Using a USB to HDMI adapter on Ubuntu 16.04

16.04 drivers usb hdmi

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The chip in the USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter is a Fresco Logic FL2000.

There is a drivers for Linux from the chip manufacturer.

https://github.com/FrescoLogic/FL2000

The driver is for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, kernel version 3.10.x. If compiled for a newer kernel it will have to be adapted to changed API's to work.

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Luís de Sousa

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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Luís de Sousa over 1 year

I just bought a USB to HDMI adaptor branded by wopow. When I use it to connect a computer to an external monitor, instead of sending the signal to the monitor, Ubuntu shows a new external drive. In this drive there is a single file, named FL2000-2.1.34054.0.exe. I gather it would install drivers on Windows.

How can get it to work on Ubuntu? Do I need drivers of some sort?

Update I: the outputs request by mikewhatever:

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1d5c:2000  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04ca:7053 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 027: ID 0d8c:013c C-Media Electronics, Inc. CM108 Audio Controller
Bus 001 Device 026: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 025: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 024: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. M105 Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 023: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

$ dmesg | tail
[35257.770998] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] 2047 4096-byte logical blocks: (8.38 MB/8.00 MiB)
[35257.771267] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[35257.771268] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[35257.771385] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found
[35257.771389] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
[35257.774298]  sdc:
[35257.774957] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
[35288.908270] usb 2-2: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[35289.274203] FAT-fs (sdc): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.
[37422.954276] perf: interrupt took too long (4994 > 4977), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 40000

Update II: the output of dmesg after connecting the adapter and then waiting for it to be mounted as an external drive:

$ dmesg | tail -n 50
[ 1433.136106] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1433.136108] usb 1-1.3: Product: USB Receiver
[ 1433.136110] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Logitech
[ 1433.218577] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 1433.218579] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 1433.223819] input: Logitech USB Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/0003:046D:C077.0001/input/input30
[ 1433.237368] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0004: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1.3/input2
[ 1433.281640] hid-generic 0003:046D:C077.0001: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1.2/input0
[ 1433.371522] input: Logitech K360 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0004/0003:046D:4004.0005/input/input31
[ 1433.371860] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4004.0005: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Logitech K360] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1.3:1
[ 1433.711345] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Generic  Flash Disk       8.07 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
[ 1433.712056] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[ 1433.712820] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 3952640 512-byte logical blocks: (2.02 GB/1.88 GiB)
[ 1433.714273] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1433.714277] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[ 1433.715833] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 1433.726919]  sdb: sdb1
[ 1433.729388] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1449.875350] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4004.0005: HID++ 2.0 device connected.
[ 1457.802263] FAT-fs (sdb1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.
[ 1489.800631] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 11 using xhci_hcd
[ 1489.940788] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1a40, idProduct=0101
[ 1489.940800] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 1489.940809] usb 1-2: Product: USB 2.0 Hub
[ 1489.942228] hub 1-2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1489.942302] hub 1-2:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 1490.060435] usb 2-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[ 1490.080921] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d5c, idProduct=2000
[ 1490.080931] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1490.083133] usb-storage 2-2:1.3: USB Mass Storage device detected
[ 1490.083952] scsi host4: usb-storage 2-2:1.3
[ 1490.248318] usb 1-2.2: new full-speed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd
[ 1490.372098] usb 1-2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=013c
[ 1490.372110] usb 1-2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1490.372118] usb 1-2.2: Product: USB PnP Sound Device
[ 1490.372127] usb 1-2.2: Manufacturer: C-Media Electronics Inc.      
[ 1490.377185] input: C-Media Electronics Inc.       USB PnP Sound Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2.2/1-2.2:1.3/0003:0D8C:013C.0006/input/input32
[ 1490.437452] hid-generic 0003:0D8C:013C.0006: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media Electronics Inc.       USB PnP Sound Device] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2.2/input3
[ 1490.511974] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
[ 1491.085620] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access                               A001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
[ 1491.086929] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1491.087020] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] 2047 4096-byte logical blocks: (8.38 MB/8.00 MiB)
[ 1491.087199] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[ 1491.087209] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1491.087395] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found
[ 1491.087414] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1491.091934]  sdc:
[ 1491.094229] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
[ 1522.768849] usb 2-2: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[ 1523.131024] FAT-fs (sdc): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.

mikewhatever almost 6 years

Outputs of lsusb and dmesg | tail could be beneficial. As is, the question has zero technical info about the device.
MatsK almost 6 years

Run dmesg | tail directly after you have connected the "USB to HDMI adapter".
David Foerster almost 6 years

Looks like you need to use usbmodeswitch to switch the USB controller on the device from storage to display adapter mode. The same situation often occurs and the procedure is the same for USB modems and there are a few Q&As about those on AU. Unfortunately I now next to nothing else about the topic.
Luís de Sousa almost 6 years

@DavidFoerster I am yet to find how usb_modeswitch can switch to display mode. Any details would be appreciated.

Luís de Sousa almost 6 years

By this time I have been able to compile the driver, load it with insmod and send a test image to an external monitor with the fltest tool. Now what? Ubuntu still reports only one display. Please expand your answer with instructions on how to use this driver.
ctrl-alt-delor over 4 years

Did you try a new question?