I am using CentOS 7.7.1909 version.
I installed vscode via yum, the window pops up but nothing comes up like the screenshot. What should I do?
Try running it from the command line with the following flag:
code --disable-gpu
The Electron shell used by Visual Studio has trouble with some GPU hardware acceleration.
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When i hover on my vscode terminal name: (in terminal's upper right corner named "Powershell")
it shows : shell intergartion failed to activate,
how to solve this error, while
I tried installing vs code again but still no change, and also installed powershell 7
There are a few potential solutions for this issue.
Make sure that you have the latest version of VS Code and the Shell Integrate extension installed.
Check that the integrated terminal in VS Code is set to the shell you want to use (e.g. PowerShell, Command Prompt, Bash).
Try running VS Code as an administrator.
If you are using Windows, try adding the path of the shell you want to use (e.g. C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe) to the "terminal.integrated.shell.windows" setting in your VS Code settings.
You can also try reinstalling vscode and the extension.
If none of the above solutions work, you can try searching for specific error messages in the output panel of vscode or in the output of the terminal.
The PATH variable in the integrated Terminal in Visual Studio Code is different from the one in the Terminal app. How can I change it?
I'm using the Intel Distribution for Python from Intel oneAPI and I have both the setvars.sh script called and the conda initialize code in my .zshrc. In Mac Terminal I can properly activate conda environments. However, in the integrated Terminal in VSC, the /usr/bin folder is listed before the conda folders, so the system Python interpreted is called.
EDIT: I initially thought that the Intel Distribution for Python had something to do with it, but the same issue occurs with a regular Anaconda distribution.
It looks like that the problem is that Visual Studio Code inherits the PATH from Terminal but somehow it rearranges the order of the folder, and this confuses the Anaconda activation script. Since I couldn't find a solution, I implemented a workaround by adding the following lines to my .zshrc, right after the Anaconda initialization script:
# Workaround for Visual Studio Code integrated terminal
if [[ -v VSCODE_GIT_IPC_HANDLE ]]; then
conda deactivate
conda activate
fi
I am not 100% sure the right behaviour as I don't use a Mac but you might try launching VS Code from the terminal which has the right environment.
Make sure that code is in your PATH with https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac#_launching-from-the-command-line
Then ensure that all the VScode sessions are closed on your machine and launch it via code from the terminal.
Hi I'm running Linux Mint 19 and I have just installed vscode using the snapd package manager. I've not used vscode on linux before as my usual editor is emacs. However, on a fresh new install of vscode, the integrated terminal does not work, there is just a non blinking cursor in the top left of the screen, but no prompt and no keyboard strokes are registering. This appears to be a common problem as there are a lot of posts about it if googled, but they are all for Windows versions and none of the solutions that I'm able to try do anything. I've tried to open a new terminal window, but the same thing happens I just get two terminal windows that I now cannot use. I've also tried checking the box that says Code-runner: Run In Terminal, but that does nothing either. What can I do to get this to work please, I looks to me like it is just not connected to either a bash or Zsh(which I normally use). Any help on this would be appreciated.
Instead of starting vscode with its default shell script (usually located on /usr/share/code/bin/code), the integrated terminal only works for me when starting it directly from the compiled binary (typically found on /usr/share/code/code, which is the same as the launcher created by the installer:
/usr/share/code/code --no-sandbox --unity-launch %F
While I searched for a solution in the past I've also noticed that lots of folks solved similar problems just by adding --disable-gpu flag, so might be worth checking out as well.
I have been using VSCode for a while and never had any big problem with it. Today I tried to start my VSCode from left taskbar on my Ubuntu 18.04 and it not showing up. Also, I tried to run in terminal as 'code .' again nothing.
VSCode version is latest 1.23.1 I tried few time today with install/remove and nothing. Somehow I am thinking maybe it something with permissions but not sure.
When click on task bar icon its shows like loading on top taskbar in ubuntu 18.04 for a few seconds and stops.
Also when tried to run in terminal as:
$ code . --verbose
[15027:0603/191139.702752:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(279)] Gtk: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
[15027:0603/191139.809312:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(279)] Gtk: GModule (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-ibus.so) initialization check failed: GLib version too old (micro mismatch)
[15027:0603/191139.809326:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(279)] Gtk: Loading IM context type 'ibus' failed
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:07:00.0/resource: No such file or directory
just getting an error, but not sure is this error connected with problem I did some investigation and Gtk is already installed and works well on my OS.
Fixed it with "delete the /home/user/.config/Code folder"
https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/55774#issuecomment-412774473
I'm with bad rendering issues... Seems that the Visual Studio Code window do not clean a screen area before redraw it. The same thing happens here with chrome browser, but in chrome I can start it with " --disable-gpu-rendering " and it goes well.
How can I disable GPU rendering in Visual Studio Code ?
I'm thinking it's a hardware specific problem, and I'm looking for a other way to solve it too.
May be useful know my hardware:
Machine: Notebook dell vostro 3500 (intel chipset)
CPU: Intel i5
RAM: 8G
linux kernel: 4.0
video graphics: intel i915 (latest)
X -version: X.Org X Server 1.14.0
Note that VSCode 1.40 (Oct. 2019) proposes an alternative to the parameter/flag --disable-gpu:
Disable GPU acceleration
We have heard issue reports from users that seem related to how the GPU is used to render VS Code's UI.
These users have a much better experience when running VS Code with the additional --disable-gpu command-line argument.
Running with this argument will disable the GPU hardware acceleration and fall back to a software renderer.
To make life easier, you can add this flag as a setting so that it does not have to be passed on the command line each time.
To add this flag:
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Run the Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments command.
This command will open a argv.json file to configure runtime arguments.
You might see some default arguments there already.
Add
"disable-hardware-acceleration": true
Restart VS Code.
Note: Do not use this setting unless you are seeing issues!
Note that Gilbert points out in the comments to "How To Fix Screen Flickering Issue On Mac, MacBook, And iMac" from Preeti Seth.
Gilbert adds:
I fixed the problem by disabling automatic graphics switching on my macbook pro.
The setting is located in system preferences -> battery.
It worked!
Under Windows, I can confirm that launching VSCode with --disable-gpu does not create a GPU process:
C:\Users\alex\AppData\Local\Code\app-0.1.0>Code.exe --disable-gpu
Perhaps the same flag works on Linux too?
On Ubuntu, the file to edit is /usr/share/applications/code.desktop.
Change:
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --unity-launch %F
to:
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --disable-gpu --unity-launch %F
For Windows users
Visual studio code is based on chrome, to make it work you'll have to disable hardware acceleration.
Add --disable-gpu --disable-gpu-compositing to the vs code shortcut on your desktop.
Example:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --disable-gpu --disable-gpu-compositing
Inside settings.json you can write this:-
"terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off"
on Mac running in virtualbox you can edit the file in ~/.vscode/argv.json
Add
"disable-hardware-acceleration": true
macOS users can try the following commands in the terminal :
Goto Applications folder :
cd Applications
Open VS Code with GPU Disabled :
Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron --disable-gpu
Note : You might need to supply sudo with second command.
On Linux Mint I had to right click the lower left mint button, then choose configure, then press the menu button. Then press the "Open Menu Editor" button and find Visual Studio Code in the programming group. Click properties and find the command field. There you can set the --disable-gpu option.
If environment variables are mapped correctly, you can simply use cmd.exe to start an instance of code with --disable-gpu . See the screenshot. enter image description here
Sometimes the problem is caused by automatic graphic switching as the computer tries to save energy.
In my case my macbook pro has battery problems so they manifested as the screen flickering whenever I ran an intensive application like vscode.
To disable automatic graphic switching, go to system preferences -> battery and untick Automatic graphic switching.
Refer to this guide: https://wethegeek.com/how-to-fix-screen-flickering-issue-on-mac-macbook-and-imac/