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:
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.