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fix(recording): disable Vulkan on Wayland so PipeWire capture can import DMA-BUF frames #91

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fix(recording): disable Vulkan on Wayland so PipeWire capture can import DMA-BUF frames #91

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions electron/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ if (process.platform === "linux") {
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("ozone-platform", "wayland");
// Enable WebRTCPipeWireCapturer for screen capture on Wayland
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("enable-features", "WaylandWindowDrag,WebRTCPipeWireCapturer");
// Chromium's Wayland Ozone backend can't use Vulkan. When it tries, the WebRTC
// PipeWire capturer fails to import DMA-BUF frames into EGL (EGL_BAD_MATCH), the
// stream renegotiates, and screen recording yields no usable frames. Force the
// GL/EGL path so DMA-BUF import works. (Chromium itself logs this suggestion:
// "'--ozone-platform=wayland' is not compatible with Vulkan ... disabling Vulkan".)
app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-features", "Vulkan");
}
}

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