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Plug and Play Multiseat Talk Given at Linux Plumbers Conference 2009

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Bernie Thompson in UD-160-A

The video of the talk mentioned in this previous post, is now online from the Linux Foundation.

Covering:

• The potential of USB multiseat
• Some background and earlier work
• Live demo of USB multiseat with three Plugable devices
• Walkthrough of the multiseat scripts for Ubuntu 9.04 (available here)

The same device used in the demos is available for purchase here:

Video of Plugable Dock, DisplayLink, and Win7

Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by Bernie Thompson in Windows

So what do you get when you take a Windows 7 box and plug in a USB multifunction dock with DisplayLink graphics, C-Media audio, ASIX ethernet, and a few other common USB devices? Without ANY driver disks?

A wonderful plug and play experience. See video below for more.

(like the subliminal message at the end? I can’t figure out how to make it go away. )

Windows 7 Driver Installation

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Bernie Thompson in Windows

Windows 7 has now officially launched, and it has significantly improved driver download and installation via Windows Update.

Here’s the result when you connect the Plugable universal laptop docking station to a completely fresh Windows 7 system:

• Windows automatically finds, downloads, and installs drivers for all the devices on the dock — the built-in USB C-Media audio, ASIX ethernet, DisplayLink graphics functions are all supported.
• *NO* driver disks to find, no web addresses to enter, nothing – you get the latest drivers automatically.
• This will work with the Plugable dock and any Windows 7 machine, now and in the future.

So go ahead, lose your driver disks — just get that off your mind. You won’t need them. Cool.