BUG: Vulkan doesn't load with Snap Package
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Description
Description
When trying to load any core with Vulkan driver using the Snap version of Retroarch, it crashes
Expected behavior
The core should load properly with Vulkan
Actual behavior
[ERROR] [Vulkan]: Failed to enumerate physical devices.
[ERROR] [Vulkan]: Failed to set video mode.
[ERROR] [Video]: Cannot open video driver.. Exiting..
[ERROR] Fatal error received in: "video_driver_init_internal()"
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Install the Snap on Debian 12 / AMD hardware
- Try to launch any core using the Vulkan driver
Bisect Results
Since I switched over from Ubuntu 23.04 -> Debian 12, I'm using the Snap (because the Debian version of Retroarch is very old and isn't compiled with Vulkan support, and Retroarch doesn't currently provide an updated deb package other than the Ubuntu PPA).
Version/Commit
1.16.0.3
Environment information
- OS: Debian 12 (Bookworm)
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure on Debian 12 with the Snap package and an AMD system using the Vulkan driver. Start at the reported video_driver_init_internal() failure and Vulkan physical-device enumeration errors; done means a core launches successfully with Vulkan instead of exiting during video driver initialization.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, linux
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100