<![CDATA[X11 Nvidia black window]]>We get a black window when running smallest possible Qt application using OpenGL on Linux with an Nvidia graphics card (proprietary 580.159.03).

To rule out environment and driver problems, we have written three corresponding applications using xlib only, xcb only, and a xlib xcb mix. All three of them work on the same Nvidia graphics card in the same environment.
The attached xlib.cpp, xcb.cpp, xcb_xlib.cpp and qt.cpp can be built following the instructions in build_and_run.sh (replace the QT path in the script to where your Qt installation is first).
Replacing EGL_PLATFORM_XCB_KHR with EGL_PLATFORM_X11_KHR in xcb_xlib.cpp, and using xlib display, causes eglCreatePlatformWindowSurfaceEXT to return a nullptr for EGLSurface in xcb_xlib.cpp, exactly what we see in Qt.
Is there something we're missing in qt.cpp to make this work or is this a bug in Qt that can be fixed?
We started looking into the Qt source code, the call to eglCreatePlatformWindowSurfaceEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_X11_KHR, xlib display, [...]) returns 0. If we modify Qt to call eglCreatePlatformWindowSurfaceEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_XCB_KHR, xcb connection, [...]), we instead get a valid surface that can be queried with eglQuerySurface that report the correct size. The window is still black but having a surface is a good start for anyone looking into this.

Attached source files

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/165114/x11-nvidia-black-windowRSS for NodeFri, 06 Nov 2026 22:10:41 GMTThu, 24 Sep 2026 11:16:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:37:36 GMT]]>Since the XCB version creates a valid surface while the X11 version returns a null surface, it does sound like the issue could be related to the EGL platform configuration. It would be interesting to see whether the same behavior occurs with a different Nvidia driver version or a minimal Qt example.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840556https://forum.qt.io/post/840556Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:37:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:06:16 GMT]]>We've reproduced the issue on the following combinations:

  • Ubuntu 26.04, Linux 7.0.0, Quadro P2200, driver version 580.178
  • Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, Linux 7.0.0-38-generic, GeForce RTX 4060, driver version 595.99.02

In addition, we've seen the problem manifest on several other combinations of Ubuntu/Linux/graphics card/driver versions, with the only common factor being Qt.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840545https://forum.qt.io/post/840545Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:06:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:36:51 GMT]]>@SGaist Thank you. I will find that information and post it here asap.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840542https://forum.qt.io/post/840542Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:36:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:25:06 GMT]]>@Axel-Spoerl the attached sources are a minimal reproducible example.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840541https://forum.qt.io/post/840541Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:25:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:15:29 GMT]]>Hi and welcome to devnet,

You should also provide the kernel version you are using as well graphics card model.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840421https://forum.qt.io/post/840421Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:15:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X11 Nvidia black window on Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:45:59 GMT]]>I am using X11 on Nvidia and I don't have this issue.
Please post a minimal reproducer here.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/840420https://forum.qt.io/post/840420Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:45:59 GMT