Drivers stop working after a kernel upgrade, need reinstall

Thomas Maeder · 07-23-2019, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heldmar

No, it's not working, that's why I wanted to make you guys aware to see if this can be corrected in future versions

Basically every time I update the kernel, I have to
* displaylink-installer uninstall
* reboot
* ./displaylink-driver-5.2.14.run

smacdonald-miov · 07-24-2019, 02:54 PM

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I hadn't noticed a problem with the 4.4 driver.

I just upgraded to the 5.2 driver; I'll keep an eye out for issues.

Thomas Maeder · 08-16-2019, 04:34 AM

After the update to kernel 4.15.0-58, I had to uninstall, reboot then install again.

heldmar · 08-16-2019, 02:37 PM

After installing last version, now when I update Kernel, on the next reboot it takes around 3 - 4 minutes for the dock to recognize the external screens and work. It will work without installation but not immediately.

It will work normally afterwards on the very next reboots though.

Thomas Maeder · 07-06-2020, 09:19 PM

> After the update to kernel 4.15.0-58, I had to uninstall, reboot then install again.

I'm happy to be able to write that I haven't had to do that any more for a while now after kernel updates.

07-24-2019, 02:54 PM	#2
smacdonald-miov Junior Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 6	I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I hadn't noticed a problem with the 4.4 driver. I just upgraded to the 5.2 driver; I'll keep an eye out for issues.

08-16-2019, 04:34 AM	#3
Thomas Maeder Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4	After the update to kernel 4.15.0-58, I had to uninstall, reboot then install again.

08-16-2019, 02:37 PM	#4
heldmar Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 7	After installing last version, now when I update Kernel, on the next reboot it takes around 3 - 4 minutes for the dock to recognize the external screens and work. It will work without installation but not immediately. It will work normally afterwards on the very next reboots though.

07-06-2020, 09:19 PM	#5
Thomas Maeder Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4	> After the update to kernel 4.15.0-58, I had to uninstall, reboot then install again. I'm happy to be able to write that I haven't had to do that any more for a while now after kernel updates.