ESP-IDF Installation Manager (EIM) black screen (VSC-1747)

[SinglWolf]

OS

Linux

Operating System version

Operating System: ROSA Fresh Desktop 13 KDE
Plasma Version: 6.4.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3
Kernel Version: 6.12.34-generic-1rosa13-x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.6 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® HD Graphics 530

Description

After launching the EIM, the window flashes after a while, and then turns black.
vscode-esp-idf-extension version 2.0.0

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[brianignacio5]

Please post EIM issue in the corresponding repository https://github.com/espressif/idf-im-ui

[SinglWolf]

Unfortunately, I have already deleted this application and am using vscode-esp-idf-extension v1.10.3.
Moreover, my need to complete an very exciting quest using the specified link to report the problem.
I don't understand how to go through it properly, and I don't have the free time for it.

[brianignacio5]

Could you provide the steps you had followed for this ? I can forward to the maintainer of the EIM repository.

[SinglWolf]

Could you provide the steps you had followed for this ? I can forward to the maintainer of the EIM repository.

Thanks!
I was just following the installation instructions. And during the installation process, the EIM window started flashing at first, and then turned black. If quickly make the settings, minimized the EIM window and after a while can see that the installation is completed. I've been monitoring the activity of the network adapter.

[brianignacio5]

It might be related to some linux libraries needed to render the UI. Some Linux distributions have many different packages and hard to support all of them distributions.

[SinglWolf]

It might be related to some linux libraries needed to render the UI. Some Linux distributions have many different packages and hard to support all of them distributions.

I understood. I think it makes sense to add a choice of classic extension settings.

[github-actions]

This issue has been marked as stale since there are no activities, and this will be closed in 5 days if there are no further activities

[brianignacio5]

As this issue is not related to the extension I'll close this issue.

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[Axa-Ru]

The same problem on Linux mint 22.2

ESP-IDF Extention 2.01

System:
Kernel: 6.8.0-87-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: MATE v: 1.26.2 wm: marco v: 1.26.2 with: mate-panel tools: mate-screensaver vt: 7
dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02
arch: Kepler pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:11c0 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 compositor: marco v: 1.26.2
driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0
screens: 1

$ eim
Running GUI...
KMS: DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB failed: Permission denied
KMS: DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB failed: Permission denied
Failed to create GBM buffer of size 1200x1000: Permission denied
[2025-11-15][19:48:25][eim::gui::commands::utils_commands][INFO] Set locale to: en
[2025-11-15][19:48:25][eim::gui::commands::utils_commands][INFO] Set locale to: en
axa@amd:$ sudo -i
root@amd:# eim
Running GUI...
KMS: DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB failed: Permission denied
KMS: DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB failed: Permission denied
Failed to create GBM buffer of size 1200x1000: Permission denied
[2025-11-15][19:48:53][eim::gui::commands::utils_commands][INFO] Set locale to: en
[2025-11-15][19:48:53][eim::gui::commands::utils_commands][INFO] Set locale to: en

$ sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
Y