DisplayLink Forum - View Single Post - DisplayLink admit mac drivers are poor. New driver 6+ months away

feardamhan · 01-12-2011, 10:01 PM

Hi All

If it is of any help to anyone, I have three monitors working no problem with DisplayLink drivers.

Ok, so we all know they are problematic by default, and that this is caused by the dynamic switching function in the newer MBPs (at least that seems to be cause with mine)

The answer for me was to use gfxCardStatus. What I didnt realize was before this was that using an external monitor of any kind forces the MBP to flip to the Nvidia card, so there is no value in having dynamic switching enabled when in this mode.

gfxCardStatus gives you the ability to nail it to Nvidia or intel which circumvents the driver issue

I work like this. My system stays at nvidia unless I am working undocked, at which point I simply change to intel if I want to save battery power from the convenient icon in the menu bar.

Have been working like this for three months without a single issue

Ken

01-12-2011, 10:01 PM	#6
feardamhan Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6	I have 3 displays working no problem Hi All If it is of any help to anyone, I have three monitors working no problem with DisplayLink drivers. Ok, so we all know they are problematic by default, and that this is caused by the dynamic switching function in the newer MBPs (at least that seems to be cause with mine) The answer for me was to use gfxCardStatus. What I didnt realize was before this was that using an external monitor of any kind forces the MBP to flip to the Nvidia card, so there is no value in having dynamic switching enabled when in this mode. gfxCardStatus gives you the ability to nail it to Nvidia or intel which circumvents the driver issue I work like this. My system stays at nvidia unless I am working undocked, at which point I simply change to intel if I want to save battery power from the convenient icon in the menu bar. Have been working like this for three months without a single issue Ken