I have OBS installed from the GUI App Install provided by KDE. I launched OBS from the Application Launcher and by terminal obs. OBS just showed the window for a second, then closed immediately.
Here’s the output from the terminal when I run obs
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-US.ini
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-GB.ini
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-GB.ini
info: Using preferred locale 'en-GB'
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark.qss
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark.qss
info: Platform: Wayland
info: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H CPU @ 2.50GHz
info: CPU Speed: 2500.000MHz
info: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
info: Physical Memory: 15831MB Total, 6832MB Free
info: Kernel Version: Linux 5.15.7-1-MANJARO
info: Distribution: "Manjaro Linux" Unknown
info: Session Type: wayland
info: Portable mode: false
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark/no_sources.svg
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark/no_sources.svg
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_tbar_position_valueChanged(int)
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_actionShowTransitionProperties_triggered()
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_actionHideTransitionProperties_triggered()
info: OBS 27.1.3-1 (linux)
info: ---------------------------------
info: ---------------------------------
info: audio settings reset:
samples per sec: 48000
speakers: 2
info: ---------------------------------
info: Initializing OpenGL...
info: Using EGL/Wayland
info: Initialized EGL 1.5
info: Loading up OpenGL on adapter Intel Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
info: OpenGL loaded successfully, version 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.3.1, shading language 4.60
info: ---------------------------------
info: video settings reset:
base resolution: 1280x720
output resolution: 1280x720
downscale filter: Bilinear
fps: 30/1
format: NV12
YUV mode: 709/Partial
info: NV12 texture support not available
info: Audio monitoring device:
name: Default
id: default
info: ---------------------------------
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'advanced-scene-switcher.so'
info: [adv-ss] version: 2af0735a2f89f0f92788950b5a251efc172b7339
info: [adv-ss] curl loaded successfully
info: [adv-ss] found curl library
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-captions.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-ouput-ui.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-alsa.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-capture.so'
info: [pipewire] Available captures:
info: [pipewire] - Desktop capture
info: [pipewire] - Window capture
libDeckLinkAPI.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
warning: A DeckLink iterator could not be created. The DeckLink drivers may not be installed
info: No blackmagic support
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-jack.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-pulseaudio.so'
info: NVENC supported
info: FFMPEG VAAPI supported
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-libfdk.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-x264.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'rtmp-services.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'sndio.so'
info: ---------------------------------
info: Loaded Modules:
info: text-freetype2.so
info: sndio.so
info: rtmp-services.so
info: obs-x264.so
info: obs-transitions.so
info: obs-outputs.so
info: obs-libfdk.so
info: obs-filters.so
info: obs-ffmpeg.so
info: linux-v4l2.so
info: linux-pulseaudio.so
info: linux-jack.so
info: linux-decklink.so
info: linux-capture.so
info: linux-alsa.so
info: image-source.so
info: frontend-tools.so
info: decklink-ouput-ui.so
info: decklink-captions.so
info: advanced-scene-switcher.so
info: ---------------------------------
info: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
info: All scene data cleared
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: Switched to scene 'Screen'
info: [adv-ss] trying to reconnect to in 10 seconds.
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: Loaded scenes:
info: - scene 'Screen':
info: ------------------------------------------------
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/images/overflow.png
Attempted path: /usr/share/obs/obs-studio/images/overflow.png
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 20 (X_GetProperty)
Resource id in failed request: 0x0
Serial number of failed request: 12
Current serial number in output stream: 12
zsh: segmentation fault (core dumped) obs
However, this was the output after I installed wlroots and xdg-desktop-portal-wlr from this article: Make OBS studio working in Wayland
After some searching, I found out that the Flatpak version was said to be working well. I installed and run it. OBS Flatpak did not close in startup, although the audio capture issue was still there but that would be a different topic. I tried to add Screen Capture (Pipewire), pop-up showed up to choose which screen to capture, and I chose the main screen. It did not close yet. Then I dragged the window up on the edge to make it full window, then it crashed.
I figured to run it on terminal so I went to Edit Application by RMB click on OBS Flatpak on Application Launcher. I found the Command to run it, copied and pasted it on my terminal. It crashed earlier than the first run, but it held up for a bit, meaning I was able to click some buttons.
Here’s the terminal output when OBS Flatpak was running on terminal
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-US.ini
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/locale.ini
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-GB.ini
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/locale/en-GB.ini
info: Using preferred locale 'en-GB'
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark.qss
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark.qss
info: Platform: Wayland
info: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10300H CPU @ 2.50GHz
info: CPU Speed: 2500.000MHz
info: Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
info: Physical Memory: 15831MB Total, 6470MB Free
info: Kernel Version: Linux 5.15.7-1-MANJARO
info: Distribution: "KDE Flatpak runtime" "5.15-21.08"
info: Session Type: wayland
info: Portable mode: false
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark/no_sources.svg
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/themes/Dark/no_sources.svg
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_tbar_position_valueChanged(int)
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_actionShowTransitionProperties_triggered()
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_actionHideTransitionProperties_triggered()
info: OBS 27.1.3 (linux)
info: ---------------------------------
info: ---------------------------------
info: audio settings reset:
samples per sec: 48000
speakers: 2
info: ---------------------------------
info: Initializing OpenGL...
info: Using EGL/Wayland
info: Initialized EGL 1.5
info: Loading up OpenGL on adapter Intel Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
info: OpenGL loaded successfully, version 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.2.5 (git-d152999345), shading language 4.60
info: ---------------------------------
info: video settings reset:
base resolution: 1920x1080
output resolution: 1920x1080
downscale filter: Bicubic
fps: 60/1
format: NV12
YUV mode: 709/Partial
info: NV12 texture support not available
info: Audio monitoring device:
name: Default
id: default
info: ---------------------------------
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-captions.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-ouput-ui.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-capture.so'
info: [pipewire] Available captures:
info: [pipewire] - Desktop capture
info: [pipewire] - Window capture
libDeckLinkAPI.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
warning: A DeckLink iterator could not be created. The DeckLink drivers may not be installed
info: No blackmagic support
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-jack.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'linux-pulseaudio.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-browser.so'
info: [obs-browser]: Version 2.16.3
info: [obs-browser]: CEF Version 87.1.12+g03f9336+chromium-87.0.4280.88
info: NVENC supported
info: FFMPEG VAAPI supported
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-libfdk.so'
error: os_dlopen(/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-ndi.so->/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-ndi.so): /app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-ndi.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
warning: Module '/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-ndi.so' not loaded
error: os_dlopen(/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-v4l2sink.so->/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-v4l2sink.so): /app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-v4l2sink.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
warning: Module '/app//lib/obs-plugins/obs-v4l2sink.so' not loaded
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-vst.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'obs-x264.so'
warning: Failed to load 'en-GB' text for module: 'rtmp-services.so'
info: ---------------------------------
info: Loaded Modules:
info: text-freetype2.so
info: rtmp-services.so
info: obs-x264.so
info: obs-vst.so
info: obs-transitions.so
info: obs-outputs.so
info: obs-libfdk.so
info: obs-filters.so
info: obs-ffmpeg.so
info: obs-browser.so
info: linux-v4l2.so
info: linux-pulseaudio.so
info: linux-jack.so
info: linux-decklink.so
info: linux-capture.so
info: image-source.so
info: frontend-tools.so
info: decklink-ouput-ui.so
info: decklink-captions.so
info: ---------------------------------
info: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
info: All scene data cleared
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: pulse-input: Server name: 'PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.40) 15.0.0'
info: pulse-input: Audio format: s32le, 48000 Hz, 2 channels
info: pulse-input: Started recording from 'alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor'
info: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Desktop Audio'
info: pulse-input: Server name: 'PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.40) 15.0.0'
info: pulse-input: Audio format: s32le, 48000 Hz, 2 channels
info: pulse-input: Started recording from 'alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo'
info: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Mic/Aux'
info: pulse-input: Server name: 'PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.40) 15.0.0'
info: pulse-input: Audio format: s32le, 48000 Hz, 2 channels
info: pulse-input: Started recording from 'alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor'
info: [pipewire] available cursor modes:
info: [pipewire] - Metadata
info: [pipewire] - Always visible
info: [pipewire] - Hidden
info: PipeWire initialized (sender name: 1_220)
info: pulse-input: Stopped recording from 'alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor'
info: pulse-input: Got 0 packets with 0 frames
info: Switched to scene 'Scene'
info: ------------------------------------------------
info: Loaded scenes:
info: - scene 'Scene':
info: - source: 'Screen Capture (PipeWire)' (pipewire-desktop-capture-source)
info: ------------------------------------------------
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
Attempted path: share/obs/obs-studio/images/overflow.png
Attempted path: /app/share/obs/obs-studio/images/overflow.png
info: [pipewire] screencast session created
info: [pipewire] asking for desktop…
Here’s my inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --width output:
Kernel: 5.15.7-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64
root=UUID=bae9d77b-25a7-4370-a239-fc4d7825d5c7 rw quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-53 v: V2.02
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CML model: QX50_CMS v: V2.02 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde
v: 2.02 date: 03/23/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 45.1 Wh (96.8%) condition: 46.6/58.8 Wh (79.2%)
volts: 16.8 min: 15.4 model: SMP AP18E7M type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: Charging
Memory:
RAM: total: 15.46 GiB used: 6.48 GiB (41.9%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-10300H bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Comet Lake family: 6 model-id: A5 (165) stepping: 2 microcode: EA
cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB bogomips: 40009
Speed: 3309 MHz min/max: 800/4500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3500 2: 2370
3: 3218 4: 2940 5: 3484 6: 3300 7: 3449 8: 3399
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_capabilities
arch_perfmon art avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush clflushopt cmov constant_tsc
cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms
est f16c flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr ht hwp hwp_act_window
hwp_epp hwp_notify ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ida intel_pt invpcid
invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe mpx msr mtrr
nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge
pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep smap
smep ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow
tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave
xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106M [GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile / Max-Q Refresh]
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: nvidia v: 495.44
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f14
class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:4
chip-ID: 0408:a061 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_wayland driver:
loaded: intel display-ID: :1 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2")
s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: XWAYLAND0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 139
size: 350x190mm (13.8x7.5") diag: 398mm (15.7")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:06c8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f9 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.7-1-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: sndio v: N/A running: no
Sound Server-3: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
Sound Server-4: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
Sound Server-5: PipeWire v: 0.3.40 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi vendor: Rivet Networks
driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
Device-2: Realtek vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: 3000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:2600 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: <filter>
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 1-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 799.86 GiB (68.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB256HBHQ-00007
size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: EXH7202Q temp: 52.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: ACM1 scheme: GPT
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 49.91 GiB size: 48.83 GiB (97.83%) used: 44.13 GiB (90.4%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7 label: N/A
uuid: bae9d77b-25a7-4370-a239-fc4d7825d5c7
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1.72 GiB size: 96 MiB (5.45%)
used: 12.1 MiB (12.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
label: SYSTEM uuid: 2450-C603
ID-3: /home raw-size: 256.58 GiB size: 251.5 GiB (98.02%)
used: 201.34 GiB (80.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 label: N/A
uuid: 8c29f3fc-940d-4c6c-84c4-61e72163bc08
ID-4: /run/media/powerseal/Acer raw-size: 175.78 GiB
size: 175.78 GiB (100.00%) used: 130.14 GiB (74.0%) fs: ntfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 label: Acer uuid: 909835B698359BA2
ID-5: /run/media/powerseal/Data raw-size: 674.43 GiB
size: 674.43 GiB (100.00%) used: 424.23 GiB (62.9%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sda1
maj-min: 8:1 label: Data uuid: 22083AB2083A84B7
ID-6: /run/media/powerseal/NO_LABEL raw-size: 8 MiB size: 7.9 MiB (98.27%)
used: 3 KiB (0.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6
label: NO_LABEL uuid: 086C-CC36
ID-7: /run/media/powerseal/NO_LABEL1 raw-size: 100 MiB
size: 98.4 MiB (98.45%) used: 5 KiB (0.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
maj-min: 259:4 label: NO_LABEL uuid: 369D-3236
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 500 MiB fs: <superuser required>
label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5 size: 1024 MiB fs: ntfs label: Recovery
uuid: 30AA368DAA365018
ID-3: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 size: 512 MiB fs: vfat label: N/A
uuid: 4781-9428
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-2:2 info: Logitech Unifying Receiver type: Keyboard,Mouse
driver: logitech-djreceiver,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c534 class-ID: 0301
Device-2: 1-3:3 info: XP-Pen 10 inch PenTablet type: Mouse,HID
driver: hid-generic,usbfs,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
power: 100mA chip-ID: 28bd:0905 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: 1-5:4 info: Quanta HD User Facing type: Video driver: uvcvideo
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0408:a061
class-ID: 0e02
Device-4: 1-14:5 info: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0026
class-ID: e001
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 8 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0 C pch: 65.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 309 Uptime: 31m wakeups: 1 Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: 1717 pacman: 1690 lib: 430
flatpak: 22 snap: 5 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8 default: Bash v: 5.1.12
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.09
What should I do next?