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hyprland-debug

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Debug Hyprland/Wayland issues. Use when theme switching fails, windows disappear, services crash, or displays malfunction.

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<diagnosis_order>

  1. Check Hyprland logs for errors (DRM conflicts, modesetting)
  2. Check for process accumulation (multiple swaybg, waybar instances)
  3. Check service logs for Wayland connection errors
  4. Verify HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE is current
  5. Check monitor-related daemons for state-change loops </diagnosis_order>

<log_locations> Hyprland logs: /run/user/$(id -u)/hypr/*/hyprland.log Hyprland socket: $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/ User service logs: journalctl --user -u SERVICE </log_locations>

<common_causes> Windows disappearing: Multiple background daemons (swaybg) causing DRM page-flip conflicts. Repeated modesetting: Monitor daemon applying config without checking current state. Service crashes: Wayland connection lost during restart - often from upstream DRM issues. Broken socket errors: Stale HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE from crash/logout. </common_causes>

<anti_patterns> Restarting services with file watchers: Check logs for "reload listener" - if present, service auto-reloads. Gentle kills for background daemons: Use SIGKILL + delay for clean replacement. Monitor config without state check: Always check current state before hyprctl keyword commands. SIGUSR2 for waybar theme changes: Doesn't re-fetch @imported CSS files - need full restart. Modifying nix-managed configs: Symlinks to /nix/store are immutable - can't trigger inotify. PartOf= for Wayland services: Causes services to stop during home-manager reload. </anti_patterns>

<service_reload_methods> Check bin/omarchy/ scripts for current implementations. General patterns:

  • hyprctl keyword: Safe for Hyprland config changes without reload
  • swaync-client -rs: CSS reload without service restart
  • File watchers: Many services auto-reload on file change
  • Full restart: Only when other methods don't work </service_reload_methods>

<stale_session_fix> Shell startup script in shell/fish/conf.d/ handles stale HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE. Tests actual hyprctl connectivity and updates to working instance. tmux update-environment includes Wayland vars. </stale_session_fix>