[SOLVED] Kazam Screencaster

[4w6gte]

I don't think the Mint forum is really the best place for this since I don't think the issue has anything to do with Mint, but I can't find any forum for the software or any way of contacting anyone who would know. This forum seemed like a good bet for maybe getting advice. Anyway, I installed Kazam through Software Manager for the purpose of recording my desktop. When I try to open it from the start menu nothing happens, so I tried opening it from command line and got this:

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/kazam", line 74, in <module>
    appWindow = KazamApp(datadir, args.debug)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/kazam/app.py", line 238, in __init__
    self.restore_state()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/kazam/app.py", line 578, in restore_state
    self.volumebutton_audio2.set_value(audio2_vol)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
ValueError: %f not in range %f to %f


Tried running it as root as well but that made no difference. Tried uninstalling and re-installing too (I don't know if that ever helps on Linux, but it's what I used to try if something didn't work on Windows). Anyone able to suggest what might be wrong?

[cra1g321]

I've also had this error. I've tried the unstable version from the PPA but still get the same error.

I don't know what is causing the error to occur.

[4w6gte]

Actually after a bit more googling I have found the answer to this. Go into sound settings and make sure the input volume is not at 0 or muted.

[cra1g321]

Actually after a bit more googling I have found the answer to this. Go into sound settings and make sure the input volume is not at 0 or muted.

Worked

Thanks for replying with a workaround, remember to add [Solved] to the topic title.

[4w6gte]

No worries