[Solved]Attempting to open Opera only brings up a black screen

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by leocg

I've just tried to open the Opera browser, but all I get is a black screen. Tried restarting the computer, but just got the same. The problem is only with Opera - all my other programs are fine. I'm running Windows 7 and this is the first time I've had anything wrong with this browser. Any advice?

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera last edited by

We are aware of this issue and trying to find root cause. Could you try starting Opera with --disable-gpu command line argument? If it works could you try changing default wallpaper and start Opera without --disable-gpu parameter?

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by @gmiazga

@mgeffro If I knew how to do any of that, I'd be glad to. Unfortunately I am not savvy that way.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

See https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2019/05/opera-60-0-3255-84-stable-update/

An update with a fix was released already.

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by yayagal @leocg

@leocg Thank you for that! Though on installation, I found that I lost everything from before - all my bookmarks, etc. Damn.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

You shouldn't.

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by yayagal @leocg

@leocg I did. There are no bookmarks or any other preferences now, and the Speed Dial page has gone back to default. It's a blank slate, basically, like I never installed it before.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

What version of Opera were you using before the update?

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by yayagal @leocg

@leocg Since it only gives me a black screen, I have no way of checking which version it was. I installed it about eight months ago, though.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

Okay, but you know at least if it was an stable version?

Anyway, if you don't update for a long time, such things may happen.

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by @leocg

@leocg Now I've another question. Now that I've installed the update, where's the VPN? I see nothing on the screen to tell me where I can see it or make changes. Isn't there supposed to be a VPN connection with this? (Thanks for any help, :))

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

Check settings page.

[yayagal]

yayagal last edited by @leocg

@leocg Jesus, I'm having nothing but problems with this thing. I enabled the VPN and it promptly refused to load any pages at all. Turned it off - still won't load anything. Just spins its wheels. I'm going to try restarting my computer, but if that doesn't work, I'm dumping it. This is WAY more trouble than a browser is worth.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator last edited by @yayagal

Create another topic to discuss about VPN issues.