Displaylink usb monitor adapter - working but still a few issues

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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)

Answer 1

This is what I am running:
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(fuse !eeepc_laptop !snd-pcsp)
and I load eeepc_laptop in the background in rc.local - that makes my boot considerably faster.
For daemons:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond hal rpcbind nfs-common netfs wicd alsa @laptop-mode @firestarter @openntpd)
You can replace fam with gaim (and you don't need it in your daemons) and you don't need dbus...
For policy kit:
<config version="0.1">
<match user="jason">
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.*">
<return result="yes"/>
</match>
<match action="hal-storage-mount-fixed-extra-options">
<match user="jason">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
</match>
<match action="hal-storage-mount-removable-extra-options">
<match user="jason">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
</match>
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.suspend">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.hibernate">
<return result="yes" />
</match>
</match>
</config>
-that should see you able to mount SD cards and power down.
Let me know how you get on.