The command firefox -headless does not work, which indirectly prevents the Node.js Puppeteer Core library that comes from pkg install nodejs && npm install puppeteer-core from working on Termux without having to also install Termux:X11, configure and launch Termux:X11, and configure Firefox for Termux:X11.
If this is fixed then Puppeteer Core can work directly on Termux, in fully headless mode, without having to have any proot or X11, possibly presenting a viable alternative to the preexisting 3rd party solution that was available already, the proot-based method.
I believe the instances of "Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.215055)" in the logs are probably extremely misleading red herrings, because they came from a different area of the code from where the backtrace leads, and after I fixed the crash, they still printed even while the program worked.
backtrace
```
~ $ gdb --args firefox -headless
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Reading symbols from firefox...
(gdb) run
Starting program: /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/firefox -headless
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libthread_db.so".
warning: section .note.gnu.build-id not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .dynsym not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .gnu.version not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .gnu.version_d not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .gnu.hash not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .dynstr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .rela.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .eh_frame_hdr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .eh_frame not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .dynamic not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .got.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .bss not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libdl.so
warning: section .note.android.ident not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .note.gnu.build-id not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .dynsym not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .gnu.version not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .gnu.version_d not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .gnu.version_r not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .gnu.hash not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .dynstr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .rela.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .relr.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .rela.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .rodata not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .eh_frame_hdr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .eh_frame not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .data.rel.ro not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .fini_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .dynamic not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .got not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .got.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .data not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .bss not found in .gnu_debugdata for /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libm.so
warning: section .note.android.ident not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .note.gnu.build-id not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .dynsym not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .gnu.version not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .gnu.version_r not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .gnu.hash not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .dynstr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .rela.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .relr.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .rela.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .rodata not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .eh_frame_hdr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .eh_frame not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .data.rel.ro not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .fini_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .dynamic not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .got not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .got.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .data not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .bss not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libnetd_client.so
warning: section .note.android.ident not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .note.gnu.build-id not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .dynsym not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .gnu.version not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .gnu.version_r not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .gnu.hash not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .dynstr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .rela.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .relr.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .rela.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .rodata not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .gcc_except_table not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .eh_frame_hdr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .eh_frame not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .data.rel.ro not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .fini_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .init_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .dynamic not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .got not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .got.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .data not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
warning: section .bss not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/libc++.so
[New Thread 0x3391 (LWP 13201)]
[Thread 0x3391 (LWP 13201) exited]
warning: section .note.android.ident not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .note.gnu.build-id not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .dynsym not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .gnu.version not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .gnu.version_d not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .gnu.version_r not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .gnu.hash not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .dynstr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .rela.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .relr.dyn not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .rela.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .rodata not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .eh_frame_hdr not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .eh_frame not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .data.rel.ro not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .fini_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .init_array not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .dynamic not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .got not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .got.plt not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .data not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
warning: section .bss not found in .gnu_debugdata for /system/lib64/liblog.so
[New Thread 0x3394 (LWP 13204)]
*** You are running in headless mode.
[New Thread 0x3397 (LWP 13207)]
[Detaching after fork from child process 13208]
[New Thread 0x3399 (LWP 13209)]
[New Thread 0x339a (LWP 13210)]
[New Thread 0x339b (LWP 13211)]
[New Thread 0x339c (LWP 13212)]
[New Thread 0x339d (LWP 13213)]
[New Thread 0x339e (LWP 13214)]
[New Thread 0x339f (LWP 13215)]
[New Thread 0x33a0 (LWP 13216)]
[New Thread 0x33a1 (LWP 13217)]
[New Thread 0x33a2 (LWP 13218)]
[New Thread 0x33a3 (LWP 13219)]
[New Thread 0x33a4 (LWP 13220)]
[New Thread 0x33a5 (LWP 13221)]
[Thread 0x33a5 (LWP 13221) exited]
[New Thread 0x33a6 (LWP 13222)]
[New Thread 0x33a7 (LWP 13223)]
[New Thread 0x33a8 (LWP 13224)]
[New Thread 0x33a9 (LWP 13225)]
[New Thread 0x33aa (LWP 13226)]
[New Thread 0x33ab (LWP 13227)]
[New Thread 0x33ac (LWP 13228)]
[New Thread 0x33ad (LWP 13229)]
[New Thread 0x33ae (LWP 13230)]
[New Thread 0x33af (LWP 13231)]
[New Thread 0x33b0 (LWP 13232)]
[New Thread 0x33b1 (LWP 13233)]
[New Thread 0x33b2 (LWP 13234)]
[New Thread 0x33b3 (LWP 13235)]
[Thread 0x33a7 (LWP 13223) exited]
[New Thread 0x33b4 (LWP 13236)]
[New Thread 0x33b5 (LWP 13237)]
[New Thread 0x33b6 (LWP 13238)]
[New Thread 0x33b7 (LWP 13239)]
[New Thread 0x33b8 (LWP 13240)]
[New Thread 0x33b9 (LWP 13241)]
[New Thread 0x33ba (LWP 13242)]
[New Thread 0x33bb (LWP 13243)]
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=18.4544) [GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=18.4544) |[1][GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
(t=18.4544) [GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
[New Thread 0x33bc (LWP 13244)]
[New Thread 0x33bd (LWP 13245)]
[New Thread 0x33be (LWP 13246)]
[New Thread 0x33bf (LWP 13247)]
[New Thread 0x33c0 (LWP 13248)]
[New Thread 0x33c1 (LWP 13249)]
[New Thread 0x33c2 (LWP 13250)]
[New Thread 0x33c3 (LWP 13251)]
[New Thread 0x33c4 (LWP 13252)]
[New Thread 0x33c5 (LWP 13253)]
[New Thread 0x33c6 (LWP 13254)]
[New Thread 0x33c7 (LWP 13255)]
[New Thread 0x33c8 (LWP 13256)]
[New Thread 0x33c9 (LWP 13257)]
[New Thread 0x33ca (LWP 13258)]
[New Thread 0x33cb (LWP 13259)]
[New Thread 0x33cc (LWP 13260)]
[New Thread 0x33cd (LWP 13261)]
[New Thread 0x33ce (LWP 13262)]
[New Thread 0x33cf (LWP 13263)]
[Detaching after fork from child process 13264]
[New Thread 0x33d4 (LWP 13268)]
Thread 1 "firefox" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0000007d23985fd8 in XInternAtoms ()
from /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libX11.so
(gdb) bt
#0 0x0000007d23985fd8 in XInternAtoms ()
from /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libX11.so
#1 0x0000007d0ccdcc58 in nsXRemoteServer::EnsureAtoms (
this=0xb400007dda853ed0)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/components/remote/nsXRemoteServer.cpp:150
#2 nsXRemoteServer::XRemoteBaseStartup (this=0xb400007dda853ed0,
aAppName=0xb400007dca8434c8 "firefox-default",
aProfileName=0xb400007e1a845338 "/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.mozilla/firefox/r8c88s3d.default-default")
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/components/remote/nsXRemoteServer.cpp:60
#3 0x0000007d0ccda7b0 in nsGTKRemoteServer::Startup (this=0x0,
aAppName=0x7d0eeeec30 "48\357\a}",
aProfileName=0x7 )
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/components/remote/nsGTKRemoteServer.cpp:39
#4 0x0000007d0ccdb0b0 in nsRemoteService::StartupServer (
this=0xb400007e2a84abc0)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/components/remote/nsRemoteService.cpp:189
#5 0x0000007d0cef5d9c in XREMain::XRE_mainRun (
this=this@entry=0x7fffffd8b0)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp:5744
#6 0x0000007d0cef66c4 in XREMain::XRE_main (
this=this@entry=0x7fffffd8b0, argc=argc@entry=2,
argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffeb88, aConfig=...)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp:6034
#7 0x0000007d0cef6b04 in XRE_main (argc=250539056, argv=0x7, aConfig=...)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp:6106
#8 0x0000005555579f6c in do_main (argc=2, argv=0x7fffffeb88,
envp=)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/browser/app/nsBrowserApp.cpp:233
#9 main (argc=2, argv=0x7fffffeb88, envp=)
at /home/builder/.termux-build/firefox/src/browser/app/nsBrowserApp.cpp:470
(gdb)
```
*** You are running in headless mode.
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.215055) [GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.215055) |[1][GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
(t=0.215055) [GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.215055) |[1][GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI
(t=0.215055) |[2][GFX1-]: RenderCompositorSWGL failed mapping default framebuffer, no dt (t=0.885055) [GFX1-]: RenderCompositorSWGL failed mapping default framebuffer, no dt
console.error: ({})
console.error: ({})
console.error: "update.locale" " file doesn't exist in either the application or GRE directories"
JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.sys.mjs, line 150: TypeError: Cc[aContract] is undefined
(idles [desired behavior])
(This is an example of the output when it is actually working. Every error/warning in this section is spurious and was not related to the crash, and it works in spite of them)
System information
Termux Variables:
TERMUX_APP_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
TERMUX_APP__APK_FILE=/data/app/~~gVwKanLEt3onhDQBKcUZQA==/com.termux-Jepd-I809CuxEnnuONZ6_Q==/base.apk
TERMUX_APP__APK_RELEASE=F_DROID
TERMUX_APP__APP_VERSION_CODE=1020
TERMUX_APP__APP_VERSION_NAME=0.119.0-beta.1
TERMUX_APP__DATA_DIR=/data/user/0/com.termux
TERMUX_APP__IS_DEBUGGABLE_BUILD=false
TERMUX_APP__IS_INSTALLED_ON_EXTERNAL_STORAGE=false
TERMUX_APP__PACKAGE_NAME=com.termux
TERMUX_APP__PID=11460
TERMUX_APP__TARGET_SDK=28
TERMUX_VERSION=0.119.0-beta.1
TERMUX__SE_FILE_CONTEXT=u:object_r:app_data_file:s0:c237,c256,c512,c768
TERMUX__SE_INFO=default:targetSdkVersion=28:complete
TERMUX__SE_PROCESS_CONTEXT=u:r:untrusted_app_27:s0:c237,c256,c512,c768
TERMUX__UID=10237
TERMUX__USER_ID=0
Packages CPU architecture:
aarch64
Subscribed repositories:
# sources.list
deb https://mirrors.aliyun.com/termux/termux-main stable main
# tur-repo (sources.list.d/tur.list)
deb https://tur.kcubeterm.com tur-packages tur tur-on-device tur-continuous
# sources.list.d/termux-adb.list
deb https://nohajc.github.io termux extras
# x11-repo (sources.list.d/x11.list)
deb https://mirrors.aliyun.com/termux/termux-x11 x11 main
Updatable packages:
firefox/x11 131.0.3-1 aarch64 [upgradable from: 131.0.3-1]
termux-tools version:
1.44.3
Android version:
13
Kernel build information:
Linux localhost 4.14.190-lineage-gef0cb31b13 #4 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 23 13:11:47 CEST 2023 aarch64 Android
Device manufacturer:
samsung
Device model:
SM-A705FN
LD Variables:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
LD_PRELOAD=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libtermux-exec.so
Installed termux plugins:
com.termux.api versionCode:51
com.termux.x11 versionCode:15
Problem description
The command
firefox -headless
does not work, which indirectly prevents the Node.js Puppeteer Core library that comes frompkg install nodejs && npm install puppeteer-core
from working on Termux without having to also install Termux:X11, configure and launch Termux:X11, and configure Firefox for Termux:X11.Related issue in another repository that could also potentially be helped simultaneously by a solution to this issue: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid-cli/issues/777
If this is fixed then Puppeteer Core can work directly on Termux, in fully headless mode, without having to have any proot or X11, possibly presenting a viable alternative to the preexisting 3rd party solution that was available already, the proot-based method.
I believe the instances of "
Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.215055)
" in the logs are probably extremely misleading red herrings, because they came from a different area of the code from where the backtrace leads, and after I fixed the crash, they still printed even while the program worked.backtrace
``` ~ $ gdb --args firefox -headless GNU gdb (GDB) 15.2 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or laterWhat steps will reproduce the bug?
What is the expected behavior?
(idles [desired behavior]) (This is an example of the output when it is actually working. Every error/warning in this section is spurious and was not related to the crash, and it works in spite of them)
System information