Error: Could not get image reply

[cjvirtucio87]

Hi, everyone. I'm trying to run a container built off of the sunshine:fedora-40-latest image. UI works, and I'm able to connect with moonlight. However, trying to stream Steam just gives me a blank screen. And I see a ton of this output in the logs:

[2024:06:01:14:16:46]: Info: Screencasting with X11
[2024:06:01:14:16:46]: Info: Configuring selected display (0) to stream
[2024:06:01:14:16:46]: Info: Streaming display: HDMI-0 with res 3440x1440 offset by 0x0
[2024:06:01:14:16:46]: Error: Could not get image reply

Any ideas?

Some additional notes:

• I'm using x11
• I allowed local connections to the X server for docker with xhost +local:docker
• I have nvidia-container-toolkit installed
• container is running as root and with --privileged for now (will lock down later)

Here's the initialization logs:

[2024:06:01:14:15:15]: Info: Sunshine version: v2024.601.25037
[2024:06:01:14:15:15]: Info: New credentials have been created
[min_log_level] -- [debug]
[capture] -- [x11]
[2024:06:01:14:15:15]: Info: Sunshine version: v2024.601.25037
[2024:06:01:14:15:15]: Info: Detecting displays
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: HDMI-0 (id: 0)HDMI-0 connected: true
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-0 (id: 1)DP-0 connected: false
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-1 (id: 2)DP-1 connected: false
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-2 (id: 3)DP-2 connected: false
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-3 (id: 4)DP-3 connected: false
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-4 (id: 5)DP-4 connected: false
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Detected display: DP-5 (id: 6)DP-5 connected: false

(sunshine:1): dbind-WARNING **: 14:15:16.007: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/1000/at-spi/bus_0: No such file or directory
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: // Testing for available encoders, this may generate errors. You can safely ignore those errors. //
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Trying encoder [nvenc]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Screencasting with X11
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: System tray created

(sunshine:1): libappindicator-WARNING **: 14:15:16.036: Unable to get the session bus: Failed to execute child process ?dbus-launch? (No such file or directory)

(sunshine:1): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 14:15:16.036: Unable to get session bus: Failed to execute child process ?dbus-launch? (No such file or directory)
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [h264_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Loaded Nvenc version 12.2
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [h264_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc initialized successfully
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: Frame 1: IDR Keyframe (AV_FRAME_FLAG_KEY)
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [h264_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc unloaded
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Loaded Nvenc version 12.2
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc initialized successfully
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: Frame 1: IDR Keyframe (AV_FRAME_FLAG_KEY)
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc unloaded
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: System tray loop
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 601]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [av1_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Loaded Nvenc version 12.2
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [av1_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc initialized successfully
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Warning: [av1_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Codec not supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Error: [av1_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Provided device doesn't support required NVENC features
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Debug: [av1_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc unloaded
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Error: Could not open codec [av1_nvenc]: Function not implemented
[2024:06:01:14:15:16]: Info: Screencasting with X11
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: SDR color coding [Rec. 709]
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: Color depth: 10-bit
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: Color range: [JPEG]
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Loaded Nvenc version 12.2
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc initialized successfully
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: Frame 1: IDR Keyframe (AV_FRAME_FLAG_KEY)
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: [hevc_nvenc @ 0x1e3dd80] Nvenc unloaded
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info:
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: // Ignore any errors mentioned above, they are not relevant. //
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info:
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: ------  h264 ------
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: PASSED: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: REF_FRAMES_RESTRICT: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: CBR: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: DYNAMIC_RANGE: unsupported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: VUI_PARAMETERS: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: -------------------
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: Found H.264 encoder: h264_nvenc [nvenc]
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: ------  hevc ------
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: PASSED: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: REF_FRAMES_RESTRICT: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: CBR: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: DYNAMIC_RANGE: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: VUI_PARAMETERS: supported
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Debug: -------------------
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: Found HEVC encoder: hevc_nvenc [nvenc]
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Error: Failed to create client: Daemon not running
[2024:06:01:14:15:17]: Info: Configuration UI available at [https://localhost:47990]

[cjvirtucio87]

just discovered games-on-whales. looks like I needed to set ipc_mode: host: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/blob/2e442292d79b9d996f886b8a03d22b6eb6bddf7b/compose/streamers/sunshine.yml#L40

[ReenigneArcher]

Thanks for sharing the solution! Would mind submitting a PR to update our docs?

[ReenigneArcher]

I put up a PR here: LizardByte/Sunshine#3034