update UI strings

2026-08-01 22:30:42 -07:00 · 2025-09-18 02:33:18 -07:00
parent 0b5f7787be
commit 67721c416b
3 changed files with 44 additions and 28 deletions
@@ -1780,7 +1780,14 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
            // usage error
            if (!cfg::CONFIGURATOR_STANDALONE
            && (!CHECK_DLL_IGNORE_ARCH)) {
-                log_fatal("launcher", "module auto detection failed.");
+                log_fatal(
+                    "launcher",
+                    "module auto detection failed!\n\n"
+                    "This usually means one of the following:\n\n"
+                    "  1. You put spice executables in the wrong place, or\n"
+                    "  2. XML files in prop directory are malformed or missing, or\n"
+                    "  3. You passed in invalid options (usually, path overrides like -exec)\n\n"
+                );
            }
            break;