obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio
Freeze when trying to open settings on Fedora 40 (Wayland)
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Description
Operating System Info
Other
Other OS
Fedora 40
OBS Studio Version
Other
OBS Studio Version (Other)
30.1.2 Flatpak
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/yLxO1GxmbXOGe8tU
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
Settings menu opens
Current Behavior
Computer freezes and will not respond even if waiting for many minutes
Steps to Reproduce
flatpak run com.obsproject.Studio- Click settings
- Crash occurs
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Anything else we should know?
I'm not skilled at debugging crashes like these that require hard resets so please tell me step-by-step what to do to get you the right information. Thanks!
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked OBS Studio log and reproduce the freeze using flatpak run com.obsproject.Studio on Fedora 40 with Wayland, then click Settings. Done means identifying the cause of the system freeze and confirming that the Settings menu opens without requiring a hard reset.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, fedora, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100