Segmentation fault on debian

[CaptainSwashbuckle]

Hi

I'm on Debian 13

When I run resolve I get a segmentation fault. Anyone know how to fix?

/opt/resolve/bin/resolve
ActCCMessage Already in Table: Code= c005, Mode= 13, Level=  1, CmdKey= -1, Option= 0
ActCCMessage Already in Table: Code= c006, Mode= 13, Level=  1, CmdKey= -1, Option= 0
ActCCMessage Already in Table: Code= c007, Mode= 13, Level=  1, CmdKey= -1, Option= 0
ActCCMessage Already in Table: Code= 2282, Mode=  0, Level=  0, CmdKey= 8, Option= 0
21.0.0b.0028 Linux/Clang x86_64
Main thread starts: C0176000
log4cxx: setFile(./logs/rollinglog.txt,true) call failed.
log4cxx: IO Exception : status code = 2
0x7f2cc0176000 | Undefined            | INFO  | 2026-05-06 08:12:08,009 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
log4cxx: No output stream or file set for the appender named [RollLogAppender].
0x7f2cc0176000 | Undefined            | INFO  | 2026-05-06 08:12:08,009 | Loaded log config from /home/koba/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/configs/log-conf.xml
0x7f2cc0176000 | Undefined            | INFO  | 2026-05-06 08:12:08,009 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Segmentation fault

 

[Ayrshire]

A quick check on Gemini says it's a fault when the program tries to access a memory location that it's not allowed to touch. Gemini and probably other AI Chatbots will give you a detailed explanation and clues on how to fix it.

 

[Syxguns]

Fix for DaVinci Resolve Segmentation Fault on Devian 13.
If Resolve prints the following and then crashes:

log4cxx: setFile(./logs/rollinglog.txt,true) call failed.log4cxx: IO Exception : status code = 2Loaded log config from /home/<user>/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/configs/log-conf.xmlSegmentation fault

…then the issue is almost certainly caused by Resolve not being able to write to its own log directory. This usually happens if Resolve was ever run with sudo, which causes the config/log folders to become owned by root.

The “ActCCMessage Already in Table” lines are harmless and not related to the crash.

RUN THIS:

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolvechmod -R u+rw ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolve

Then launch Resolve again.

If that doesn't work, reset the Resolve config folder

mv ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolve ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolve.bak

Run Resolve again — it will recreate the folder with correct permissions.

I hope this information will resolve the issue.

 

[CaptainSwashbuckle]

Sadly I've gotten the same thing.Even after renaming the folder.

Is there a guide for Debian 13 as this setup is absolutely torturous.
Was planning to buy the paid version but not if I can't even get the free one up and running.

 

[CaptainSwashbuckle]

So I run the program and get this now

I include the driver version of Nvidia I'm on

If I then click update configuration I cannot see my GPU in GPU configuration. Is there something I need to do to get Davinci Resolve to recognise my GPU card?

 

[Syxguns]

I am not running Debian 13, so it's difficult for me to answer precisely what the issue is. I found an article that was updated Jan 17, 2026 that might answer some questions for you a little better.

Release of Debian tested was Debian 12 (bookworm) amd64.
Due to reliance on systemd, the application will not work on Devuan GNU+Linux.

Here is the site: Crystallabs.io

 

[Syxguns]

Edit: A little more research showed me that Debian 13.4 (trixie) has the latest security updates.
1. DaVinci Resolve on Linux requires CUDA to utilize NVIDIA GPUs

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit nvidia-vulkan-icd nvidia-driver-libs

2. Common issues on Debian is that Resolve looks for libraries in paths used by CentOS and Rocky Linux distros. You can often force Resolve to see the driver by preloading the library.

Try launching Resolve from the terminal with this command:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcuda.so /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

If that works, the drivers will load, then add this command to Resolves launcher files.

3. Maybe check for missing dependencies, and if any are found, they will need to add those packages to Debian.

ldd /opt/resolve/bin/resolve | grep "not found"

I hope that between the article and these tricks, you will be able to get it running correctly.