Screen flicker

[Bobsofa]

Hi everyone,

I really hope you can help me. I've been at this for hours upon hours, but I'm finally out of ideas.

First, to give it a little history:
I've used a Toshiba Dynadock U3, to minimize the hassle while using the notebook. Since this brick didn't work with any reliability while using the USB 3.0 connection, I got it refunded. Currently I'm using a USB 3.0 Hub with a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter from Cablematters.

http://www.cablematters.com/pc-291-26-cable-matters-superspeed-usb-3020-to-hdmi-adapter-for-windows-and-mac-up-to-2048x11521920x1200.aspx

The occurring issues are:

1. Screen flickers, if usage is tried with a random window (Google Chrome, even Word)
2. 3D fullscreen applications, which are used on the primary monitor, (e.g. Games) crash/don't boot up (worked in previous driver versions)
3. Shutting down the system takes considerably longer
4. Booting up the system takes considerably longer

I've read and followed the HOWTO thread. All drivers are up to date I've used the Debug tool (all pass on system check), log file is attached. Hardware ID's are
USB\VID_17E9&PID_4301&REV_0297&MI_01 and USB\VID_17E9&PID_4301&REV_0297&MI_00.


System specs:

Samsung ATIV Book 8 870Z5E
CPU: Intel Core i7-3635QM
Chipset: Intel HM76
RAM: 16GB
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8870M
Primary Display: Samsung 2494HM via AMD Radeon HD 8870M (HDMI)
Secondary Display: Samsung 2494HM via Displaylink Adapter
OS: Win 7 x64 SP1

[JamesH]

Hi,

Can you try the latest DisplayLink software (v7.6M1) from here?
http://www.displaylink.com/support/downloads.php

Thanks,
James

[Bobsofa]

Originally Posted by JamesH

Hi,

Can you try the latest DisplayLink software (v7.6M1) from here?
http://www.displaylink.com/support/downloads.php

Thanks,
James

Hi James,

thanks for the reply. I've tried the current version multiple times. All the before described issues remain. The screen accepts mouse movements, but even moving a desktop shortcut in the adapter Display area makes it black out. A still window works, but even writing in Word messes that up. Using Flash/HTML5 (like in Youtube) or any other moving picture leads to freezes and complete and continuous blackout. Fullscreen 3D applications just instantly crash.

The Support tool gives the following:

Pass: Basic mode support
Pass: Device attached
Pass: Device started correctly
Pass: Graphics driver date
Pass: WEI is above recommended 3
Pass: No Other USB graphics software installed

Device manager ID:
USB\VID_17E9&PID_4301&REV_0297&MI_00
USB\VID_17E9&PID_4301&MI_00

[Bobsofa]

Nobody can help, or has a suggestion? It's been nearly ten days...

[Wim]

When the screen blacks out, does the device drop off the USB bus (eg does it disappear from device manager) or is it just the screen that blanks?

Does it improve if you connect your USB 3.0 hub with a USB 2.0 cable, to see if it is a USB 3.0 problem?

Wim

[Bobsofa]

Thank you for your answer.
I finally managed to circumvent the old proprietary Samsung GPU drivers for the current AMD version. Sadly the behavior of the adapter has not changed much.

USB 2.0: Stable, but incredibly laggy. Even watching 480p is pretty bad.

USB 3.0 (Laptop port): Exactly the same, very stable. Fullscreen 1080p video playback without a problem. This is not an option for me, because I only have 2 USB 3.0 Ports, which are both in constant use.

USB 3.0 (via Exsys ex-1188hms 7 Port Hub): Screen blacks out in random intervals. Hub firmware and USB 3.0 controller drivers are up to date, no other device has encountered any problems.

3D-Applications still crash with all of the above configurations, the following passage is an exemplary crash report. This did not happen with the old Dynadock and 6.x drivers.

Problemsignatur:
Problemereignisname: APPCRASH
Anwendungsname: XComEW.exe
Anwendungsversion: 1.0.0.9040
Anwendungszeitstempel: 531774e6
Fehlermodulname: atiumdag.dll
Fehlermodulversion: 9.14.10.926
Fehlermodulzeitstempel: 50b44597
Ausnahmecode: c0000005
Ausnahmeoffset: 00017ab4
Betriebsystemversion: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Gebietsschema-ID: 1031
Zusatzinformation 1: d3f9
Zusatzinformation 2: d3f9e31a21d310a2ecb1f7191fec89ff
Zusatzinformation 3: f33b
Zusatzinformation 4: f33b30f9b694fc09e14d7c243d36bbb2

Regards

EDIT: The adapter remains in the device manager, but the manager itself seems to search for new hardware everytime the blacks out.