Bug 1136317 - ximagesrc returns black screen
Summary: ximagesrc returns black screen
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gstreamer-plugins-good
Version: 22
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Benjamin Otte
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-09-02 10:35 UTC by Patrice FERLET
Modified: 2019-10-31 18:23 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-08-03 04:29:34 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
libXdamage-devel and libXfixes-devel added (1.05 KB, patch)
2015-07-18 12:54 UTC, Francesco Frassinelli (frafra)
no flags Details | Diff
f22 patch (1.06 KB, patch)
2015-07-18 12:55 UTC, Francesco Frassinelli (frafra)
no flags Details | Diff

Description Patrice FERLET 2014-09-02 10:35:02 UTC
Description of problem:

Using ximagesrc gstreamer plugin (1.0) returns a black screen, as explained in gnome bug report https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=721220
Only on fedora.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

gst-launch-1.0 version 1.2.4
GStreamer 1.2.4

How reproducible:

Always if not using "remote=1" option.

Steps to Reproduce:

Return a black screen
gst-launch-1.0 ximagesrc ! videoconvert !  autovideosink

Ok but can have performance problems.

gst-launch-1.0 ximagesrc  remote=1 ! videoconvert !  autovideosink



Actual results:

A black screen as result

Expected results:

Without using remote=1 option, we should be able to have the Xorg capture in video sink

Additional info:

See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=721220 . It seems that the package is compiled to not use shm.

Comment 1 Hisham Galal 2015-01-21 09:19:03 UTC
Bug still exists in Fedora 21 with the latest gstreamer1-plugins-good. Please fix.

Comment 2 dionney@hotmail.com 2015-02-15 02:07:27 UTC
Looking at the build logs for gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-1.fc21 on koji, I see the following:

checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... no
checking X11/Xlib.h usability... yes
checking X11/Xlib.h presence... yes
checking for X11/Xlib.h... yes
checking for XFIXES... no
checking for XDAMAGE... no
configure: *** These plugins will be built: ximagesrc
configure: *** checking feature: X Shared Memory extension ***
checking for XShmAttach in -lXext... no
checking for XShmAttach in -lXextSam... no
configure: Checking libraries for plugins in ext/


Rebuilding the package locally, I get

checking for shmat... yes
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking X11/Xlib.h usability... yes
checking X11/Xlib.h presence... yes
checking for X11/Xlib.h... yes
checking for XFIXES... yes
checking for XDAMAGE... yes
configure: *** These plugins will be built: ximagesrc

configure: *** checking feature: X Shared Memory extension ***
checking for XShmAttach in -lXext... yes

configure: Checking libraries for plugins in ext/


And ximagesrc actually records. 

Seems the build environment is missing something for XFIXES/XDAMAGE and SHM.

Comment 3 dionney@hotmail.com 2015-02-16 13:12:31 UTC
Having libXext-devel installed correct the XShmAttach message.

Having libXdamage-devel and libXfixes-devel installed correct corresponding messages.

No idea if they should be added as a build dependency; ximagesrc works correctly if they are installed before building.

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Comment 5 Hisham Galal 2015-05-29 13:17:35 UTC
Bug persists in Fedora 22. Please bump the version number to keep the issue open until it's resolved.

Comment 6 Fedora End Of Life 2015-06-29 22:22:04 UTC
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Comment 7 Francesco Frassinelli (frafra) 2015-07-18 12:54:38 UTC
Created attachment 1053355 [details]
libXdamage-devel and libXfixes-devel added

This patch fix the bug for me. It also allows to capture the cursor.

F24/Rawhide build: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=10402037
F22 build: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=10402145

Comment 8 Francesco Frassinelli (frafra) 2015-07-18 12:55:17 UTC
Created attachment 1053356 [details]
f22 patch

Comment 9 Patrice FERLET 2015-07-30 08:59:54 UTC
Hi,

I wonder why it's not already in F22 - I created this BR for F20. 

Any problem to validate the patched version ?

AFAIK the problem persists in f22 (I tested). Without this, it's impossible to use ximagesrc with "endy" and "endx" options to split capture (for example to not get 2 screens while using a dual-screen). Because "remote=1" shoots this options.

Any chance to get fixed package as update ?

Comment 10 Francesco Frassinelli (frafra) 2015-07-30 10:44:40 UTC
I kindly ask you for a maintainer response.
If it will now work, I'll follow https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Policy_for_nonresponsive_package_maintainers

Comment 11 Wim Taymans 2015-07-30 10:58:00 UTC
I will add the patch.

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2015-07-30 13:25:52 UTC
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-3.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-3.fc21

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2015-07-30 13:26:22 UTC
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-3.fc22 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 22.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-3.fc22

Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2015-07-30 13:27:50 UTC
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 23.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2015-07-30 17:30:30 UTC
Package gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 23 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-12389/gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 16 Patrice FERLET 2015-08-02 13:50:36 UTC
Thanks a lot.

I commented the build for F22 (that I tested) and it works as excpected. I cannot test F23 at this time.

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2015-08-03 04:29:34 UTC
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.4.5-3.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2015-08-10 10:02:30 UTC
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.5.2-2.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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