Mac Software Updates For External Monitors
Apr 6, 2018 - When Apple's latest macOS update blanked external screens. For their Mac, and multiple monitors that no longer showed anything. As a partial solution, DisplayLink has released a preview version of its latest software. Apr 4, 2018 - Mac Rumors is reporting that 'users of the popular Mac desktop extension. They'll all quite happily drive a pair of external 4K monitors (we've been. Apple releases beta and developer software updates WELL ahead of.
Some secondary display products no longer work on macOS 10.13.4, including all products using DisplayLink technology like USB docks and graphics adapters, and all apps which enable using a tablet as a second monitor. It’s unclear if Apple will be providing fixes. The only available solution currently is to disable updates and stay on macOS 10.13.3.
Update: December 7th, 2018: DisplayLink has released an updated driver for macOS Mojave 10.14 (DisplayLink driver version 5.0.1) that re-enables a maximum of four DisplayLink connected displays on Macs. In addition, on December 5th, 2018 Apple released an update to macOS Mojave version 10.14.2 that resolves the problem we described previously of DisplayLink-attached displays not working as expected with MacBook Pro 2018 or MacBook Air 2018 models.
With the above fixes in place, for most users running macOS Mojave version 10.14.2 and DisplayLink driver 5.0.1, DisplayLink devices should again operate at the same capabilities that were present prior to the release of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4. While Plugable is glad that this issue has been resolved, please be aware we are not changing our list of officially supported platforms at this time. For users wishing to remain on macOS High Sierra, OS 10.13.3 will continue to offer the best experience. At this time, there is no indication that the fixes to macOS in 10.14.x will be backported to macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 through 10.13.6. Update: September 28, 2018 On September 24th, Apple publicly released the next major version of macOS, version 10.14 (Mojave). On most Apple Macs running Mojave that have the latest release of DisplayLink’s software driver version 5.0 installed, DisplayLink functionality has been restored. However, there is a known issue with MacBook 2018 systems that prevent proper operation of DisplayLink-attached displays.
In our testing of both Mojave and the new driver we have found that overall things work well, however there are a few important limitations of which to be aware. In addition to the incompatible 2018 MacBook mentioned above, some users with other Mac models are reporting issues getting their displays to output as expected.
This may be solved by uninstalling and reinstalling the driver, but a definitive cause is unclear at this time. Also, Mac systems now support a maximum of 3 DisplayLink displays (in previous versions of macOS, the limit was 4). The loss of DisplayLink functionality in macOS 10.13.4 was incredibly disruptive for our customers, so please note that while these developments are promising, we are not changing our list of officially supported platforms at this time. At this time, there are no updates for those running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4+ to re-enable full DisplayLink functionality. It is unknown if Apple will choose to restore this functionality to High Sierra, however it appears unlikely that they will do so. The DisplayLink driver version 4.3 is still available for 10.13.4+ users as a workaround.
Suppoted devices for macOS 10.12 Sierra. My question is simple: Is/will be there any list of WD myCloud compatible devices with macOS 10.12 Sierra. Precisely: Will by my device MyCloud (1st gen) compatible with TimeMachine backup on macOS 10.12 Sierra? This is a User Support Group basically users helping other users not WD Support. Is wd my book for mac compatible with os sierra?. Hi, I upgraded my OS from El Capitan to Sierra last night. My My Book for Mac has said Preparing Backup for several hours today. Would this be taking long as it is going through the new OS or is it not recognizing it? I looked around before asking the question to no avail. Thanks in advance.
For Mojave users who wish to install the DisplayLink version 5.0 drivers, we have a step-by-step guide to the process here -> Update: September 12, 2018 Today Apple has confirmed the final public version of macOS 10.14 (Mojave) will be released on September 24th, 2018. DisplayLink has posted an update on their support page () that confirms support for DisplayLink devices on most* systems running macOS 10.14 will be re-enabled with full functionality when used with the newly released DisplayLink version 5.0 Beta driver. (*The Mid 2018 MacBook Pro may not support DisplayLink using the 5.0 Beta driver with the initial 10.14 macOS release, but a fix for this platform may be available in the future.) Support for DisplayLink in macOS versions 10.13.4-10.13.6 and higher has not been restored by Apple, and it is unknown at this time if this will change in the future. While we’ve had positive results testing our DisplayLink-based products in Mojave, please note that for now Plugable isn’t changing our list of officially supported platforms at this time. Update: August 8, 2018 Apple has released a beta version of the next release of macOS (10.14, Mojave) which resolves compatibility issues with DisplayLink devices.