Gnome screen recorder don`t start or not installed

Asked by rizitis

Problem: Gnome screen recorder dont start. If I use Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R nothing happens.
If I use PrintScrn , screenshot and screen-recorder appears. screenshot works, but screen recorder not, only for half a second appear on top bar the red 00:00 but disappears without recording.
I thought its problem of zero screencast-length but its not that, because on dconf there is not org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.max-screencast-length
also on gsettings, for example if I command
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys max-screencast-length 300
No such key “max-screencast-length”

It looks to me that screencast is not installed(?)
or something conflicts?

system software info:

$ cat /etc/*release* && uname -ar
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04 LTS"
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
Linux all1 5.15.0-27-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 14 04:55:28 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ gnome-shell --version
GNOME Shell 42.0

$ gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.shell.keybindings
org.gnome.shell.keybindings focus-active-notification ['<Super>n']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings open-application-menu ['<Super>F10']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings screenshot ['<Shift>Print']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings screenshot-window ['<Alt>Print']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings shift-overview-down ['<Super><Alt>Down']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings shift-overview-up ['<Super><Alt>Up']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings show-screen-recording-ui ['<Ctrl><Shift><Alt>R']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings show-screenshot-ui ['Print']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-1 ['<Super>1']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-2 ['<Super>2']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-3 ['<Super>3']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-4 ['<Super>4']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-5 ['<Super>5']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-6 ['<Super>6']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-7 ['<Super>7']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-8 ['<Super>8']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-9 ['<Super>9']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view ['<Super>a']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-message-tray ['<Super>v', '<Super>m']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-overview ['<Super>s']

$ gsettings list-recursively | grep org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys battery-status ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys battery-status-static ['XF86Battery']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys calculator ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys calculator-static ['XF86Calculator']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys control-center ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys control-center-static ['XF86Tools']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings @as []
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys decrease-text-size ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys eject ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys eject-static ['XF86Eject']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys email ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys email-static ['XF86Mail']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys help ['', '<Super>F1']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys hibernate ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys hibernate-static ['XF86Suspend', 'XF86Hibernate']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys home ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys home-static ['XF86Explorer']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys increase-text-size ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-down-static ['XF86KbdBrightnessDown']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-toggle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-toggle-static ['XF86KbdLightOnOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-up-static ['XF86KbdBrightnessUp']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys logout ['<Control><Alt>Delete']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier ['<Alt><Super>8']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier-zoom-in ['<Alt><Super>equal']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier-zoom-out ['<Alt><Super>minus']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys media ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys media-static ['XF86AudioMedia']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys mic-mute ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys mic-mute-static ['XF86AudioMicMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys next ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys next-static ['XF86AudioNext', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioNext']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys on-screen-keyboard ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys pause ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys pause-static ['XF86AudioPause']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys play ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys play-static ['XF86AudioPlay', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioPlay']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-forward ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-forward-static ['XF86AudioForward']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-random ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-random-static ['XF86AudioRandomPlay']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-repeat ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-repeat-static ['XF86AudioRepeat']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-rewind ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-rewind-static ['XF86AudioRewind']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys power ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys power-static ['XF86PowerOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys previous ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys previous-static ['XF86AudioPrev', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioPrev']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-bluetooth ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-bluetooth-static ['XF86Bluetooth']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-static ['XF86WLAN', 'XF86UWB', 'XF86RFKill']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rotate-video-lock ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rotate-video-lock-static ['<Super>o', 'XF86RotationLockToggle']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-cycle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-cycle-static ['XF86MonBrightnessCycle']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-down-static ['XF86MonBrightnessDown']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-up-static ['XF86MonBrightnessUp']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screenreader ['<Alt><Super>s']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screensaver ['<Super>l']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screensaver-static ['XF86ScreenSaver']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys search ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys search-static ['XF86Search']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys stop ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys stop-static ['XF86AudioStop']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys suspend ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys suspend-static ['XF86Sleep']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys terminal ['<Primary><Alt>t']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys toggle-contrast ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-off ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-off-static ['XF86TouchpadOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-on ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-on-static ['XF86TouchpadOn']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-toggle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-toggle-static ['XF86TouchpadToggle', '<Ctrl><Super>XF86TouchpadToggle']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-precise ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-precise-static ['<Shift>XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Ctrl><Shift>XF86AudioLowerVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Alt><Ctrl>XF86AudioLowerVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-static ['XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioLowerVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-static ['XF86AudioMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-step 6
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-precise ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-precise-static ['<Shift>XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Ctrl><Shift>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Alt><Ctrl>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-static ['XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys www ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys www-static ['XF86WWW']

as you can see its missing "org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.max-screencast-length"

hardware info:

lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Root Complex [1022:15d0]
00:00.2 IOMMU [0806]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 IOMMU [1022:15d1]
00:01.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1452]
00:01.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin Switch Upstream (PCIE SW.US) [1022:145d]
00:01.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin Switch Upstream (PCIE SW.US) [1022:145d]
00:08.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge [1022:1452]
00:08.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus A [1022:15db]
00:08.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B [1022:15dc]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:790b] (rev 61)
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:790e] (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 0 [1022:15e8]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 1 [1022:15e9]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 2 [1022:15ea]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 3 [1022:15eb]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 4 [1022:15ec]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 5 [1022:15ed]
00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 6 [1022:15ee]
00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 7 [1022:15ef]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 15)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [10ec:c821]
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Picasso/Raven 2 [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15d8] (rev cd)
03:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller [1002:15de]
03:00.2 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor [1022:15df]
03:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven2 USB 3.1 [1022:15e5]
03:00.6 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller [1022:15e3]
04:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1022:7901] (rev 61)

cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 23
model : 24
model name : AMD Athlon Silver 3050U with Radeon Graphics
stepping : 1
microcode : 0x8108109
cpu MHz : 2300.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf rapl pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit wdt tce topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_llc mwaitx cpb hw_pstate ssbd ibpb vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 rdseed adx smap clflushopt sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves clzero irperf xsaveerptr arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif overflow_recov succor smca sme sev sev_es
bugs : sysret_ss_attrs null_seg spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass
bogomips : 4591.40
TLB size : 2560 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 43 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts ttp tm hwpstate eff_freq_ro [13] [14]

processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 23
model : 24
model name : AMD Athlon Silver 3050U with Radeon Graphics
stepping : 1
microcode : 0x8108109
cpu MHz : 1973.378
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf rapl pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit wdt tce topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_llc mwaitx cpb hw_pstate ssbd ibpb vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 rdseed adx smap clflushopt sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves clzero irperf xsaveerptr arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif overflow_recov succor smca sme sev sev_es
bugs : sysret_ss_attrs null_seg spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass
bogomips : 4591.40
TLB size : 2560 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 43 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts ttp tm hwpstate eff_freq_ro [13] [14]

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

If you use an alternative app like this:
https://itsfoss.com/kooha-screen-recorder/

Does that work OK or does it have the same issue?

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rizitis (elahistos) said :
#2

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/5402
I found solution here, I m the one who opened that bug. The gnome shell recorder not working if not pipewire is active.... :( I reinstall pipewire and mask pluseaudio and it works now....

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rizitis (elahistos) said :
#3