Simply try to open or create a vault under arch linux.
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]
Yes.
I have tried the last two versions 1.11.4 and 1.11.5, neither work.
I have done clean installs with zero plugins other than the default plugins bundled and enabled with the installation package.
I cannot open a sandbox vault because it never gets that far.
Expected result
I would expect existing vaults to open and to be able to create a new one.
Actual result
screen stuck on “loading Obsidian”
After a complete wipe of all configuration information in .config and a clean reinstall, the obsidian open/create dialog shows but it can not be interacted with.
Environment
This is not possible as no vault can be opened so that a Ctl-P can be performed.
Additional information
I cant open existing vaults After upgrading to version 1.11.4 or 1.11.5 nor can I create a new vault. Clicking on the create new vault does nothing. Trying to open an existing vault hangs with the the message “opening” if you act fast. If you do nothing, dont try to open a vault or create a vault it still hangs. The htop numbers are crazy: The virtual memory of the process is 1392 GB. Yes, that is 1.292 TB.
Additional things that I have tried:
I have removed both the .config/obsidian directory and the .obsidian directory in the vault. I have tried making a blank directory and opening that as a vault. I have tried obsidian from the linux repository and I have run the .AppImage file directly. I have uninstalled and reinstalled numerous times.
Reverting to version 1.10 works but obviously that’s not a permanent solution.
You should probably add some system information like kernel, desktop environment, x11 or wayland and so on.
On 6.18.6-arch1-1 with KDE plasma 6.5.5 on Wayland, both the AppImage and extra/obsidian start correctly for me.
Yeah, sorry. I had another post with some details and I realized it was in the wrong place. Anyway, my apologies, and thanks for letting me know that its working for someone. Any ideas for me? I just set it not to update but id like to stay current.
6.18.5-arch1-1
plasmashell 6.5.5
so i guess its the same setup as you. Im not running extra/obsidian. I will modify my original post to include this.
I am going to move this to help section because I think this is a problem specific to your system. Not a general problem
We only provide support for the appimage or snap, which we make directly. If you used third party packages, we just don’t know what’s going.
Obsidian 1.11.4 (when using our installation packages) runs with electron 39, which now defaults on wayland native (in system that supports it). You can force Obsidian to run with X11/Xwayland with --ozone-platform=x11.
Sorry. I suck at communication I guess. What worked was downloading the appimage 1.10.6 and letting it upgrade itself. I didnt know appimages could do that.