modrinth
Gray screen when launching app, AcceleratedSurfaceDMABuf was unable to construct a complete framebuffer
Please confirm the following.
- [X] I checked the existing issues for duplicate problems
- [X] I have tried resolving the issue using the support portal
- [X] I have ensured my Modrinth App installation is up to date
What version of the Modrinth App are you using?
0.8.7
What operating systems are you seeing the problem on?
Linux
Describe the bug
For the past few versions (at least since 0.8.5, maybe earlier), I have been unable to use the .deb package for modrinth. When I open the app, it just displays a gray screen, however the buttons are all there, as I can click where buttons should be and it does the expected actions (the screen is just completely gray). Opening the app from the console by running modrinth-app results in the app spamming this every frame:
AcceleratedSurfaceDMABuf was unable to construct a complete framebuffer
This is not a problem when running the .Appimage, only when installing the .deb package.
Steps to reproduce
- Download the deb package
- Open the app
- Gray screen
Expected behavior
I should be able to see the UI elements
Additional context
System: Kernel: 6.8.0-41-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.0 clocksource: tsc Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.2.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble CPU: Info: 6-core model: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen+ rev: 2 cache: L1: 576 KiB L2: 3 MiB L3: 16 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2200 high: 3893 min/max: 1550/3400 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1547 2: 1547 3: 1547 4: 2595 5: 2598 6: 3892 7: 1550 8: 1547 9: 1547 10: 1557 11: 2589 12: 3893 bogomips: 81444 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060 Rev. A] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia v: 535.183.01 arch: Turing pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: DP-3,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f08 class-ID: 0300 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,device-1 API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 535.183.01 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Try running the app with WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 and/or LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 and/or GDK_BACKEND=x11. Only the first one made it work on my end, but it's very laggy.
Example in bash:
WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 ModrinthApp
And in nushell:
with-env { WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER: 1, GDK_BACKEND: x11 } { ModrinthApp }
The issue seems to be Linux-wide, and we'll have to wait for Tauri (the framework powering this app) to resolve it on their end: https://github.com/modrinth/code/issues/3057#issuecomment-2670601651.
