[Bug]: Unable to use the virtual desktop

Describe the bug

Greetings, when I try to use the virtual desktop in games they stop being able to start. It is something I have tried a few times with different games, over months with different versions of linux mint and kernels.

I have tried different bottle configurations without success. It is a feature that has always worked and still works for me in lutris (also in its flatpak version), so I assume it is a bottles bug instead of wine.

I have finally been trying to figure out the cause without success. The only apparently relevant thing I have found is that when starting a game with the console and the virtual desktop, this text is added to the console:

X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  156 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  43 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  414
  Current serial number in output stream:  415

To Reproduce

Just set any virtual desktop configuration. So far I can reproduce it 100%

Package

Flatpak from Flathub

Distribution

linux mint 21

Troubleshooting Logs

Version: 2022.9.28.1
Display:
    X.org: true
    X.org (port): :99.0
    Wayland: false
Graphics:
    vendors:
        nvidia: &id002
            vendor: nvidia
            envs:
                __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD: '1'
                __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME: nvidia
                __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus: NVIDIA_only
            icd: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json
        intel: &id001
            vendor: intel
            envs:
                DRI_PRIME: '1'
            icd: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_icd.x86_64.json:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_icd.i686.json
    prime:
        integrated: *id001
        discrete: *id002
Kernel:
    Type: Linux
    Version: 5.15.0-48-generic
Distro:
    Name: GNOME
    Version: '43'
Disk:
    Total: 4123123712
    Free: 4122939392
RAM:
    MemTotal: "8,2\_GB"
    MemAvailable: "5,1\_GB"
Bottles_envs: null

Display Protocol

X11

Display Backend used by Bottles

X11

Additional context

No response

[TheEvilSkeleton]

Can you try to install Notepad++ in a separate bottle and use virtual desktop? I want to check if you have problems with virtual desktops in general or only with this in particular.

[mirkobrombin]

Virtual desktop works here

Can you try to install Notepad++ in a separate bottle and use virtual desktop? I want to check if you have problems with virtual desktops in general or only with this in particular.

It worked with notepad++! My apologies, I clearly wasn't thorough enough in testing only installed games. In case it is relevant, I have tested with both a gaming and application environment.

Perhaps I should also mention that I always use individual disposable bottles for each app, and that both notepad++ success and games failure I can replicate with soda, sys-wine and lutris (in bottles). The error reported on the console is always the one I put above, except for the serial numbers.

[mirkobrombin]

So it fails on windowed mode only?

I can replicate it whether the games are in windowed, borderless window or fullscreen mode.
That the virtual desktop has a lower resolution (shrinking to a window) doesn't seem to change anything either.

Notepad++ still works fine in both windowed and fullscreen (with F11).

I moved to fedora and can no longer replicate it, so I must close this.

[SjoerdV]

@mirkobrombin I have the same issue as reported by ghost. Does not matter which runner I use. Also on Mint (LMDE5). Notepad starts just fine, only games fail to start (either windowed, borderless window or fullscreen mode.)

info:  Device properties:
info:    Device name:     : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
info:    Driver version   : 535.104.5
...
info:  Queue families:
info:    Graphics : 0
info:    Transfer : 1
info:  DXVK: Read 159 valid state cache entries
info:  DXVK: Using 7 compiler threads
warn:  winevulkan detected, disabling exclusive fullscreen support
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  156 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  43 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  407
  Current serial number in output stream:  408

[another-sapiens]

I used to have this problem when enabling Virtual Desktop from Bottle's menu.
But for some reason, if enabled through Legacy Wine Tools -> Configuration -> Graphics -> Emulate Virtual Desktop, it works properly.

[christiansam]

I'm experiencing the same issue - when Virtual Desktop (regardless if set via Bottle settings, or Legacy Wine Tools) is enabled applications fail to start in general:

• Bottles 51.10 Flatpak (SteamOS)
• The used bottle was created with the Bottle-schema "Application" and is based on "Win64 & soda 8.0.2"
• notepad++ is used a testing application

with Virtual Desktop enabled

• Bottle Virtual Desktop default settings (1280x720)
• SteamOS KDE Host Desktop is running in 1920x1080
• notepad++ fails to execute

 (deck@steamdeck ~)$ flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles bottles:run/desktop/'notepad++'
TypeError: Must be number, not NoneType
(deck@steamdeck ~)$ 09:40:18 (INFO) Forcing offline mode 
Windows path detected. Avoiding validation.
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wineserver: using server-side synchronization.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
00ec:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow Application tried to create a window, but no driver could be loaded.
00ec:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow L"The explorer process failed to start."
wine: using kernel write watches (experimental).
^C

with Virtual Desktop disabled

• notepad++ succesfully starts and is displayed/useable
• no stderr/console-message like these appear:

00ec:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow Application tried to create a window, but no driver could be loaded.
00ec:err:winediag:nodrv_CreateWindow L"The explorer process failed to start."

[christiansam]

i guess this issue is somehow WINE Runner specific/related:

After stumbled upon this: Need better feedback that virtual desktop is not supported with wine-GE #5196 it tried to switch the Bottle's WINE Runner from

• soda 8.0.2 to soda 7.0.2

now with Virtual Desktop enabled:

• not a single console-message appears - especially no ERR messages
• a WINE Virtual Desktop and notepad++ succesfully started and are displayed/useable