12-18-2012, 08:37 AM | #101 | |
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10.8.3 works; but don't claim support on 10.8 just yet!
I've installed OS X 10.8.3 (12D38) on a late-2011 13" MBP, with a DL-195 connected to a 24" 90deg rotated DVI HP display.
No random crashes after a full week. The HP display doesn't go live until after login and looks as it should. After a really bad DisplayLink driver-support issue on 10.7, I waited several months before upgrading to 10.8 and after seeing that 10.8 was "supported" on the driver download page. (Yes, the DL driver was the only thing holding me back!) I did not have an appreciation of the severity of the issues in KB333 until I had experienced them myself. I would recommend not saying that 10.8 is supported on the Driver Download page until a user can use the driver normally. I don't consider random crashes of Finder and other apps, caused by a OS bug or DL driver issue, as being "supported". Glad it wasn't your bug in the end, DL, but you still fail on communication. Luckily that's something you can easily fix going forward. ;-) jpap Quote:
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12-28-2012, 01:02 AM | #102 |
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Apple problem?
It looks like it might be a general problem in Mac OS X 10.8 with third party display drivers.
I tried out AirParrot (external display via AirPlay on Apple TV - it also sets up a display driver) - exactly the same symptoms as described here: * no login window (managed to log in simply by entering the password blindly) * some types of output don't show - e.g. iTunes video This is extremely uncool - devices are only partly functional. If DisplayLink have a workaround, by all means please publish it. If the problem can be traced to Apple.. well, blame Apple and demand a fix. |
12-29-2012, 04:01 PM | #103 | |
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I personally think that this is a very sensible conclusion. The 1.8 we shipped months and months ago is still the same and the user experience seems to be good on 10.8.3 for most people. Yet, on some platforms the 10.8.0 user experience was awful (not for everyone, I've never seen the login issue on my Mac for example). Determining where the blame lies is not the most important thing here, even if it's not with DisplayLink. We need to ensure that in the future solutions like ours can interoperate well with OS X. Apple already fixed at least six critical bugs in ML that affect our devices, including some USB 3 ones that the forum will never be aware of. This shows that Apple is actively interested in improving the OS and hopefully will bring other improvements as well. We can help as OS X developers. You can help as Mac customers by raising the issues not only here but with Apple as well, to raise awareness. All in all, I'm optimistic. I think 2013 will be a great year for USB graphics on OS X. Carlo |
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01-07-2013, 02:30 PM | #104 |
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With the new year upon us, is it possible to provide an estimate for the revised driver update - the constant screen flicker issue continues to a major irritant.
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01-08-2013, 08:51 AM | #105 | |
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Any specific triggers? What Mac model do you have? As many other Mountain Lion issues it may be an OS issue, if I were you I'd open a bug on bugreport.apple.com as well so both us and Apple are aware of it. Regards, Carlo |
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01-09-2013, 04:59 PM | #106 |
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Black screen Mountain Lion
My screen is completely black - and I can't find the monitor in Settings/monitors. Seems like the installation doesn't work in 10.8.2. Anybody else having this problem?
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01-09-2013, 11:06 PM | #107 |
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I also have issues with the DisplayLink an am dissapointed in the lack of information listed on the "Works with 10.8 with these small issues" page.
I have an issue where my mouseclicks are about 1/8th of an inch off where the mouse is pointing, and windows are drawn about the same distance "off" For example, I can not see the + sign for New Tab in the Firefox browser. I had flickering issues when playing videos before, but can not duplicate it right now, so will leave that as a "maybe Apple fixed it" mention. I also will have the adapter not power up when I return after having the computer off for the night. I typically swap USB ports and it works fine for a bit before it happens again. I would love to see more communication, not just buried 10 pages deep in this thread, would be willing to try beta drivers to see if they help. I just find it amazing that their has not been a single update to the driver for this device since July, over 6 months ago. |
01-10-2013, 12:40 PM | #108 |
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Displaylink is banking on Apple soon releasing 10.8.3 and hoping it fixes everyone's issues. My USB display has been sitting unused on the shelf for months now...
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02-10-2013, 07:27 AM | #109 |
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The issue is the same for me as described above:
Mac OSX 10.8.2, driver v.1.8, monitor is blank and does not appear in the Displays page in Settings. Workaround is to uninstall the driver, restart, reinstall the driver, restart. Very unpleasant. Looking forward to a prompt reply from DisplayLink! |
02-11-2013, 05:37 AM | #110 |
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Flicker disappears at natural pixel resolution on main display.
RE: the screen flicker issue (ghost rectangles from the edges of previously drawn + moved rectangles).
I use SwitchResX. The screen flicker doesn't occur when I set the resolution of my main display at maximum (2880 * 1800). I have only seen the screen flicker on the main display, not the DisplayLink-connected displays. Not sure if this has been mentioned, (didn't have time to trawl through this thread). Hope it might give a clue. Good luck guys. |
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