100% MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing DisplayLink Linux Driver 5.5.0-59.151 100%
Distribution discovered: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

Installing
[ Installing EVDI ]
[[ Installing EVDI DKMS module ]]

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/evdi/1.10.1/source ->
/usr/src/evdi-1.10.1

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area...
make -j8 KERNELRELEASE=5.13.0-30-generic all INCLUDEDIR=/lib/modules/5.13.0-30-generic/build/include KVERSION=5.13.0-30-generic DKMS_BUILD=1...(bad exit status: 2)
sh: 0: getcwd() failed: No such file or directory
ERROR (dkms apport): binary package for evdi: 1.10.1 not found
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.13.0-30-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/1.10.1/build/make.log for more information.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 1.10.1
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
ERROR: Failed to install evdi to the kernel tree.
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Old 05-19-2022, 08:33 PM   #3
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Unhappy DisplayLink, evdi 1.10.1, kernel 5.13.0-41-generic problem

I have exactly the same problem.

DisplayLink driver: 5.5
kernel: 5.13.0-41-generic
evdi: 1.9.1 cannot be compiled with this kernel.
ubuntu: 20.04.4

I tried to install evdi driver 1.10.1 but it supports kernel 5.15 minimum

I installed installing kernel 5.15 on my ubuntu 20.4.4

I also tried older versions of DisplayLink driver that supported this kernel. EVDI driver cannot be compiled.

Any solution to this problem? It seems it has been already a long time since this problem exists.
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Old 05-19-2022, 09:38 PM   #4
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Smile Solution found!!!!

Guys, I found a beautiful solution that worked very well for me

1. Download evdi-dkms from here
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/evdi
- I downloaded : evdi-dkms (1.9.0+dfsg-1)
2 Install it with Gdedi on your Ubuntu
3. Install the DisplayLink driver
- https://www.synaptics.com/products/d...wnloads/ubuntu
- I downloaded the next version:
DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04
Release: 5.4.1 | Sep 6, 2021
4. Install it from the terminal as usual

Be happy !!!!
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Old 10-06-2022, 07:37 AM   #5
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Default Update as of Oct 6 2022

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Originally Posted by nando.vk View Post
Guys, I found a beautiful solution that worked very well for me

1. Download evdi-dkms from here
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/evdi
- I downloaded : evdi-dkms (1.9.0+dfsg-1)
2 Install it with Gdedi on your Ubuntu
3. Install the DisplayLink driver
- https://www.synaptics.com/products/d...wnloads/ubuntu
- I downloaded the next version:
DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04
Release: 5.4.1 | Sep 6, 2021
4. Install it from the terminal as usual

Be happy !!!!
I was following this very useful guide and it worked by simply installing the latest version of the package from step 1. through the terminal:
sudo apt install evdi-dkms
and then using Gdebi to install the .deb file. Computer booted automatically and everything worked afterwards.
Just in case this also helps someone else
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Old 12-07-2022, 11:21 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by ldm21 View Post
I was following this very useful guide and it worked by simply installing the latest version of the package from step 1. through the terminal:
sudo apt install evdi-dkms
and then using Gdebi to install the .deb file. Computer booted automatically and everything worked afterwards.
Just in case this also helps someone else
I just wanted to say that I signed up just to say that I had been doing several solutions for days and that was the only one that worked for me. Thank you very much
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Old 03-02-2023, 12:40 PM   #7
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Don't. Or at least be careful.
Here the sudo apt install evdi-dkms did the install job and completely froze the machine.
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Old 03-03-2024, 10:22 PM   #8
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I looked into the preinst script of the evdi package and found it was simply checking if
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/opt/displaylink/evdi.tar.gz
existed, and that was causing an eror stating
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Error: Another EVDI distribution detected
deleting the file allowed installation of the new version to proceed.
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