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EndUserOnly

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Registered: 2017-05-31

Posts: 74

Simplescreenrecorder

I have been using simplescreenrecorder for years with no problem. Now suddenly, it will not startup, it just hangs - no response. As you will see my desktop is integrated with firejail, and has been for about a year. From command line, this is the result:

[william@toshiba ~]$ simplescreenrecorder
Reading profile /etc/firejail/simplescreenrecorder.profile
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-devel.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-exec.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-interpreters.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-xdg.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/whitelist-usr-share-common.inc
Parent pid 15921, child pid 15922
Warning: /sbin directory link was not blacklisted
Warning: /usr/sbin directory link was not blacklisted
Blacklist violations are logged to syslog
Warning: Cannot confine the application using AppArmor.
Maybe firejail-default AppArmor profile is not loaded into the kernel.
As root, run "aa-enforce firejail-default" to load it.
Child process initialized in 97.76 ms
==================== SSR started ====================
SimpleScreenRecorder 0.4.2
Compiled with GCC 10.1.0
Qt: header 5.14.2, lib 5.15.0
libavformat: header 58.29.100, lib 58.45.100
libavcodec: header 58.54.100, lib 58.91.100
libavutil: header 56.31.100, lib 56.51.100
libswscale: header 5.5.100, lib 5.7.100
[CPUFeatures::Detect] CPU features: mmx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2

It just hangs here.

EndUserOnly

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Registered: 2017-05-31

Posts: 74

Re: Simplescreenrecorder

Doing an update just for GP.

On 08/10/2020 @ 11:37 I did the following update through pacman:

[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded avidemux-cli (2.7.6-1 -> 2.7.6-2)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded x264 (3:0.159.r2999.296494a-1 -> 3:0.160.r3011.cde9a93-1)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded avidemux-qt (2.7.6-1 -> 2.7.6-2)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded ffmpeg (2:4.3.1-1 -> 2:4.3.1-2)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded electron (9.1.2-1 -> 9.2.0-1)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded iproute2 (5.7.0-1 -> 5.8.0-1)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded libmaxminddb (1.4.2-1 -> 1.4.3-1)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded mencoder (38157-2 -> 38157-3)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded mplayer (38157-2 -> 38157-3)
[2020-08-10T11:37:31-0400] [ALPM] upgraded perl-test-fatal (0.014-6 -> 0.016-1)
[2020-08-10T11:37:32-0400] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2020-08-10T11:37:32-0400] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2020-08-10T11:37:32-0400] [ALPM] running 'detect-old-perl-modules.hook'...
[2020-08-10T11:37:32-0400] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2020-08-10T11:37:32-0400] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...

Ffmpeg is a dependency for simplescreenrecorder.

On 08/10/2020 @ 13:32 I successfully made my last known good recording.

So it is not likely that ffmpeg broke simplescreenrecorder.

On 08/11/20 firejail was upgraded.

I was able to downgrade firejail/reboot.... no change. The date on the firejail profile for simplescreenrecorder is 01/01/20.

Not able to downgrade ffmpeg due to complex dependencies.

I could reload / - prior to 08/10/2020, but I don't see how that would be useful without knowing the cause of the problem. That would just mean I could never update my system.

Simplescreenrecorder was a beauty while it lasted. I guess I will look into the desktop recording software I once used before I discovered it, until this problem fixes itself - or not. Gotta love Linux.

apaz

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Registered: 2018-07-23

Posts: 117

Re: Simplescreenrecorder

I tried an SSR session and didn't have a problem. My system is up to date.
In my log, after the line:

[CPUFeatures::Detect] CPU features: mmx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2 

there are lines about ALSA (I use ALSA + PulseAudio):

 [ALSAInput::GetSourceList] Generating source list ...
[ALSAInput::GetSourceList] Found card: [hw:0] HDA NVidia
[ALSAInput::GetSourceList] Found card: [hw:1] HD-Audio Generic
[ALSAInput::GetSourceList] Found device: [hw:1,0] HD-Audio Generic: ALCS1200A Analog
[ALSAInput::GetSourceList] Found device: [hw:1,2] HD-Audio Generic: ALCS1200A Alt Analog
[PulseAudioInput::GetSourceList] Generating source list ...
[SourceNamesCallback] Found source: [alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor] Monitor of TU116 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)
[SourceNamesCallback] Found source: [alsa_output.pci-0000_0c_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor] Monitor of Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Stereo analogico
... 

Maybe you have a problem with the audio? Try watching dmesg or the Journalctl.

EndUserOnly

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Registered: 2017-05-31

Posts: 74

Re: Simplescreenrecorder

Thanks, will check.