Blank Login Screen (Arch Linux)

[MarcPG1905]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

I just installed spotube over the arch user repositories (pretty sure the spotube-bin one) and whenever trying to log in using spotify, all I get is an empty white window with three buttons, which also just do nothing.

Expected Behavior

It should just open the login page and I should be able to log in and use the program.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Spotube (spotube-bin) over the arch user repositories using yay -Sy spotube-bin.
2. Open Spotube (obviously).
3. Try to login in the settings menu.
4. Restart and try a few more times, without success.

Operating System

Arch Linux (6.10.6-arch1-1)

Spotube version

v3.8.0

Installation source

Arch User Repository (AUR)

Additional information

My arch installation is running on GNOME and I have an RTX 4070 running using the latest nvidia-dmks drivers.

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[dipzza]

Same issue and OS, but using flatpak as the installation source.

Edit: Running KDE with AMD RX 5700XT on wayland

[MarcPG1905]

I just checked again and it seems like it's just not rendering. I can still click some things in the white box and my cursor also changes. I just have no way of knowing what I'm clicking or what to do. Probably something graphics related?

[miguelpecanha]

I am using Artix Linux Cinnamon and having the same problem. Also, when the login page displays the buttons, it's pretty slow

[Goaty1208]

Using arch and I have the same issue with the source, flatpak and aur versions.

[Underio3298]

Same issue with all versions, using Arch linux with XFCE.

[wuniversales]

I have not had that problem in Manjaro with the flatpak version, it is true that just opened the program did not load the login, but when I closed the program and reopened it, from the program settings allowed me to connect the account without problems.

[PieroganoReggiano]

There is a workaround here: https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/issues/1909

TLDR open spotube with env variable WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1

[MarcPG1905]

There is a workaround here: DioxusLabs/dioxus#1909

TLDR open spotube with env variable WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1

That seems to have fixed the issue, but I still think this issue should stay open, because that isn't really a user-friendly workaround and there shouldn't be the need for a workaround at all.

[colonelpopcorn]

There is a workaround here: DioxusLabs/dioxus#1909

TLDR open spotube with env variable WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1

This worked for me, but should probably be pinned until the underlying bug can be fixed. For users who don't want to launch spotube from the CLI you can edit the spotube.desktop file (typically) found in /usr/share/applications/ directory. On the line that shows Exec=spotube %U you can add the variable setting like so Exec=WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 spotube %U.

Re: The bug, I did try updating the desktop_webview_window plugin with the latest from upstream@MixinNetwork but it did not solve the issue. I then did a lot of searching and found that other people were having similar issues with webkitgtk2. There's a handful of issues with other apps (collected here) that point to an incompatibility with Nvidia GPUs (I have a 1060) and webkitgtk2. I didn't want to accept that because all the webkit/gtk bug reports about errors on Nvidia GPUs have been fixed since at least February of this year (2024). So I checked to see what versions of libwebkit2gtk I had installed and while it's not a lot it's more than one version.

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc/noble-updates,noble-updates 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 all
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0/noble-updates,now 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 amd64 [installed]
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0/noble-updates 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 i386
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev/noble-updates,now 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 amd64 [installed]
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev/noble-updates 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 i386
webkit2gtk-driver/noble-updates 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 amd64
webkit2gtk-driver/noble-updates 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 i386

It's likely an error in webkit2gtk or one of its dependencies. :man_shrugging:

[Burtfaceman]

This bug still seems to be present. I just installed Spotube via Flatpak on Linux Mint DE 6, and I get a blank login screen like @MarcPG1905's screenshot.

[HYDRAWOLFY]

I am on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and encountered the same problem.I am new to linux eco system and this really hinders my productivity (not being able to listen to music)I hope this gets fixed as soon as possible.I also have an Nvidia GPU(GT 710,running with the open source drivers)

[MarcPG1905]

I am on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and encountered the same problem.I am new to linux eco system and this really hinders my productivity (not being able to listen to music)I hope this gets fixed as soon as possible.I also have an Nvidia GPU(GT 710,running with the open source drivers)

You can always just use the fix mentioned above until they fix it. Just do WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 spotube over the console and the log in. You only need to start it over the console with the custom command once, to log in, and then you won't need to do it afterwards because you don't need to log in again.

[HYDRAWOLFY]

Um which console? (Kinda confused)Since I am new

[MarcPG1905]

Um which console? (Kinda confused)Since I am new

Like the normal console/terminal/shell or whatever you call it. Depending on your desktop it will be named differently. Honestly not sure if this question is a joke or not because even windows has cmd

[HYDRAWOLFY]

Nah i thought I had to go into cookies and stuff and inject code there in the window itself and not in the terminal.lol sorry if I sounded stupid

[komprimiert]

yeah i can confirm this is still an issue

[fareed-hameed]

Hi. I have the same issue as well in Android 9. I tried it on another device, and it works. So it is random, but it is still persistent. I am not sure if this workaround can be used in an unrooted Android device?