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    <p>Hi Detlev,</p>
    <p>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.</p>
    <p>Thanks for your help</p>
    <p>Mick</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/10/2025 06:41, Detlev Offenbach
      wrote:<br>
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      cite="mid:b925e3a6-3cda-4b7b-b8b5-07bc1aaca3a9@email.android.com">
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          <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>
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            <div class="elided-text">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick
              Sulley <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mick@sulley.info"><mick@sulley.info></a>:<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>
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          <div class="elided-text">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick
            Sulley <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mick@sulley.info"><mick@sulley.info></a>:<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>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">Am 16.10.2025 23:46 schrieb Mick Sulley
          <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mick@sulley.info"><mick@sulley.info></a>:<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>
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