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gc51 · 09-15-2021, 01:27 PM

Hi all,
I am trying to install the drivers for Ubuntu 18.04 with Kernel 5.4.0-84.

I tried with DisplayLink driver 5.4.1 (listed as ubuntu 20.04). It installs, but then Xorg enters a login loop, so it doesn't work (wayland logs in but the screen doesn't work either).

So then I tried to install the latest one for 18.04, which is DisplayLink driver 5.2.14 and it shows an error:

Code:

Verifying archive integrity...  100%   All good.
Uncompressing DisplayLink Linux Driver 5.2.14  100%  
DisplayLink Linux Software 5.2.14 install script called: install
Distribution discovered: Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
Installing
Configuring EVDI DKMS module
Registering EVDI kernel module with DKMS
Building EVDI kernel module with DKMS
ERROR (code 3): Failed to build evdi/5.2.14. Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/5.2.14/build/make.log for details..

From here: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/215 I found it may be an issue with the kernel and evdi, but I am not sure how to install evdi and displaylink separately (nor if that would work), if that was to work. Anyone else working on Ubuntu 18.04 who may lend a hand?

09-15-2021, 01:27 PM	#1
gc51 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 2	EVDI compilation error in Ubuntu 18.04 w/ kernel 5.4.0-84 Hi all, I am trying to install the drivers for Ubuntu 18.04 with Kernel 5.4.0-84. I tried with DisplayLink driver 5.4.1 (listed as ubuntu 20.04). It installs, but then Xorg enters a login loop, so it doesn't work (wayland logs in but the screen doesn't work either). So then I tried to install the latest one for 18.04, which is DisplayLink driver 5.2.14 and it shows an error: Code: Verifying archive integrity... 100% All good. Uncompressing DisplayLink Linux Driver 5.2.14 100% DisplayLink Linux Software 5.2.14 install script called: install Distribution discovered: Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS Installing Configuring EVDI DKMS module Registering EVDI kernel module with DKMS Building EVDI kernel module with DKMS ERROR (code 3): Failed to build evdi/5.2.14. Consult /var/lib/dkms/evdi/5.2.14/build/make.log for details.. From here: https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/215 I found it may be an issue with the kernel and evdi, but I am not sure how to install evdi and displaylink separately (nor if that would work), if that was to work. Anyone else working on Ubuntu 18.04 who may lend a hand? Last edited by gc51; 09-15-2021 at 01:54 PM.