Bug 496427

Summary:	After updating from 8.4.0 to 8.5.0 digiKam there is only a white screen on start-up
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Stefan <StefanLinke>
Component:	Bundle-Windows	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.5.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Stefan 2024-11-18 17:02:33 UTC

SUMMARY
I updated from 8.4.0 to 8.5.0 running "digiKam-8.5.0-Qt5-Win64.exe".
It looks like the de-install and the install went fine,
but starting digiKam up now only leads to a blank white screen.
The window title shows the digiKam icon and has the title "digiKam", but then there are only the windows controls (minimize, window mode, close)
I can see that there are some components on this empty screen, because the mouse pointer indicates that there are some controls, but the only thing I can (or want to) do is closing the app.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Update from 8.4.0 to 8.5.0 running "digiKam-8.5.0-Qt5-Win64.exe".
2. Start up digiKam

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-11-18 17:29:39 UTC

The problem is related to the OpenGL support of your graphics card.
The problem is also known with the Qt5 version of digiKam, download the version with Qt6 in the name.

Maik

Comment 2 Stefan 2024-11-19 09:06:52 UTC

Yes, this worked.
Thank you very much!