java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to get surface

[ritesh-karmare]

This happens when I set the outputPath = getFilesDir() + "/demoVideos"

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service com.hbisoft.hbrecorder.ScreenRecordService@72a1038 with Intent { cmp=com.app.guarddoor/com.hbisoft.hbrecorder.ScreenRecordService (has extras) }: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to get surface at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3713) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:202) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1696) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:198) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6729) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to get surface at android.media.MediaRecorder.getSurface(Native Method) at com.hbisoft.hbrecorder.ScreenRecordService.createVirtualDisplay(ScreenRecordService.java:224) at com.hbisoft.hbrecorder.ScreenRecordService.onStartCommand(ScreenRecordService.java:146) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3694) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:202)  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1696)  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:198)  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6729)  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858) 

[HBiSoft]

Did you create the folder before passing it too HBRecorder?

I tested with the demo app, if the folder is not created before passing the path, it will cause this.

First create the folder, by doing the following:

String dirPath = getFilesDir() + File.separator + "demoVideos";
File mFolder = new File(dirPath);
if (!mFolder.exists()){
    mFolder.mkdirs();
}

Then passing the following to HBRecorder

hbRecorder.setOutputPath(getFilesDir() + File.separator + "demoVideos");

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Currently you are passing a folder that doesn't exist.

[ritesh-karmare]

@HBiSoft Thanks that WORKED!