Black screen on Mac when using Metal version of Retroarch
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bug: metal
platform: osx
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Description
Description
All cores start games with a black screen when using Metal version. The game runs and you can hear the sound. This doesn't happen when using OpenGL.
Expected behavior
I would like to see the game.
Actual behavior
The screen is black.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Install Retroarch Metals version on Big Sur
- Run a game
- See black screen
Version/Commit
Latest Retroarch version with build date Oct 30 2021
Environment information
- OS: OSX 11.6
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue on macOS 11.6 using the Metal build, following the listed steps, and compare the result with the OpenGL version. The work is done when games render visibly with Metal instead of showing a black screen while audio continues.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100