Vivaldi broken on upgrade to latest version
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Same here after the latest update. I also just loaded a new copy from your website and it's the same problem. So not a problem with the update but the new version itself.
Here is the error output indicating that we have to wait for a timeout as the db can't be opened:[31075:775:0422/104401.039578:ERROR:browser_switcher_service.cc(238)] XXX Init()
[31080:775:0422/104602.055157:ERROR:avf_media_reader.mm(206)] PROPMEDIA(GPU) : Initialize Asset is not playable
2020-04-22 10:46:02.098 Vivaldi Helper (GPU)[31080:1525724] NetworkStorageDB:_openDBReadConnections: failed to open read connection to DB @ /Users/x/Library/Caches/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.helper/Cache.db. Error=14. Cause=unable to open database file
2020-04-22 10:46:02.098 Vivaldi Helper (GPU)[31080:1525724] CacheRead: unable to open cache files in /Users/x/Library/Caches/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.helper
2020-04-22 10:46:02.098 Vivaldi Helper (GPU)[31080:1525724] Failed to obtain sandbox extension for path=/Users/x/Library/Caches/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.helper. Errno:1
2020-04-22 10:46:04.573 Vivaldi Helper[31081:1525804] XPC error for connection com.apple.backupd.sandbox.xpc: Connection invalidI than tried to delete the cache and noticed that there is no folder named com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.helper in the Cache. Only a folder named com.vivaldi.Vivaldi without the .helper
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So this affects macOS 10.13.x, anyone know if it also affects macOS 10.14.x? From my experience macOS 10.15.4 is not affected.
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@Chas4 Seems to be working fine here; using macOS 10.14.6
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@timi Same here; the last snapshot build that did not show this pause-on-start behavior on all of my Mac 10.13 systems was 2.12.1862.3. Each snapshot since then (and the recent official v3) have all exhibited this behavior.
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@ron-stewart I have not seen this pause behaviour at all before; been using Vivaldi (official releases only) for quite a while. Always worked well on my previous OS versions 10.10.x, 10.11.x and on this 10.13.6 (from December 2019) until today; always install the new official releases when they're available, never had a problem before.
I can't go any higher than 10.13.x on this version of iMac, nor will newer OS's run Adobe Creative Suite CS6 (so I've read), so am stuck here for now. -
Same problem here. MacOS 10.13.6. Have to wait a minute or two. After quitting Vivaldi 3 and reopening does the same - have to wait.
Downgrading back to v2. -
From what we know, this issue is affecting users on macOS 10.13 and older. Our devs are looking into it and we're hoping to fix the bug ASAP.
In many cases, like @timi mentioned, waiting a few minutes helps and the browser returns to normal (at least until you restart the browser).
Thank you for your patience and keep an eye on browser updates.
As a side-note, as this issue is only present on older macOS versions, if upgrading to the latest version is an option, that could be something to consider as well. Not just for the sake of getting Vivaldi to work, but for macOS' own improvements and security updates as well.
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@jane-n Thanks for this. Will keep a look-out for the fix...
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Thanks for the update @jane-n - Unfortunately I don't have the option to upgrade to anything higher than macOS 10.13.6 on my 2011 MBP. I use this machine mainly when relaxing on the couch, where my regular laptop would fry my legs off.
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Same here, thanks for keeping us posted, and updating the operating system would mean upgrading to a new system, which is not an option…
@HansGeering said in Vivaldi broken on upgrade to latest version:
Thanks for the update @jane-n - Unfortunately I don't have the option to upgrade to anything higher than macOS 10.13.6 on my 2011 MBP. I use this machine mainly when relaxing on the couch, where my regular laptop would fry my legs off.
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Wanted to confirm - I am running 10.11.6 - the prior version worked fine but this version is a gray screen and nothing else. Left it sit for 20 minutes and came back and still a gray screen.
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@eggwin Thank you so much for this link!!!
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I'm on Mac OS 10.12.6 Sierra and the latest update ruined the opening of the browser. All I get now is a blank dead screen that CRASHES Vivaldi. I have to do a "Force Close"
When I reverted back down to Vivaldi version 2.11.1811.47, I get back my browser back to working operation status!
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Updating to Catalina is not an option for me either. I guess I stick to 2.11.1811.52.
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@timi Same thing happened to me - so I downloaded the new version from this site, because it had updated from within the browser before, and, after installing, opened it up. And yeah, there was the blank window again. But, I just waited about two to three minutes, and it all came back up. So it's something to do with the new stuff getting settled. After that initial wait, though, I figured it would start up much faster when I booted it up again.... Nope, still takes about three minutes to actually come alive. That's a problem....
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Vivaldi.3.0.1874.23.dmg
2015 15" mbp, osx 10.14.6 - no problem with the upgrade
2011 17" mbp, osx 10.12.6 - same grey screen and dead browser that others are seeing.I've waited 12 minutes and the browser hasn't responded, but then I had a lot of windows open. I'll wait another 20 before attempting to replace with the latest v2 version.
[edit: more than 20m later]
no response. quit v3 without problem. downloaded last v2.11, started up without problem with all windows intact. -
Please try to avoid downgrading the browser to an older version as it can cause issues in your profile, if not immediately, then possibly in the future.
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@jane-n We don't really have a choice, other than to use another browser until the bug between Vivaldi and the pre osx 10.14 interaction is fixed.
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Same error here on OSX 10.13 (iMac 2014). Latest working Vivaldi version for me is https://downloads.vivaldi.com/snapshot/Vivaldi.2.12.1862.3.dmg (Beta Snapshot with option to disable the video popout).
After some minutes the gray window is loading, but is unsuitable like this. Deleting the profile folder/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.plist does not help.
Please also test on older systems in the future. One reason to use vivaldi is the possibility to run it on old machines.