Breezy Desktop is blank (nested run)

[lake-effect]

It seems like it almost worked.

Followed the steps in the "non-GNOME" method, and launched Breezy Desktop from inside the nested gnome-shell. Got a blank gray screen, and I was able to access the settings menu. Everything looked correct there but no dice.

Install log

breezy_install.txt

Gnome shell log

breezy_shell.txt

UI logs

  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/extensionsmanager.py", line 17, in get_instance
    ExtensionsManager._instance = ExtensionsManager()
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/extensionsmanager.py", line 24, in __init__
    self.gnome_shell_extensions = self.bus.get("org.gnome.Shell.Extensions")
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/lib/pydbus/proxy.py", line 44, in get
    ret = self.con.call_sync(
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
gi.repository.GLib.GError: g-dbus-error-quark: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.gnome.Shell.Extensions: No such file or directory (23)

Environment

> lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble

KDE in X11. Retrying on Wayland shortly.

Wayland

Same story, but smoother

[wheaney]

The logs for the UI are at ~/.local/state/breezy_gnome/logs/ui/breezydesktop.log

[lake-effect]

Thanks! Edited.

[wheaney]

Based on the UI log, it wasn't able to contact the org.gnome.Shell.Extensions service. That seems odd as I think that's part of stock gnome-shell. You could try installing the gnome-shell-extensions app (that allows you to see all the extensions you have installed and turn them on or off), but that probably won't solve the problem.

[lake-effect]

That got me one step further. I see "Device not connected" and "Breezy Desktop could not detect a compatible XR device":

I confirmed that "Breezy GNOME XR Desktop" is activated in the Gnome Shell Extensions setting dialog.

Log

2025-03-22 16:10:02,321 - breezy_ui - ERROR - Error writing config [Errno 2] そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません: 'temp.txt' -> '/home/soba/.config/xr_driver/config.ini'
2025-03-22 16:10:02,322 - breezy_ui - ERROR - Unhandled exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/configmanager.py", line 103, in do_set_property
    self._set_breezy_desktop_enabled(value)
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/configmanager.py", line 74, in _set_breezy_desktop_enabled
    self.ipc.write_config(self.config)
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/xrdriveripc.py", line 206, in write_config
    raise e
  File "/home/user/.local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop/xrdriveripc.py", line 198, in write_config
    os.replace(temp_file, self.config_file_path)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません: 'temp.txt' -> '/home/user/.config/xr_driver/config.ini'

Config

The config file actually does exist:

disabled=false
gamescope_reshade_wayland_disabled=false
output_mode=external_only
external_mode=breezy_desktop
mouse_sensitivity=30
display_zoom=1.0
look_ahead=0
sbs_display_size=1.0
sbs_display_distance=1.0
sbs_content=false
sbs_mode_stretched=true
sideview_position=center
sideview_display_size=1.0
virtual_display_smooth_follow_enabled=false
sideview_smooth_follow_enabled=false
sideview_follow_threshold=0.5
curved_display=false
multi_tap_enabled=false
smooth_follow_track_roll=false
smooth_follow_track_pitch=true
smooth_follow_track_yaw=true
debug=

[lake-effect]

One question here: does this work through the Viture XR HDMI adapter or is that a non-starter?

[lake-effect]

Tested on a laptop with an actual USB3 port and confirmed everything works, so I think that this is just a sign that the legacy HDMI adapter is not compatible.