Cannot open issac sim headless in container

[kleolee]

Description

I have built issac sim in ubuntu 22.04 based on the steps on https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/5.1.0/installation/install_container.html. When i try to run headless mode, the following error occured:

2026-01-22T14:49:49Z [258,132ms] [Error] [carb.graphics-vulkan.plugin] VkResult: ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
2026-01-22T14:49:49Z [258,132ms] [Error] [carb.graphics-vulkan.plugin] submitToQueueCommon failed.
2026-01-22T14:49:49Z [258,132ms] [Error] [gpu.foundation.plugin] A GPU crash occurred. Exiting the application...
Reasons for the failure: a device lost, out of memory, or an unexpected bug.
2026-01-22T14:49:49Z [258,132ms] [Warning] [gpu.foundation.plugin] polling aftermath dump status ...
2026-01-22T14:50:04Z [273,115ms] [Warning] [gpu.foundation.plugin] aftermath dump failed to be produced within timeout window (15 seconds), proceeding without wait
2026-01-22T14:50:05Z [0ms] [Warning] [carb.crashreporter-breakpad.plugin] [crash] A crash has occurred. If a debugger should be attached, please set the '/crashreporter/debuggerAttachTimeoutMs' setting to a timeout in milliseconds. This can be used to allow the crash reporter to wait for up to that long for a debugger to attach before processing or sending the crash report.
2026-01-22T14:50:05Z [66ms] [Error] [carb.crashreporter-breakpad.plugin] [crash] Wrote dump file '/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data/Kit/Isaac-Sim Streaming/5.1/74ed4c29-78ce-49e6-6ed62388-2a5342c0.dmp'
2026-01-22T14:50:05Z [71ms] [Warning] [carb.crashreporter-breakpad.plugin] [crash] preventing upload of minidump due to user opt-out: '/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data/Kit/Isaac-Sim Streaming/5.1/74ed4c29-78ce-49e6-6ed62388-2a5342c0.dmp'

I tried run clear_cache.sh but the error still persist. What is strange is that i am able to run GUI Issac SIM under the same container.

Isaac Sim version

5.1.0

Operating System (OS)

22.04

GPU Name

5060ti 16gb

GPU Driver and CUDA versions

580.95.05 ,CUDA 13.0

Logs

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Additional information

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[vick-yu]

Thanks for the detailed error snippet and environment info. The VkResult: ERROR_DEVICE_LOST and A GPU crash occurred messages indicate a GPU fault or device-loss condition in the Vulkan backend during headless execution.
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1. Please first review this thread, which covers similar Isaac Sim GPU crash behavior and recommended checks: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/isaac-sim-failed-to-run-any-example-with-gpu-crash/350986.
2. To help investigate, could you attach a full Kit log from a failing headless run (not just the snippet)? You can find it under the container user’s home, for example:

• /isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data/Kit/Isaac-Sim Streaming/5.1/ (same folder as the .dmp mentioned in your log).

3. Please also share:

• The exact headless command line you are running (including any environment variables and docker run arguments).
• The output of nvidia-smi from inside the container right before launching Isaac Sim.
• Whether the crash reproduces immediately on start or only after loading a specific scene or extension.
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  With the full Kit log and these details, it will be possible to check for any known headless-specific issues, driver incompatibilities, or out-of-memory conditions on your setup.
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[kleolee]

@vick-yu Thanks for the suggestions. Sorry for the delay, To update the issue:

1. Following the thread, i am able to run it by setting "vulkan=false" in the .kit configuration file. However, I am not able to open WebRTC. I think this problem is due to me having multiple GPU therefore I start the headless script with " --/renderer/activeGpu=1" without disabling the vulkan and it is working fine and i am able to connect with WebRTC client.
   But I discovered another weird thing is I think that the Issac sim editor window is not correctly rendered as the figure below

Have you encountered this before?

I try switching render setting from "RTX-realtime" to "RTX-interactive" and the console window will keep generating error like below:

2. The log file for the initial error is attached below for your reference. I cannot find relevant log from the problem I found on 1 please guide me if you know where to find the log.

crash_2026-01-22_14-50-05_421.txt

3. The command i ran for headless Isaac-Sim"
   1-docker run --name isaac-sim --entrypoint bash -it --gpus all -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" --rm --network=host
   -e "PRIVACY_CONSENT=Y"
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main:/isaac-sim/.cache:rw
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/computecache:/isaac-sim/.nv/ComputeCache:rw
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/logs:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/logs:rw
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/config:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/config:rw
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/data:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data:rw
   -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/pkg:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/pkg:rw
   -u 1234:1234
   nvcr.io/nvidia/isaac-sim:5.1.0
   2- ./runheadless.sh -v (before) ./runheadless.sh -v --/renderer/activeGpu=1 (after)

Nvidia smi:

The initial error occured during launching of the .sh file