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fix: Linux GPU fallback and HUD window show safety net #264

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fix: Linux GPU fallback and HUD window show safety net
webadderall Apr 18, 2026
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refactor: remove redundant Linux platform guard in GPU config
webadderall Apr 18, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions electron/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ function configureGpuAccelerationSwitches() {
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("use-angle", "d3d11");
return;
}

// Linux (and other Unix): prefer EGL over GLX for better Wayland compatibility.
// Disable VAAPI — many distros ship broken drivers that cause
// "vaInitialize failed" and prevent the renderer from loading.
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("use-gl", "egl");
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-features", "VaapiVideoDecoder,VaapiVideoEncoder");
}

async function logSmokeExportGpuDiagnostics() {
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions electron/windows.ts
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Expand Up @@ -498,6 +498,17 @@ export function createHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow {
}, 100);
});

// Safety net: on Linux the renderer may fail to fire did-finish-load
// (e.g. GPU/VAAPI errors). Show the window after ready-to-show as fallback.
win.once("ready-to-show", () => {
setTimeout(() => {
if (!win.isDestroyed() && !win.isVisible()) {
win.show();
win.moveTop();
}
}, 500);
});

hudOverlayWindow = win;

// Reset the user's saved HUD position when displays change so the bar
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