Launcher does not work

[dharmik2319]

(1) Issue/Bug Description:
When pressing super, the launcher window does show up, but is empty, and does not show running apps, and also cannot search apps, or basically anything (like the calculator with the = key). Even ? doesn't work, it still remains empty.

(2) Expected behavior:
Launcher shows all running apps and searchable apps and functions normally, as it would.

(3) Distribution (run cat /etc/os-release):

NAME="Pop!_OS"
VERSION="22.04 LTS"
ID=pop
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
HOME_URL="https://pop.system76.com"
SUPPORT_URL="https://support.system76.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
LOGO=distributor-logo-pop-os

(4) Gnome Shell version:
gnome-shell --version reports GNOME Shell 42.5

(5) Pop Shell version (run apt policy pop-shell or provide the latest commit if building locally):

  Installed: 1.1.0~1677211888~22.04~dcf17f3
  Candidate: 1.1.0~1677211888~22.04~dcf17f3
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.0~1677211888~22.04~dcf17f3 1001
       1001 http://apt.pop-os.org/release jammy/main amd64 Packages
       1001 http://apt.pop-os.org/release jammy/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

pop-launcher:
  Installed: 1.2.2~1678935224~22.04~717fd61
  Candidate: 1.2.2~1678935224~22.04~717fd61
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.2~1678935224~22.04~717fd61 1001
       1001 http://apt.pop-os.org/release jammy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

(6) Where was Pop Shell/Launcher installed from:
Preinstalled and updated, not from source

(7) Other Installed/Enabled Extensions:
gnome-extensions list --enabled reports:

clipboard-indicator@tudmotu.com
dash-to-dock-cosmic-@halfmexicanhalfamazing@gmail.com
emoji-selector@maestroschan.fr
compiz-windows-effect@hermes83.github.com
cosmic-workspaces@system76.com
ding@rastersoft.com
pop-cosmic@system76.com
pop-shell@system76.com
system76-power@system76.com
screenshot-window-sizer@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

(8) Other Notes:
pop-launcher reports:

[1]    33278 illegal hardware instruction (core dumped)  pop-launcher

and the issue has been persisting since about a month or so

[dharmik2319]

I would like to add that I would like to not build from source, as I am low on storage and my device is low-end

[dharmik2319]

Some screenshots:

[leviport]

It looks like you've made some extensive aesthetic modifications to your installation. Have you ruled those out as a cause?

[dharmik2319]

I will try disabling the extensions and try again.

[dharmik2319]

I have now disabled most extensions, except the essential ones, and now, gnome-extensions list --enabled returns:

dash-to-dock-cosmic-@halfmexicanhalfamazing@gmail.com
cosmic-workspaces@system76.com
pop-cosmic@system76.com
pop-shell@system76.com
system76-power@system76.com

I have also tried restarting the shell with Alt+F2 and r, but the issue still persists.
Also, if there are other steps/tests that you want me to take, please mention them together, so that time is saved for the both of us.

[dharmik2319]

Are you able to diagnose the cause of this? Or do you need me to try out more things?

[dharmik2319]

@leviport, do you think it might be related to

(8) Other Notes:
pop-launcher reports:

[1]    33278 illegal hardware instruction (core dumped)  pop-launcher

[leviport]

That doesn't really tell me anything, but if we're worried about some kind of hardware incompatibility, you could boot a live disk to see if the launcher works in a clean environment. My bet is that it will, and if it does, that means something is misconfigured in your installation.

[dharmik2319]

Do you have some idea, as to what the misconfiguration might be? So that it is easier for me to try to solve this.

[mmstick]

You could check if the launcher package from staging master works

[dharmik2319]

Ok, so I tied compiling v1.2.1 and latest commit ce2ba21
I did a local install
when I tried to execute the ce2ba21 binary, it said

could not read cache file
No such file or directory

when i executed the v1.2.1 binary, there was no output at all, and the process just continued till i stopped it with Ctrl+c.

Update: turns out, when executing the v1.2.1 local binary, there is no output, but pressing super, everything works normally, but it still is very slow at loading contents

Update 2: I installed the v1.2.1 binary at system level as well, and now it works normally, but when i remove the local installation, it again stops working, very weird

[dharmik2319]

you may decide if you wish to close this, or solve the weird behaviour

And Thank you very much for your support!