<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I had seen a similar issue, which got resolved by installing Mint upgrades.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Detlev</div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick@sulley.info>:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi,
<br>
<br>
Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it asked me
<br>
if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it opened it
<br>
just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
<br>
following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions on the
<br>
website.
<br>
<br>
If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then that
<br>
closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
<br>
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
<br>
Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
<br>
Using default.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
Aborted (core dumped)
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
<br>
<br>
</p>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick@sulley.info>:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi,
<br>
<br>
Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it asked me
<br>
if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it opened it
<br>
just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
<br>
following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions on the
<br>
website.
<br>
<br>
If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then that
<br>
closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
<br>
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
<br>
Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
<br>
Using default.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
Aborted (core dumped)
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
<br>
<br>
</p>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley <mick@sulley.info>:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi,
<br>
<br>
Been using eric for many years, but today when I started it it asked me
<br>
if I wanted to restore a session which I did, but then when it opened it
<br>
just displayed a black screen. I renamed eric_ide and reinstalled
<br>
following the "Linux and macOS" (I am on Linux Mint) instructions on the
<br>
website.
<br>
<br>
If I start it from the menu I see the initial eric screen but then that
<br>
closes. If I start it from a terminal I get this -
<br>
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$ ./eric7_ide
<br>
Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_en_GB'could not be loaded.
<br>
Using default.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723419:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723456:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.723463:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781353:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781381:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781388:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781397:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.781405:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
MESA-INTEL: warning: Ivy Bridge Vulkan support is incomplete
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997531:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997585:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223033.997596:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGL failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, trying next display type
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038334:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)]
<br>
Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 12289:
<br>
Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
ERR: Display.cpp:1083 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error
<br>
12289: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038358:ERROR:gl_display.cc(497)] EGL Driver
<br>
message (Critical) eglInitialize: Could not create a backing OpenGL context.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038363:ERROR:gl_display.cc(767)] eglInitialize
<br>
OpenGLES failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038369:ERROR:gl_display.cc(801)] Initialization
<br>
of all EGL display types failed.
<br>
[49658:49699:1016/223034.038373:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(26)]
<br>
GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
<br>
Aborted (core dumped)
<br>
mick@DeskMint21:~/eric_env/bin$
<br>
<br>
</p>
</blockquote></div><br></div>