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xero

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displaylink usb monitor adapter - working but still a few issues

hello,
i didn't want to necro this post

so at work i'm using arch on a 2013 mac air. works very well.

i have a 2nd monitor using the mini-displayport, works very well.
i can run this in portrait or landscape mode.

i was given a displaylink usb to dvi external monitor link. i believe it is this model.

so, i followed the directions on the wiki...

- installed  `xf86-video-fbdev`
- blacklisted `udl`
- and ran `xrandr --setprovideroutputsource 1 0`

now in arander i can enable the 3rd monitor and use it

but there are 2 remaining issues:

1. i can only use the external monitors in landscape mode. if i rotate it into portrait x crashes. when i do not use the usb link the mini-dp monitor works in portrait, but w/ both neither can be in portrait mode

2. i cannot seem to script the `xrandr --setprovideroutputsource 1 0` in my .xinirc file. i tried to run it in the beginning or at the end right before loading my wm (herbstluftwm) and neither seems to work.

any suggestions?

thank you

--- update ---

so i wrote a script that automates the xrandr provider output source bits. it's kind of hacky but i can live w/ it. i still cannot get monitors in portrait mode ;~;

Last edited by xero (2015-05-01 16:53:52)

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