corectrl cannot start helper

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pamac build corectl it will ask you to install needed dependencies to install, then build the package :grin: Answer from dr460nf1r3 on forum.garudalinux.org

GitLab

gitlab.com › corectrl › corectrl › #40

CoreCtrl won't start: Cannot start helper, Initialization failed... (#40) · Issues · CoreCtrl / CoreCtrl · GitLab

``` ~  corectrl    10023 [18-10-19 22:22:18.509][W] No translation found for locale en_US [18-10-19 22:22:18.509][W] Using en_EN translation. [18-10-19 22:22:18.781][W] Cannot start helper [18-10-19 22:22:18.781][W] Initialization failed [18-10-19 22:22:18.781][W] Exiting...

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r/linuxquestions on Reddit: Has anyone gotten Corectrl to work on Arch Linux?

June 12, 2020 -

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I've tried installing corectrl from the AUR but, when I tried to run it, I get the following error:

[09-06-20 21:31:00.457][W] No translation found for locale en_US
[09-06-20 21:31:00.457][W] Using en_EN translation.
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Cannot start helper
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Initialization failed
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Exiting...

What should I do? My machine's language was always set to en_US; I installed corectrl with yay -Sy corectrl (I also tried corectrl-git, still didn't work), and I also installed the optional dependencies, with no luck whatsoever.

cat /tmp/CoreCtrl.log:

[09-06-20 21:27:50.487][I] ----- Application started -----
[09-06-20 21:27:50.676][W] No translation found for locale en_US
[09-06-20 21:27:50.676][W] Using en_EN translation.
[09-06-20 21:27:51.041][E] [helpercontrol.cpp:139] Helper start error.
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Cannot start helper
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Initialization failed
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Exiting...

I've also found this issue on upstream's gitlab: https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/issues/89

My setup:

Arch Linux

WM: i3wm (no DEs installed)

Display Manager: LightDM

Display server: X11

I've checked Polkit and it runs just fine. I also tried installing the qt5 package group, but that did nothing to fix the issue.

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

EDIT: solved by running corectrl with sudo

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have the same issue, did you fix it?

reddit.com › r/archlinux › has anyone gotten corectrl to work on arch linux?

r/archlinux on Reddit: Has anyone gotten Corectrl to work on Arch Linux?

June 10, 2020 -

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I've tried installing corectrl from the AUR but, when I tried to run it, I get the following error:

[09-06-20 21:31:00.457][W] No translation found for locale en_US
[09-06-20 21:31:00.457][W] Using en_EN translation.
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Cannot start helper
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Initialization failed
[09-06-20 21:31:00.584][W] Exiting...

What should I do? My machine's language was always set to en_US; I installed corectrl with yay -Sy corectrl (I also tried corectrl-git, still didn't work), and I also installed the optional dependencies, with no luck whatsoever.

cat /tmp/CoreCtrl.log:

[09-06-20 21:27:50.487][I] ----- Application started -----
[09-06-20 21:27:50.676][W] No translation found for locale en_US
[09-06-20 21:27:50.676][W] Using en_EN translation.
[09-06-20 21:27:51.041][E] [helpercontrol.cpp:139] Helper start error.
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Cannot start helper
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Initialization failed
[09-06-20 21:27:51.050][W] Exiting...

I've also found this issue on upstream's gitlab: https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/issues/89

My setup:

Arch Linux

WM: i3wm (no DEs installed)

Display Manager: LightDM

Display server: X11

I've checked Polkit and it runs just fine. I also tried installing the qt5 package group, but that did nothing to fix the issue.

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

EDIT: fixed by running corectrl with sudo

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Yes. The installation was like any other AUR package. No problems here.

I installed the git version -> yay -S corectrl-git

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Both versions run on Arch with Xfce using LightDM and PolKit, with running polkit.service and dbus.service.

GitHub

github.com › NixOS › nixpkgs › issues › 410256

Corectrl can't find necesarry programs, I think it might be a spelling error in it's package script · Issue #410256 · NixOS/nixpkgs

May 23, 2025 - qrWrapperArgs = [ I'm not sure as I have never used it before, but seems quite fitting when none of the tools are avaible to corectrl when it tries to launch.

Author NixOS

Garuda Linux

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CoreCtrl won't start - Issues & Assistance - Garuda Linux Forum

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pamac build corectl it will ask you to install needed dependencies to install, then build the package :grin:

Arch Linux Forums

bbs.archlinux.org › viewtopic.php

[solved] Corectrl failing to launch because of polkit / Newbie Corner / Arch Linux Forums

May 02 00:29:06 arch polkitd[81307]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus May 02 00:29:11 arch polkitd[81307]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:7 (system bus name :1.190 [/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_GB.UTF-8) May 02 00:29:19 arch polkitd[81307]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-session:7 (system bus name :1.190, object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_GB.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus) May 02 00:29:19 arch polkitd[81307]: Operator of unix-session:7 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.corectrl.helper.init for system-bus-name::1.191 [corectrl] (owned by unix-user:ero)

Linux Mint Forums

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Need help installing corectrl please [SOLVED] - Linux Mint Forums

February 1, 2024 - logansfury@OptiPlex-5040:~/corectrl-v1.3.9/build$ corectrl [04-02-24 20:12:19.504][W] vulkaninfo command failed [04-02-24 20:12:19.505][W] Cannot retrieve bios version from /sys/class/drm/renderD128/device/vbios_version [04-02-24 20:12:19.691][W] Helper instance detected.

GitHub

github.com › NixOS › nixpkgs › issues › 274374

corectrl fails to build · Issue #274374 · NixOS/nixpkgs

December 15, 2023 - Describe the bug A clear and concise description of what the bug is. Steps To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: Open a nix-shell -p corectrl Expected behavior I expected the package to build successfully, then be available for u...

Author NixOS

Dev1 Galaxy

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Installing CoreCtrl on Devuan Ceres / Documentation / Dev1 Galaxy Forum

September 9, 2022 - polkit.addRule(function(action, ...applications/org.corectrl.corectrl.desktop ~/.config/autostart/org.corectrl.corectrl.desktop · Change StartupNotify=true to StartupNotify=false....

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r/linuxquestions on Reddit: Corectrl does not launch

August 15, 2022 - This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. The first feedback is from my journal, the second is when I try to run corectrl with root privileges.

Red Hat

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2001795 – corectrl produces coredumps in exit

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GitLab

gitlab.com › corectrl › corectrl › #326

Corectrl will not start: Cannot start helper, Initialization failed (#326) · Issues · CoreCtrl / CoreCtrl · GitLab

CoreCtrl version: tested with 1.3.1 and 57d1a188

ExpressVPN

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Corectrl not opening - Solus Forum

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GitLab

gitlab.com › corectrl › corectrl › #89

CoreCtrl won't start, getting errors at startup (AUR) (#89) · Issues · CoreCtrl / CoreCtrl · GitLab

[09-06-20 12:41:12.663][W] No translation found for locale en_US [09-06-20 12:41:12.663][W] Using en_EN translation

Manjaro Linux

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How do I do the CoreCTRL instructions on Manjaro? - Software & Applications - Manjaro Linux Forum

September 2, 2021 - On CoreCTRL Setup page it give incomplete nstructions on creating a file and add a code. I am not sure using the command sudo mkdir is the best choice and don’t know how to edit the file. I think it may be using nano but…

LinuxQuestions.org

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Help with AMD GPU application CoreCtrl

I've been trying to figure out to install and run this package, even if manually installing it, but nothing seems to work. I requires the package

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r/linux4noobs on Reddit: Help with installing corectrl

March 27, 2023 -

I am running 22.04.1-Ubuntu and trying to install corectrl. I have gotten as far to add it to the repository list and install but when i try and run it i get an error.

[27-03-23 22:31:53.900][W] Empty sysfs entry /sys/class/drm/renderD129/device/hwmon/hwmon7/in0_input

[27-03-23 22:31:54.077][W] Cannot start helper

[27-03-23 22:31:54.077][W] Initialization failed

[27-03-23 22:31:54.077][W] Exiting..

I am using a laptop with an amd cpu, igpu and amd dedicated gpu.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Need to add kernel command. Check the Arch wiki

reddit.com › r/linux_gaming › help with installing corectrl

r/linux_gaming on Reddit: Help with installing corectrl

April 2, 2023 - I am running 22.04.1-Ubuntu and trying to install corectrl. I have gotten as far to add it to the repository list and install but when i try and run it i get an error. [27-03-23 22:31:53.900][W] Empty sysfs entry /sys/class/drm/renderD129/device/hwmon/hwmon7/in0_input · [27-03-23 22:31:54.077][W] Cannot start helper ·

LinuxReviews

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CoreCtrl - LinuxReviews

CoreCtrl asks for your password so it can start a "helper" daemon unless you make a PackageKit policy file for it (see installation below).

reddit.com › r/linux_gaming › corectrl still not working correctly on 1.2.6

r/linux_gaming on Reddit: CoreCtrl still not working correctly on 1.2.6

August 7, 2022 -

So I had the issue when 1.2.5 came out that locked the VRAM at 96MHz.

Only way to fix was setting the profile to Automatic (no OC or undervolt).

1.2.6 was announced to remove the memory overclock and fix that issue... However if I turn CoreCtrl back on, it still locks memory and my frame rates tank to 15-20fps.

Is there cache that I need to remove on 1.2.6 to fix this?

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Look in ~/.config/corectrl for profiles folder. Rename this folder when corectrl is not running and then start to regenerate a default profile to see if the issue is fixed. Otherwise, use 1.2.5 to set all profiles with automatic for GPU control, save the profiles, quit corectrl, upgrade and see if the problem persists.

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According to this CoreCtrl cannot do anything about that issue, which makes sense since it's just a front-layer for users to use the commands for the hardware/GPU. So you have to report the issue to the responsible of the drivers (with detailed information about what and how, or it be hard for them to understand the issue).