Codex extension stuck loading, showing gray blocks, codex diffs never loading?

Codex
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Hi all the codex extension in vscode has been very unstable for me the last week. Here are the main problems I am having:

  1. Codex extension in vscode does not want to load. I have to restart vscode or reinstall the extension sometime multiple times
  2. The extension pane “grays out” on first load when hanging, typically does not resolve itself
  3. Codex diffs not loading

The “Review” button has been broken for over a week for me. I can’t load the diff. It just launches a gray window for me. It never loads. Does anyone have any solutions for this? The CLI tool still works fine, but I really like the extension.

Stuck screen:

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Current solution:
These commands fixed it for me for the time being. The solution was to disable hardware acceleration in vscode:

pkill -f '/home/czittrauer/.vscode/extensions/openai.chatgpt-.*codex.*app-server'code --disable-gpu
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Thanks for sharing this, @czittrauer. There was a recent VS Code extension outage, but it has now been resolved. You can check the OpenAI Status Page for the latest updates.

Beyond that, glad disabling hardware acceleration fixed it on your end, and thanks for posting the workaround for others.

-Mark G.