icaria36 🎶

Looking for #linuxaudio users with an #nvidia graphics card to see if the #Bitwig Connect control panel app works for you. You don't need to have the Connect hardware, just install

https://www.bitwig.com/get-connected/

and let me know if the app starts or crashes. You can boot it from the command line for more verbose output:

$ bitwig-control-panel

This version used to work in Ubuntu 25.04 but... (background follows)

Get Connected | Bitwig

Control Panel, drivers, and other resources for Bitwig Connect.

www.bitwig.com
Dec 19 at 10:39amWeb
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19

This app used to work in Ubuntu 25.04 but now in 25.10 it crashes, and the logs complain about the nvidia drivers.

It is strange because Bitwig itself works for me with the same nvidia drivers and hardware acceleration.

I contacted Bitwig support and they say they haven't heard about this issue. This is why I'm looking for at least a couple more linux+nvidia testers, to see if we can confirm the bug or if there is something particular to my system.

Show threadMorten MosgaardDec 19
@icaria36 the app isn't starting here, but I'm on CachyOS (Arch) and it was only downloadable as a .deb. And therefore not the best fit to install on an Arch system.
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19

@mosgaard Thank you very much for testing! Can you check if in your home folder there is a new hidden directory ".BitwigConnectControlPanel" and if it has a "bitwig-connect-control-panel-jvm-crash.log" file inside? If you open that log, do you see in the first lines something about nvidia drivers, like i.e.

# Problematic frame:
# C [libnvidia-glcore.so.580.95.05+0xd6c213]

?

That's all, I won't ask more. 😅

Show threadMorten MosgaardDec 19

@icaria36 I have:

# Problematic frame:
# C [libvulkan_intel.so+0x3c2c81]

Show threadMorten MosgaardDec 19
@icaria36 perhaps I should mention I'm on a Lenovo, that has a combined GPU. So there is either the internal or there is NVIDIA.
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19
@mosgaard Ah, but this is very good. You got the same type of error on a different card. Thank you very much!
Show threadDr. LämmerbeinDec 19
@mosgaard @icaria36 There's a version of it in AUR - so I can install it on Arch Linux. I'm getting this error with an nvidia card.
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19

@dr_laemmerbein @mosgaard Oooo, thank you so much! This is very useful as well.

At the very least it's clear that this is not one of those "something is broken in my system". Still to be seen how much of this problem is in the app or upstream in the drivers.

Show threadChris MillsDec 19
@icaria36 It runs on my Linux Mint 22.2 w/Nvidia display. I have intentionally set my Bitwig graphics to OpenGL instead of Vulkan (not sure if it is reading the state of my graphics driver from Bitwig preferences).
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19
@ambientspace Wow, thank you! How do set Bitwig graphics to OpenGL instead of Vulkan? This is new to me, and I see Vulkan mentioned in the error logs.
Show threadChris MillsDec 19

@icaria36 it's not easily found, but try these steps. Once set, it should work for 5.3.13 and later installations.
1. CTL-Enter to open the Commander in Bitwig (v5.3.13 in my case).
2. Search for "Advanced" and you should see one entry "Show Advanced Settings". Click this.
3. This should open your Settings panel to the *hidden* Advanced Settings where you can choose between Vulkan or OpenGL. A restart of Bitwig is needed if you make changes.

Good luck!

Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19
@ambientspace Oh my, I'll try. I had no idea.
Show threadChris MillsDec 19
@icaria36 I was getting poor UI response in Bitwig (laggy, stutters) and this was *after* going through all the steps to get RT Kernel, processor and power management setting adjusted. Now it is smooth and lovely to interact with.
Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 19

@ambientspace Changing Bitwig to OpenGL changes nothing in the control panel app, which, ok, makes sense because they are different apps.

I wonder whether the control panel app works for you because you have older nvidia drivers (it used to work for me just a few months ago). Anyway, interesting.

Show threadChris MillsDec 19

@icaria36 I'm using the NVidia driver version 580.95.05

Have you tried unplugging the BW Connect device to see if the app will open with nothing connected?

Show threadJavier MelgarDec 22

@icaria36 works fine in CachyOs Linux

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bitwig-control-panel

Show threadicaria36 🎶Dec 22
@animatek Thank you for testing! Which version of nvidia driver are you using?
Show threadAxperteJan 17

RE: https://sonomu.club/@icaria36/115745801893838936

@icaria36

MX Linux

- Debian 12
- KDE
- Pipewire
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
- Open GL
- X11
- GLX 1.4

OpenGL: 4.6.0
NVIDIA Driver Version: 550.163.01
NVML Version: 12.550.163.01

Show threadAxperteJan 17

@icaria36

$ bitwig-control-panel

[2026-1-17 21:16:1.644 info] Redirecting stdout to /home/mx/.BitwigConnectControlPanel/log/BitwigConnectControlPanel.log
[2026-1-17 21:16:1.644 info] Redirecting stderr to /home/mx/.BitwigConnectControlPanel/log/BitwigConnectControlPanel.log
[2026-1-17 21:16:1.644 info] Child process launched with PID 137257
[2026-1-17 21:16:2.298 error] Child process with PID 137257 exited with error code: 1

no space left to post it all :)

Show threadAxperte5h ago
@icaria36 got it running with an additional lib. Hardware test following.