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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-127778

WebEngine examples are not able to start under VirtualBox VM without QT_OPENGL=software

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
    • None
    • 6.7.2
    • WebEngine
    • None
    • VirtualBox Windows 11 guest, Linux (Ubuntu 24.04) host, VirtualBox 7.0.20

    Description

      Try to start up any of the Qt WebEngine widget examples end up with crash.

      In debug mode it can be seen that some assertion

      ASSERT(getClientVersion() < ES_3_0 || formatMaxSamples >= 4); 

      fails in

      C:\Qt\6.6.3\Src\qtwebengine\src\3rdparty\chromium\third_party\angle\src\libANGLE\Context.cpp
        

      like can be seen in the following screenshot:

      Note, that the WebEngine examples start up nicely on the same Windows 11 guest machine, when environment QT_OPENGL=software is set.

      Note, that all other Qt widgets and also Chrome browser are capable to run nicely on the same Windows 11 guest.

      PS! VirtualBox Guest Display is configured as follows:

      VirtualBox version 7.0.20:

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