From d6aaa5bf9aa3710660c683b6e3e0ed971ee44af5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Romain Vimont Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:37:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add a FAQ section for Wayland support The video driver might need to be explicitly set to wayland. Refs #2554 Refs #2559 --- FAQ.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index c1e39a39..b11896db 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -153,6 +153,26 @@ You may also need to configure the [scaling behavior]: [scaling behavior]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/40#issuecomment-424466723 +### Issue with Wayland + +By default, SDL uses x11 on Linux. The [video driver] can be changed via the +`SDL_VIDEODRIVER` environment variable: + +[video driver]: https://wiki.libsdl.org/FAQUsingSDL#how_do_i_choose_a_specific_video_driver + +```bash +export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland +scrcpy +``` + +On some distributions (at least Fedora), the package `libdecor` must be +installed manually. + +See issues [#2554] and [#2559]. + +[#2554]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2554 +[#2559]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2559 + ### KWin compositor crashes