Stellarium Menus Not Visible

[tblack58]

I just installed Stellarium 24.4 on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS running on a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8 GB of RAM. I am using the Cinnamon desktop. I can launch the program and move the display around, but the bottom and left menus will not display. Knowing where the bottom menu buttons should be, I can invoke their functions; I just can't see the menu or buttons. As for the left menu, clicking on those buttons does not display any of the dialog windows. However, mousing over where the windows should be, I saw some help text, so it appears the windows exist even if I can't see them. Clicking on an object, Polaris for example, does not display information about the object.

I suspect something is missing in my graphic driver configuration, but I don't know how to diagnose it. I did run Stellarium at the command line using the --dump-opengl-details parameter. Hopefully someone can use this to identify the problem and tell me how to correct it.

tblack@Rpi5-8:~/Downloads$ stellarium --verbose --dump-opengl-details
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[ This is Stellarium 24.4 (v24.4.0) - https://stellarium.org/ ]
[ Copyright (C) 2000-2024 Stellarium Developers               ]
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Writing log file to: /home/tblack/.stellarium/log.txt
File search paths:
 [0]: /home/tblack/.stellarium
 [1]: /usr/share/stellarium
Config file: /home/tblack/.stellarium/config.ini
Default surface format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags<QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption>(), depthBufferSize -1, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize -1, samples -1, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::DefaultSwapBehavior, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QSurfaceFormat::DefaultColorSpace, profile  QSurfaceFormat::NoProfile)
OpenGL module type: desktop OpenGL
Warning: Setting a new default format with a different version or profile after the global shared context is created may cause issues with context sharing.
Couldn't load translations for language  "C" in section "stellarium"
Empty translation file for language  "C" in section "stellarium"
Default surface format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 3.3, options QFlags<QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption>(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize 8, greenBufferSize 8, blueBufferSize 8, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples -1, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::DefaultSwapBehavior, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QSurfaceFormat::DefaultColorSpace, profile  QSurfaceFormat::CoreProfile)
OpenGL module type: desktop OpenGL
StelGLWidget constructor
StelGraphicsScene constructor
initializeGL(windowWidth = 1024, windowHeight = 768)
OpenGL supported version:  "3.1 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.1"
Current Format:  QSurfaceFormat(version 3.1, options QFlags<QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption>(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize 8, greenBufferSize 8, blueBufferSize 8, alphaBufferSize 0, stencilBufferSize 8, samples 0, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::DefaultSwapBehavior, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QSurfaceFormat::DefaultColorSpace, profile  QSurfaceFormat::NoProfile)
Initialization StelMainView
Luminance textures are not supported
Maximum texture anisotropy: 16
Maximum 2D texture size: 4096
Detected: OpenGL 3.1
Driver version string: 3.1 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.1
GL vendor: Broadcom
GL renderer: V3D 7.1.7
GL Shading Language version: 1.40
initializeOpenGLFunctions()...
OpenGL Features:
 - glActiveTexture() function is available.
 - Shader functions are available.
 - Vertex and index buffer functions are available.
 - Framebuffer object functions are available.
 - glBlendColor() is available.
 - glBlendEquation() is available.
 - glBlendEquationSeparate() is available.
 - glBlendFuncSeparate() is available.
 - Blend subtract mode is available.
 - Compressed texture functions are available.
 - glSampleCoverage() function is available.
 - Separate stencil functions are available.
 - Non power of two textures are available.
 - Non power of two textures can use GL_REPEAT as wrap parameter.
 - The fixed function pipeline is NOT available.
Line widths available from 1 to 32
OpenGL shader capabilities and details:
 - Vertex Shader: YES
 - Fragment Shader: YES
 - Geometry Shader: NO
 - TessellationControl Shader: NO
 - TessellationEvaluation Shader: NO
 - Compute Shader: NO
We have 147 OpenGL extensions:
 - "GL_AMD_conservative_depth"
 - "GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend"
 - "GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect"
 - "GL_AMD_performance_monitor"
 - "GL_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax"
 - "GL_AMD_texture_texture4"
 - "GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3"
 - "GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5"
 - "GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility"
 - "GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility"
 - "GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays"
 - "GL_ARB_base_instance"
 - "GL_ARB_buffer_storage"
 - "GL_ARB_clear_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_clear_texture"
 - "GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage"
 - "GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted"
 - "GL_ARB_conservative_depth"
 - "GL_ARB_copy_buffer"
 - "GL_ARB_copy_image"
 - "GL_ARB_debug_output"
 - "GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float"
 - "GL_ARB_direct_state_access"
 - "GL_ARB_draw_buffers"
 - "GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend"
 - "GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex"
 - "GL_ARB_draw_indirect"
 - "GL_ARB_draw_instanced"
 - "GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location"
 - "GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location"
 - "GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions"
 - "GL_ARB_fragment_shader"
 - "GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments"
 - "GL_ARB_framebuffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB"
 - "GL_ARB_get_program_binary"
 - "GL_ARB_get_texture_sub_image"
 - "GL_ARB_half_float_pixel"
 - "GL_ARB_half_float_vertex"
 - "GL_ARB_instanced_arrays"
 - "GL_ARB_internalformat_query"
 - "GL_ARB_internalformat_query2"
 - "GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata"
 - "GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment"
 - "GL_ARB_map_buffer_range"
 - "GL_ARB_multi_bind"
 - "GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect"
 - "GL_ARB_occlusion_query2"
 - "GL_ARB_parallel_shader_compile"
 - "GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_point_sprite"
 - "GL_ARB_polygon_offset_clamp"
 - "GL_ARB_program_interface_query"
 - "GL_ARB_provoking_vertex"
 - "GL_ARB_robustness"
 - "GL_ARB_sampler_objects"
 - "GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counter_ops"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_objects"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_subroutine"
 - "GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod"
 - "GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack"
 - "GL_ARB_shading_language_include"
 - "GL_ARB_shading_language_packing"
 - "GL_ARB_stencil_texturing"
 - "GL_ARB_sync"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_float"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_gather"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_multisample"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_query_levels"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_query_lod"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_rectangle"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_rg"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_stencil8"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_storage"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_swizzle"
 - "GL_ARB_texture_view"
 - "GL_ARB_transform_feedback2"
 - "GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced"
 - "GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_array_object"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_shader"
 - "GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev"
 - "GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate"
 - "GL_ATI_texture_float"
 - "GL_EXT_EGL_image_storage"
 - "GL_EXT_EGL_sync"
 - "GL_EXT_abgr"
 - "GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate"
 - "GL_EXT_debug_label"
 - "GL_EXT_draw_buffers2"
 - "GL_EXT_draw_instanced"
 - "GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit"
 - "GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample"
 - "GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled"
 - "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object"
 - "GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB"
 - "GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil"
 - "GL_EXT_packed_float"
 - "GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object"
 - "GL_EXT_polygon_offset_clamp"
 - "GL_EXT_provoking_vertex"
 - "GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_array"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_integer"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_sRGB"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_snorm"
 - "GL_EXT_texture_swizzle"
 - "GL_EXT_transform_feedback"
 - "GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra"
 - "GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays"
 - "GL_KHR_context_flush_control"
 - "GL_KHR_debug"
 - "GL_KHR_no_error"
 - "GL_KHR_parallel_shader_compile"
 - "GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_ldr"
 - "GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_sliced_3d"
 - "GL_MESA_pack_invert"
 - "GL_MESA_shader_integer_functions"
 - "GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba"
 - "GL_NV_conditional_render"
 - "GL_NV_copy_image"
 - "GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil"
 - "GL_OES_EGL_image"
 - "GL_S3_s3tc"
EXT_gpu_shader4 MISSING!
MESA Version Number detected: 24
Mesa version is fine, we should not see a graphics problem.
GLSL Version Number detected: 1.4
GLSL version is fine, we should not see a graphics problem.
stel.OpenGLArray: Vertex Array Objects are supported
Couldn't load translations for language  "C" in section "stellarium-skycultures"
Empty translation file for language  "C" in section "stellarium-skycultures"
Sky language: C
Couldn't load translations for language  "C" in section "stellarium-planetary-features"
Empty translation file for language  "C" in section "stellarium-planetary-features"
Planetary features language: C
Couldn't load translations for language  "C" in section "stellarium"
Empty translation file for language  "C" in section "stellarium"
Application language: C
Couldn't load translations for language  "C" in section "stellarium-scripts"
Empty translation file for language  "C" in section "stellarium-scripts"
Scripts language: C
Max texture size: 4096

[gzotti]

I only have RasPis 3&4. On RPi4, following the notes in our wiki (have you seen them?) leads to success. Sorry, I cannot give advice for RPi5.

[alex-w]

I fear you have installed version 23.4 by the fact. Did you compile it from source code or just install from some repository?

P.S. I guess the solution for RPi4 will work here too (see our wiki)

[tblack58]

I uninstalled the package I tried initially, downloaded the source code, and built it per the instructions on the Wiki. Initially I got a black screen, but using the --opengl-compat parameter it appears to run fine.

Thank you for your help.