IDE crashes on startup: "GPU process exited unexpectedly"

[DrBlackross]

Describe the problem

Arduino IDE doesn't start.

The terminal logs show "GPU process exited unexpectedly" errors.

The fault does not occur when using the installed version from Snap.

To reproduce

start it

Expected behavior

appimage to work?

Arduino IDE version

Nightly

Operating system

Linux

Operating system version

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Additional context

output from ./arduino-ide_nightly-20241015_Linux_64bit.AppImage:

Arduino IDE 2.3.3-nightly-20241015
Checking for frontend application configuration customizations. Module path: /tmp/.mount_arduinjLQVXZ/resources/app/lib/backend/electron-main.js, destination 'package.json': /tmp/.mount_arduinjLQVXZ/resources/app/package.json
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.appVersion' application configuration value to: "2.3.3-nightly-20241015" (type of string)
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.cliVersion' application configuration value to: "1.0.4" (type of string)
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.buildDate' application configuration value to: "2024-10-15T03:14:22.971Z" (type of string)
Frontend application configuration after modifications: {"applicationName":"Arduino IDE","defaultTheme":{"light":"arduino-theme","dark":"arduino-theme-dark"},"defaultIconTheme":"none","electron":{"windowOptions":{}},"defaultLocale":"","validatePreferencesSchema":false,"preferences":{"window.title":"${rootName}${activeEditorShort}${appName}","files.autoSave":"afterDelay","editor.minimap.enabled":false,"editor.tabSize":2,"editor.scrollBeyondLastLine":false,"editor.quickSuggestions":{"other":false,"comments":false,"strings":false},"editor.maxTokenizationLineLength":500,"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled":false,"breadcrumbs.enabled":false,"workbench.tree.renderIndentGuides":"none","explorer.compactFolders":false},"appVersion":"2.3.3-nightly-20241015","cliVersion":"1.0.4","buildDate":"2024-10-15T03:14:22.971Z"}
Starting backend process. PID: 8034
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224029.230284:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
Using browser-only version of superagent in non-browser environment
Configuration directory URI: 'file:///home/drblackross/.arduinoIDE'
Configuring to accept webviews on '^.+\.webview\..+$' hostname.
[7982:1019/224029.555317:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
2024-10-20T02:40:29.582Z root INFO Backend Object.initialize: 6.1 ms [Finished 0.609 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.585Z root INFO Backend Object.configure: 5.1 ms [Finished 0.609 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.585Z root INFO Backend a.onStart: 1.9 ms [Finished 0.609 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.586Z root INFO Backend a.configure: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.635 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.586Z root INFO Backend d.onStart: 0.2 ms [Finished 0.635 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.587Z root INFO Backend d.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 0.635 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.588Z root INFO Backend d.initialize: 26.4 ms [Finished 0.636 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.588Z root INFO Backend c.onStart: 0.3 ms [Finished 0.636 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.588Z root INFO Backend s.configure: 3.5 ms [Finished 0.639 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.590Z config INFO >>> Initializing CLI configuration...
2024-10-20T02:40:29.590Z root INFO Backend c.initialize: 0.6 ms [Finished 0.640 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.590Z root INFO Backend x.onStart: 0.8 ms [Finished 0.640 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.590Z config INFO Loading CLI configuration from /home/drblackross/.arduinoIDE/arduino-cli.yaml...
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z daemon INFO Starting daemon from /tmp/.mount_arduinjLQVXZ/resources/app/lib/backend/resources/arduino-cli...
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend s.initialize: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.641 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend w.onStart: 1.0 ms [Finished 0.642 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend r.configure: 1.6 ms [Finished 0.642 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z discovery-log INFO start
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z discovery-log INFO start new deferred
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend d.initialize: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.642 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend y.onStart: 1.7 ms [Finished 0.644 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend r.configure: 1.5 ms [Finished 0.644 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend s.onStart: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.645 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend h.configure: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.645 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend a.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 0.645 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.591Z root INFO Backend l.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 0.645 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.593Z root INFO Theia app listening on http://127.0.0.1:39647.
2024-10-20T02:40:29.593Z root INFO Finished starting backend application: 2.2 ms [Finished 0.647 s after backend start]
2024-10-20T02:40:29.606Z root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/home/drblackross/.arduinoIDE/plugins does not exist.
2024-10-20T02:40:29.606Z root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/home/drblackross/.arduinoIDE/extensions does not exist.
2024-10-20T02:40:29.629Z config INFO Loaded CLI configuration: {"board_manager":{"additional_urls":[]}}
2024-10-20T02:40:29.629Z config INFO Loading fallback CLI configuration to get 'directories.data' and 'directories.user'
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
2024-10-20T02:40:29.837Z root INFO Resolve plugins list: 246.3 ms [Finished 0.890 s after backend start]
[7982:1019/224029.984516:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
2024-10-20T02:40:30.030Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="arduino-cli version 1.0.4"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Using config file: /home/drblackross/.arduinoIDE/arduino-cli.yaml"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Executing `arduino-cli daemon`"
Daemon is now listening on 127.0.0.1:42255
{"IP":"127.0.0.1","Port":"42255"}
2024-10-20T02:40:30.030Z daemon INFO Daemon is running.
2024-10-20T02:40:30.031Z config INFO Loaded fallback CLI configuration: {"directories":{"user":"/home/drblackross/Arduino","data":"/home/drblackross/.arduino15"}}
2024-10-20T02:40:30.031Z config INFO Merged CLI configuration with the fallback: {"directories":{"user":"/home/drblackross/Arduino","data":"/home/drblackross/.arduino15"},"board_manager":{"additional_urls":[]}}
2024-10-20T02:40:30.031Z config INFO Loaded the CLI configuration.
2024-10-20T02:40:30.077Z config INFO Mapped the CLI configuration: {"dataDirUri":"file:///home/drblackross/.arduino15","sketchDirUri":"file:///home/drblackross/Arduino","additionalUrls":[],"network":"none","locale":"en"}
2024-10-20T02:40:30.077Z config INFO Validating the CLI configuration...
2024-10-20T02:40:30.081Z config INFO The CLI config is valid.
2024-10-20T02:40:30.081Z config INFO <<< Initialized the CLI configuration.
2024-10-20T02:40:30.133Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Checking signature" index=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/package_index.json signatureFile=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/package_index.json.sig trusted=true
2024-10-20T02:40:30.135Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading hardware from: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.135Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading package arduino from: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.136Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Missing signature file" index=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware/avr/1.8.6/installed.json
2024-10-20T02:40:30.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Adding monitor tool" protocol=serial tool="builtin:serial-monitor"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded platform" platform="arduino:avr@1.8.6"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Checking existence of 'tools' path: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading tools from dir: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="arduino:arduinoOTA@1.3.0"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="arduino:avr-gcc@7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="arduino:avrdude@6.3.0-arduino17"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading package builtin from: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/builtin"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Checking existence of 'tools' path: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/builtin/tools"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading tools from dir: /home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/builtin/tools"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:ctags@5.8-arduino11"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:dfu-discovery@0.1.2"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:mdns-discovery@1.0.9"
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-discovery@1.4.1"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-monitor@0.14.1"
2024-10-20T02:40:30.141Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware/avr/1.8.6/libraries isSingleLibrary=false location=platform
2024-10-20T02:40:30.141Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Loading libraries index file" index=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/library_index.json
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
2024-10-20T02:40:30.390Z daemon INFO time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir=/home/drblackross/.arduino15/libraries isSingleLibrary=false location=ide
time="2024-10-19T22:40:30-04:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir=/home/drblackross/Arduino/libraries isSingleLibrary=false location=user
2024-10-20T02:40:30.398Z discovery-log INFO start resolved watching
[7982:1019/224030.409060:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
2024-10-20T02:40:30.428Z discovery-log INFO {"eventType":"add","port":{"matchingBoardsList":[],"port":{"address":"/dev/ttyUSB0","label":"/dev/ttyUSB0","protocol":"serial","protocolLabel":"Serial Port (USB)","propertiesMap":[["pid","0x7523"],["serialNumber",""],["vid","0x1a86"]],"hardwareId":""}},"error":""}
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224030.693657:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224030.980924:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
2024-10-20T02:40:30.982Z root INFO Deploy plugins list: 246.3 ms [Finished 2.035 s after backend start]
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224031.164116:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224031.343779:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
ac: Unknown GPU, using 0 for raster_config
Cannot find target for triple amdgcn-- Unable to find target for this triple (no targets are registered)
[7982:1019/224031.518552:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(991)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139
[7982:1019/224031.518573:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(448)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.
Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

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The fault still occurs if add the --disable-gpu-sandbox flag to the Arduino IDE invocation.

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