vscode: Remote Extension host terminated - Github Copilot Extension

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

CPUs	Intel® Core™ i5-1038NG7 CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 x 2000)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled
Load (avg)	2, 2, 3
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.02GB free)
Process Argv	–crash-reporter-id c46b0ced-b526-4115-a328-36d485d6e30c
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

I have seen a previous issue on this before but it was closed. I don’t see a resolution. I have disabled all extensions but Github Copilot and everything works fine. As soon as that extension is enabled and I open a python file, remote host crashes.

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when I attach vscode to a running docker container and I have GitHub copilot running. I get:

Remote Extension host terminated unexpectedly 3 times within the last 5 minutes.

the extensions I have enabled on a fresh profile are pylance, python, dev containers, GitHub copilot.

my base docker image is pulling from FROM ubuntu:jammy-20230308 with nothing special going on except beyond some typical packages like git and curl, a pyenv. it was working about a month ago and just started acting up. I have started 3 fresh containers and all experience the issue immediately.

only other command I ran beyond the image is apt-get update && unminimize

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State: open
Created 9 months ago
Reactions: 2
Comments: 31 (8 by maintainers)

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Mac users may find this workaround, referenced in another thread, helpful. The only other workaround that was working for me previously was downgrading.

I believe the issue may not originate from the vscode/devcontainer side. In my situation, it turned out to be a Docker virtualization issue on Mac OS. I switched from VirtioFS to gRPC FUSE and disabled ‘Use Virtualization Framework’ in my Docker Desktop settings, as suggested in this https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/6824. These changes resolved the problem. It seems to be a good temporary workaround.

The settings referenced are accessed from Docker > Settings > General.

gloomylumi on Jan 27, 2024

I also have the same issue with the Rails project in docker environment. Same Copilot extension.

pankajbatra on Oct 18, 2023

+1 for this … I have been waiting for like 6 months to find this fix @gloomylumi

This seems to be a big enough problem that it really should be called out by GitHub CoPilot, especially when paying for it.

mvobbi on Apr 18, 2024

VS Code is the last participant (uses GIT_ASKPASS environment variable) in the git authentication pipeline, as it’s crucial to honour the user’s auth settings. If the user has GCM configured, the auth request will never reach VS Code. If the auth request reaches VS Code, the git extension checks for registered credential providers, and if none exist for the remote a quick input widget is being shown to enter the username, password.

lszomoru on Dec 18, 2023

appears to affect vscode 1.82x and whatever version of GitHub copilot is required for that version (>v1.120.452)

I have manually installed 1.81 and disabled vscode update / extension updates and it is working just fine.

Version: 1.81.1
Commit: 6c3e3dba23e8fadc360aed75ce363ba185c49794
Date: 2023-08-09T22:20:33.924Z
Electron: 22.3.18
ElectronBuildId: 22689846
Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
Node.js: 16.17.1
V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 23.0.0

dev containers - v0.309.0 GitHub copilot - v1.120.452 pylance - v2023.9.30 python - v2023.14.0

jonathanfsanchez on Sep 29, 2023

another discussion with similar experience on python related copilot crashes.

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/61259

jonathanfsanchez on Sep 29, 2023

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/67644

jonathanfsanchez on Sep 29, 2023

More testing shows that when I open an html file for editing Copilot does not cause a remote extension crash but as soon as I open a python file it crashes. python 3.8.12

jonathanfsanchez on Sep 29, 2023