[GH-ISSUE #237] [Bug] Crash on wayland nvidia #121

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opened 2026-02-17 17:06:12 -05:00 by yindo · 2 comments
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Originally created by @raku-cat on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Drop-OSS/drop/issues/237

Noticed the app crashes when trying to launch on wayland running under the nvidia proprietary drivers.
This is identical to a bug I got here https://github.com/soulhotel/git-userChrome/issues/7 you can refer to that issue for more details, the same workaround from that thread (__NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC=1 drop-app) works here as well.

Originally created by @raku-cat on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Drop-OSS/drop/issues/237 Noticed the app crashes when trying to launch on wayland running under the nvidia proprietary drivers. This is identical to a bug I got here https://github.com/soulhotel/git-userChrome/issues/7 you can refer to that issue for more details, the same workaround from that thread (`__NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC=1 drop-app`) works here as well.
yindo closed this issue 2026-02-17 17:06:12 -05:00
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@quexeky commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025):

The workaround which we found was:

Add WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 to the Drop .desktop file:

  1. Open /usr/share/applications/Drop\ Desktop\ Client.desktop with your preferred editor
  2. Add env WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 before drop-app on the Exec=drop-app line

https://docs.droposs.org/docs/next/guides/client-troubleshooting

@quexeky commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025): The workaround which we found was: > Add WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 to the Drop .desktop file: > > 1. Open /usr/share/applications/Drop\ Desktop\ Client.desktop with your preferred editor > 2. Add env WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 before drop-app on the Exec=drop-app line https://docs.droposs.org/docs/next/guides/client-troubleshooting
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@raku-cat commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025):

Ah okay! Just realized I opened this in the wrong repo as well, sorry about that!
Probably better to copy the desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications and make the modifications, depending on how you installed the app.

@raku-cat commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2025): Ah okay! Just realized I opened this in the wrong repo as well, sorry about that! Probably better to copy the desktop file to `~/.local/share/applications` and make the modifications, depending on how you installed the app.
yindo changed title from [Bug] Crash on wayland nvidia to [GH-ISSUE #237] [Bug] Crash on wayland nvidia 2026-06-05 14:21:33 -04:00
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Reference: Drop-OSS/drop#121