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josh_bodner
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Oct 20, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.673.0 is live

Hello Insiders!  Today we’re releasing build 88.0.673.0 to the Dev channel.  As you can see, this is the first build from major version 88, and it’s a very special build, because it marks our first r...
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erictbar
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Oct 21, 2020

Tried installing the Linux build to Zorin OS (15.3) running in a VM (Parallels Desktop 16), the window is all blank, parts white parts black, can be maximized or closed but I cannot start the initial setup.

 

I first tried the .deb file, then deleted from a command prompt and reinstalled via the instructions provided, issues prevail.

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    josh_bodner
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    Oct 22, 2020

    erictbar given that Zorin isn't one of our officially supported distros, I'm not surprised it's got some issues.  If you use the alt+shift+i shortcut to send feedback, is the feedback window usable?  It might be interesting to see if we can get any logs from that.  

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      Jens_Siebert
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      Oct 22, 2020

      josh_bodnerI have the same issue with Edge Dev 88.0.673.0-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS system running in Parallels Desktop 16. I do only see the title bar of the Edge Dev window but the window content is all white. Probably a compatibility problem with the Parallels graphics driver and/or graphics acceleration in Edge Dev?

       

      EDIT: Solved! Run Edge Dev using microsoft-edge-dev --disable-gpu to disable hardware acceleration. This should successfully start Edge Dev. One can disable hardware acceleration permanently by disabling Settings -> System -> Use hardware acceleration when available until Parallels provides a fix. It seems to be a problem with their graphics driver as Google Chrome shows the same behavior when run in Parallels/Linux.

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