Eric Problem
Mick Sulley
mick at sulley.info
Fri Oct 17 09:58:00 BST 2025
Hi Detlev,
Just tried it again and it is working fine. I have not changed anything
so no idea why. I am on Mint 21.3 and 22.2 is available so I will
upgrade anyway.
Thanks for your help
Mick
On 17/10/2025 06:41, Detlev Offenbach wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had seen a similar issue, which got resolved by installing Mint
> upgrades.
>
> Detlev
>
> Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick at sulley.info>:
>
> Hi,
>
> Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it
> asked me
> if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it
> opened it
> just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
> following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions
> on the
> website.
>
> If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then
> that
> closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
>
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
> Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
> Using default.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> Aborted (core dumped)
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
>
>
>
> Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick at sulley.info>:
>
> Hi,
>
> Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it
> asked me
> if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it
> opened it
> just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
> following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions
> on the
> website.
>
> If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then
> that
> closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
>
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
> Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
> Using default.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> Aborted (core dumped)
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
>
>
>
> Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick at sulley.info>:
>
> Hi,
>
> Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it
> asked me
> if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it
> opened it
> just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
> following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions
> on the
> website.
>
> If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then
> that
> closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
>
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
> Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
> Using default.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display
> type
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
> Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
> Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
> 12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
> message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing
> OpenGL context.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)]
> eglInitialize
> OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)]
> Initialization
> of all EGL display types failed.
> [49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
> GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
> Aborted (core dumped)
> mick at DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
>
>
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