unable to start scrcpy

[n3rdcub]

Description

When I click the screen share button, it says adb debugging not enabled or connected.

Can start scrcpy just fine from cmd

excerpt from log file

2025-03-24 21:24:38.542 -07:00 [ERR] Error starting scrcpy process
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\scrcpy.exe' with working directory 'C:\WINDOWS\system32'. The system cannot find the file specified.
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.b__3()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task1.InnerInvoke() at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(Task& currentTaskSlot, Thread threadPoolThread) --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.StartScrcpy(String customArgs) 2025-03-24 21:24:38.942 -07:00 [DBG] Windows notification shown for AutoInput 2025-03-24 21:24:39.100 -07:00 [ERR] Error starting scrcpy process System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\scrcpy.exe' with working directory 'C:\WINDOWS\system32'. The system cannot find the file specified. at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<StartScrcpy>b__3() at System.Threading.Tasks.Task1.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(Task& currentTaskSlot, Thread threadPoolThread)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.StartScrcpy(String customArgs)
2025-03-24 21:24:39.350 -07:00 [DBG] Received raw data: {"type":"4","notificationKey":"0|com.joaomgcd.autoinput|-99982927|null|10524","notificationType":"Ne...
2025-03-24 21:24:39.364 -07:00 [DBG] Received raw data: 5nR2NWPQafnU18nBICKgix86/Kl\nqCzODeU5jCWrl9frbdu27bHtTU1NQxhrERXo9Lpk9OCbNCVjdF9baLV1VDds1E9a6HVNTU3...
2025-03-24 21:24:39.364 -07:00 [DBG] Processing message: {"type":"4","notificationKey":"0|com.joaomgcd.autoinput|-99982927|null|10524","notificationType":"Ne...
2025-03-24 21:24:39.365 -07:00 [DBG] Processing notification message from AutoInput
2025-03-24 21:24:39.604 -07:00 [ERR] Error starting scrcpy process
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\scrcpy.exe' with working directory 'C:\WINDOWS\system32'. The system cannot find the file specified.
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.b__3()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(Task& currentTaskSlot, Thread threadPoolThread)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at Sefirah.App.Services.ScreenMirrorService.StartScrcpy(String customArgs)

Steps To Reproduce

go to connected device, click on connect

Windows Version

11

Android Version

a15

Android Device

pixel 7

Other details

No response

Log File

wont let me upload log

[n3rdcub]

Log20250324.log

[shrimqy]

@n3rdcub Aa I see, the problem seems to be the scrcpy and adb path. Though I haven't added a seperate path for adb yet but I will add that later. But for now, I'd suggest having the scrcpy and adb executable in the same place as it is with every release. Make sure the exe file exists in the path you specified btw, that seems to be the core issue here.

[n3rdcub]

Are they packaged in the app?
These are pre -existing installs/locations.
Pointing it to folder says nothing present - but if i launch the exe's present in the folder, scrpy works and i have tried pointing adb to both my chocolatey install and platform-tools placed on root of c:/

[shrimqy]

Are they packaged in the app?

No they are not, you need to specify scrcpy path manually (I should probably automate this though if available)

I think the path should be:

C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\tools

I just looked the scrcpy.exe location from choco.
But you were specifying the path as C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\ which was probably what caused the issue. Let me know if it fixes the issue.

[n3rdcub]

Are they packaged in the app?

No they are not, you need to specify scrcpy path manually (I should probably automate this though if available)

I think the path should be:

C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\tools

I just looked the scrcpy.exe location from choco. But you were specifying the path as C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\scrcpy\ which was probably what caused the issue. Let me know if it fixes the issue.

Actually it's funny you noticed that I initially did set it to the path that you suggested or recommended, it still said that it couldn't find it so in the log that you're looking at I then went back and set it to the root, the SCRCPY folder

Now just to cross all my I’s and dot all my t’s, when I get home later I can certainly try this again and let you know the resus, but I am 95% certain I tried it both ways and still got the error

[shrimqy]

That does make sense. I should mention again that wireless adb doesn't work at the moment. Restart the adb manually in TCP/IP mode.
After you plug the USB device, execute adb tcpip 5555 in the terminal, and that may do the trick. I will post a fix soon, I hope. Just have to polish some stuff before that.