Ubuntu 16.04 - no display on Targus ACP70EUZ

[samjam]

Originally Posted by eggestad

Have a similar problem with the 1.1 driver.

But on the 4.5.6 kernel, and the 1.1.65 do compile correctly here, I only get the
[ 108.065874] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 108.077438] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=17e9, idProduct=ff03
[ 108.077443] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 108.077445] usb 2-1: Product: MB168B+
[ 108.077447] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: DisplayLink
[ 108.077449] usb 2-1: SerialNumber: F5LMTF073493

messages in dmesg. It appears that the evdi driver don't get an event or don't recognize the USB device as a relevant one.

TJ

Is X running at that point? I have found the fb device isn't created if X is not running. But remains once X has quit.
Maybe it was co-incidence.