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Screen sharing shows black screen on both Windows and Linux (Lenovo Z50-70)
Summary
When someone shares their screen in a call, I only see a black screen. The first frame appears briefly, then it goes completely black. The same issue happens on both Windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu 24.04). I also can't share my own screen - it shows black on the other end as well. I've tried different GPU settings and hardware acceleration options but nothing changes.
Steps to reproduce
Join a voice/video call with someone
Have the other person start sharing their screen
I see the first frame for a moment, then the screen goes black
Same happens when I try to share my own screen - others see black
Environment
Version: 0.0.8 (stable)
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS / Windows 10 (tested on both)
Device: Lenovo IdeaPad Z50-70
GPU: Intel HD 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M (hybrid)
Logs or screenshots
Terminal output when starting with --disable-gpu:
[ERROR:media/gpu/vaapi/vaapi_wrapper.cc:1631] vaInitialize failed: unknown libva error
MESA-INTEL: warning: Haswell Vulkan support is incomplete
Tried disabling hardware acceleration in settings, tried running with --disable-gpu, --use-gl=swiftshader, and various other flags. None of them fixed the screen sharing issue.
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Screen sharing shows black screen on both Windows and Linux (Lenovo Z50-70)
Summary
When someone shares their screen in a call, I only see a black screen. The first frame appears briefly, then it goes completely black. The same issue happens on both Windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu 24.04). I also can't share my own screen - it shows black on the other end as well. I've tried different GPU settings and hardware acceleration options but nothing changes.
Steps to reproduce
Join a voice/video call with someone
Have the other person start sharing their screen
I see the first frame for a moment, then the screen goes black
Same happens when I try to share my own screen - others see black
Environment
Version: 0.0.8 (stable)
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS / Windows 10 (tested on both)
Device: Lenovo IdeaPad Z50-70
GPU: Intel HD 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M (hybrid)
Logs or screenshots
Terminal output when starting with --disable-gpu:
[ERROR:media/gpu/vaapi/vaapi_wrapper.cc:1631] vaInitialize failed: unknown libva error
MESA-INTEL: warning: Haswell Vulkan support is incomplete
Tried disabling hardware acceleration in settings, tried running with --disable-gpu, --use-gl=swiftshader, and various other flags. None of them fixed the screen sharing issue.
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☑ I searched existing issues.
☑ I wrote this report in my own words, except for direct translation if needed.