AdnanHodzic / AdnanHodzic/displaylink-debian

Black screen with cursor on Ubuntu buntu 24.04.2 LTS

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Hello everyone,

I have recently bought this dockstation : https://eu.ugreen.com/products/copy-of-weekly-sale-product-9-in-1-usb-c-docking-station. It works perfectly with my Framework laptop which has Windows installed but with my P16 it is another story...
I try to follow the procedure on the official website as well : https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu but same issue.
I am using Wayland because with X11 my laptop is crashing after few second and it is written that we can use Wayland (https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/684649).

--------------- Linux system info ----------------

Distro: Ubuntu
Release: noble
Kernel: 6.11.0-26-generic

---------------- DisplayLink info ----------------

Driver version: 1.14.10
1.14.9
DisplayLink service status: up and running
EVDI service version: 1.14.10

------------------ Graphics card -----------------

Vendor: i915
Subsystem: Pro
VGA: Intel Corporation DG2 [Arc Pro A30M] (rev 05)
VGA (3D):
X11 version: 21.1.12-1ubuntu1.4
X11 configs: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-displaylink.conf

-------------- DisplayLink xorg.conf -------------

File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-displaylink.conf
Contents:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel"
Driver "intel"
EndSection

-------------------- Monitors --------------------

Providers: number : 0

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Characteristics of my Thinkpad P16 :

`inxi -Gxx`
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel DG2 [Arc Pro A30M] vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-12.7 pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:56b0
Device-2: Luxvisions Innotech Integrated RGB Camera driver: uvcvideo
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 30c9:0050
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6
compositor: gnome-shell v: 46.0 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: evdi,i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 model: AOC 24G2W1G5 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93
diag: 604mm (23.8")
Monitor-2: DVI-I-2 model: XG27VQ res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
diag: 683mm (26.9")
Monitor-3: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x6a9f res: 2560x1600 dpi: 189
diag: 406mm (16")
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: iris device: 1 drv: swrast gbm:
drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa
v: 24.2.8-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa
Intel Arc Pro A30M Graphics (DG2) device-ID: 8086:56b0 display-ID: :0.0

When I typed : `xrandr` I can see my host and my 2 extended screen. The `systemctl status displaylink-driver.service` is runing and the result of the following command `dkms status` is :
evdi/1.14.10, 6.11.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
evdi/1.14.9, 6.11.0-26-generic, x86_64: built

I can clearly see my screens in the Display section and I can even see my mouth on these screens but it is impossible to see an image or whatever. I tried to bebuged it for plenty of hours but I start to give up.. With the dockstation G4 of HP it is working perfectly without doing any modification.

If any one has the solution of an idea it will be amazing !

Thanks a lot :)

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4d7f8ea2-3d97-4eef-b5d4-797a2122ec6f)

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Research direction

No repository file, test, or entry point is identified in the report. Start by reproducing the issue on Ubuntu Noble and review the reported `xrandr`, `systemctl status displaylink-driver.service`, `dkms status`, and `inxi -Gxx` output; done means the two dock-connected monitors render normal images under the tested session.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, shell, ubuntu
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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