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mif

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Registered: 2013-11-30

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[SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

Hi,

I installed Arch on a new PC with an Intel Meteor Lake-P graphics card.
I followed this documentation : https://www.siberoloji.com/how-to-insta … rch-linux/
I use the “Modesetting” driver.
When I launch the graphics with startx, not all applications are displayed.
urxvt displays but not Firefox, for example, and I don't know why.
I need help
what information you need ?
Thanks

Last edited by mif (2025-12-01 21:40:02)

archaea

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Registered: 2025-10-20

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

What other applications do not display?
If you run Firefox from a terminal, do you see any related messages in the terminal?

mif

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Registered: 2013-11-30

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

Thank you for your reply.
Chromium and signal-desktop are not displaying either.
It's strange because when I launch Firefox, it displays for 1 second and then disappears, but it still runs.
When I run Firefox in the terminal, I don't get any messages.

archaea

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

What desktop environment or window manager are you using when you run startx?

Any difference if you run Firefox or any other affected applications with LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 environment variable set?
If that helps, what if you disable hardware acceleration in Firefox, completely quit Firefox and then launch Firefox normally?

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

Remove xf86-video-intel, restart X11 and in future don't follow random tutorials on the internet.

If that's not it please post your Xorg log, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg#General

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mif

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

Thank you, Archaea, for your time. I have found a solution.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED][X11] Firefox does not appear

What solution?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … way_street

If you've installed xf86-video-intel, enforcing software rendering isn't a solution but a bad workaround.
You absolutely do not want that driver on any IGP produced in the last 10-15 years

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