OS X 10.6.3 and DisplayLink Rotation
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in Using
There are reports of a few problems with the just-released OS X 10.6.3 update from Apple, and current DisplayLink drivers (1.5 and 1.6 beta) for Mac. In particular, displays in a rotated (portrait) configuration are corrupted. Switching back to standard unrotated mode is a workaround.
DisplayLink users on Mac might want to hold off on Apple’s update until any problems are shaken out.
Multi-Monitor Madness
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in Windows
This is an older video from NetworkWorld.TV showing an earlier iteration of the DisplayLink technology we use at Plugable.
A few things that have evolved since the video:
* Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac support
* Open Source exists for programming the DisplayLink chips
* It’s hard to find monitors with DisplayLink integrated, but it’s easy to find the adapters that work with any monitor (like our UGA-2K-A, which uses the DisplayLink DL-195 chip)
* The video showed an adapter with only VGA out. Our provides the more flexible DVI out, and includes simple, passive DVI->VGA and DVI->HDMI adapters which work transparently.
* The video doesn’t talk about resolutions, but the newest chips like the DisplayLink DL-195 can hit higher resolutions and/or have higher quality motion video playback at lower resolutions.
And it’s still the best and easiest way to outfit a cool bat cave.
X.Org Server 1.8 Release Candidate 2
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in UGA-2K-A
X.Org has announced RC2 of the 1.8 server release for Linux and other *nix operating systems. 1.8 contains several new features and configuration capabilities that will form the foundation of future USB multiseat work. In effect, USB multiseat has been waiting for this work to stabilize and get into the distros (of which Fedora 13 will be one of the first).
You can read more about the new 1.8 configuration features which multiseat will use at Peter Hutterer’s blog.
And read more about the RC itself at Phoronix
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