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saspro
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 Can anyone confirm if manually installing drivers in Snow leopard is as simple as copying the relevant files to the locations in the installer.
I've got a bit of hardware that doesn't recognise the new Intel Processors in my MBP as Intel so won't run the installer.
I examined the package and it this is what it lists in the preflight commands
/Volumes/DisplayLink\ Installer/DisplayLink\ Software\ Installer.pkg/Contents/Resources/preflight ; exit;
DisplayLinkDriver preflight script running...
/System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkDriver.kext not found, skipping.
/System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkNullDriver.kext not found, skipping.
/System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkGA.plugin not found, skipping.
/System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkGA_10.6.plugin not found, skipping.
/Library/StartupItems/DisplayLinkAgent not found, skipping.
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.displaylink.launchd.plist not found, skipping.
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.displaylink.useragent.plist not found, skipping.
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.displaylink.launchd.plist not found, skipping.
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist not found, skipping.
/Applications/DisplayLink/DisplayLink Software Uninstaller.app not found, skipping.
/Library/Application Support/DisplayLink not found, skipping.
DisplayLinkDriver preflight script done.
logout
In theory if I copy those items to the right places it should work (it does with Windows) but as I've never had to do it on the mac I thought I'd be sure
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Ohh, be very careful about replacing anything in the main "Library" folders, especially .kext files in the "Extensions" folder - these could potentially lead to instability problems (Kernel Panics) if they clash with the system ones.
What's the piece of hardware in question - I assume some kind of display?
What I would do is use the Finder colour labels to at least mark anything in those folders that you've added so that it's easy to identify them and remove them if a problem arises afterwards. For example, after you've copied the files, right-click on them and select the Red colour label, then you can see at a glance the additional items you've added.
I would also change the file's permissions so that "everyone" has Read & Write access to these files too - select them, do a "Get Info" and look under "Sharing & Permissions" section.
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A quick Google suggests this is what your hardware is... http://www.displaylink.com/support/mac_downloads.php...Yes? If so, notice that the latest version of the drivers (1.6) are still in BETA, released on 7th April - what version are you trying to install via the installer?
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Same sort of thing. I was searching for the bloody kworld drivers, didn't think about looking for the chip drivers.
Your google-fu is better than mine
Time to give it a try
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Steve. You are a genius.
3 screen goodness working fine.
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Now to get another adaptor for 4 screen fun.
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steve74
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Now, that's just showing off!
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Purely for work purposes (of course)
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Yeah, right! 
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Email on one screen, call system on another, alerts on the 3rd & web surfing on the 4th. Seems valid to me
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Well, since you put it like that, fair enough! 
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