---
id: d6f2da05-abed-4a4c-a948-02f4203d5589
type: problem
title: "TeamSpeak 6 beta screen share stuck on connecting - Linux NVIDIA Wayland WebRTC issue"
tags: [teamspeak, gaming, webrtc, wayland, nvidia, linux, screen-share, va-api, flatpak]
importance: 0.5
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-02-22T15:05:34.490579+00:00"
updated: "2026-02-22T15:05:34.490579+00:00"
---

# TeamSpeak 6 Beta Screen Share Stuck on Connecting

## Environment
- OS: Nobara (Fedora 43), kernel 6.18.9
- Display: Wayland
- GPU: NVIDIA
- TS version: 6.0.0-beta3.4
- Installs tested: flatpak AND native tar.gz at /opt/teamspeak6/

## Problem
Screen share hangs at "connecting" indefinitely. Voice calls work fine (use TS proprietary protocol). Screen share uses WebRTC which silently fails.

## Root Cause
`chrome_debug.log` shows: `vaInitialize failed: unknown libva error`

VA-API is broken on NVIDIA (expects NVDEC, not VA-API). WebRTC's hardware acceleration path fails silently — the remote peer sends SDP offers and ICE candidates but the local client never generates an answer.

## Key Finding
- Tested both flatpak and native installs — same behavior confirms it is NOT a flatpak sandbox issue
- This is a known TS6 beta bug per community forums

## Suggested Fix (NOT yet verified)
Disable hardware acceleration in Settings > Appearance, then restart TeamSpeak.

## Debugging Dead Ends
- Added flatpak overrides (portal talk permission, NetworkManager system bus) — harmless but not the root cause
- Flatpak sandbox was NOT the issue

## Forum References
- https://community.teamspeak.com/t/crash-when-trying-to-watch-linux-screen-share-and-cant-start-one/63467
- https://community.teamspeak.com/t/screen-share-stuck-on-connecting/63624