Firefox window initially appears black when launching on Wayland

[Artyom Pozharov]

Details here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2CjpJGB1wEWU8qJw6

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: firefox 68.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0
Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
BuildID: 20190719083815
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Aug 5 13:24:46 2019
DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:1141
DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-08-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190802)
Profiles:
 Profile1 (Default) - LastVersion=None/None (Out of date)
 Profile0 - LastVersion=68.0.1/20190719083815
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

I can reliably observe the problem, on disco and eoan. Tested both the Ubuntu packages from the archive, and the upstream build.

Would you mind filing an upstream bug report at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi#h=dupes%7CFirefox and sharing the link to it here?

Thanks!

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

And I am seeing the same issue in a fully up-to-date Fedora 29 VM (defaults to Wayland session). So this isn't an Ubuntu-specific problem.

[Dave Jones (waveform)]

I haven't seen this issue for quite a while at this point (a year+ I think?). Is this still occurring for anyone, or can we close this?

[Alan Jenkins (aj504)]

It still reproduces in a small number of tries - on a 10 year old Celeron. The packages have been updated recently, and I updated them again before testing.

I recently saw that Firefox are enabling Wayland for their next release. So that should bypass this bug with XWayland:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752398#c24

[Alan Jenkins (aj504)]

The upstream bug for the black window is here - it's how I was notified about Firefox switching to wayland:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1788205

Reading the end of the comments, there's a resolution - not inside Firefox - apparently available as an update in Ubuntu 23.04.

[Alan Jenkins (aj504)]

The PC I reproduced the black screen bug on is running Ubuntu 22.04, however.