dashcam 1.4.7-beta → 1.4.9-beta.0

package/lib/topProcesses.js

@@ -193,34 +193,53 @@ async function getTopProcessesUnix(limit = 10) {
     if (os.platform() === 'darwin') {
       // macOS uses BSD ps - different syntax, no --sort option
       // Use -r flag to sort by CPU usage
+      console.log('[topProcesses] Running macOS ps command');
       const result = await execFileAsync('ps', [
         '-Arco',
         'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm'
       ], { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 5000 });
       stdout = result.stdout;
+      console.log('[topProcesses] macOS ps succeeded, output length:', stdout.length);
     } else {
-      // Linux uses GNU ps - try --sort first, fallback to sorting in JS
-      try {
-        const result = await execFileAsync('ps', [
-          '-eo',
-          'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm',
-          '--sort=-pcpu'
-        ], { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 5000 });
-        stdout = result.stdout;
-        logger.debug('ps command succeeded with --sort', { outputLength: stdout.length });
-      } catch (sortError) {
-        // Some Linux systems (like BusyBox or older ps) don't support --sort
-        logger.debug('ps --sort not supported, using unsorted output', { error: sortError.message });
-        const result = await execFileAsync('ps', [
-          '-eo',
-          'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm'
-        ], { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 5000 });
-        stdout = result.stdout;
-        logger.debug('ps command succeeded without --sort', { outputLength: stdout.length });
+      // Linux - try different variations in order of preference
+      const psVariations = [
+        // Standard GNU ps with --sort
+        { args: ['-eo', 'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm', '--sort=-pcpu'], name: 'GNU ps with --sort' },
+        // GNU ps without --sort (we'll sort in JS)
+        { args: ['-eo', 'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm'], name: 'GNU ps without --sort' },
+        // BusyBox ps (minimal options)
+        { args: ['-o', 'pid,pcpu,pmem,comm'], name: 'BusyBox ps' },
+        // Most basic ps command
+        { args: ['aux'], name: 'basic ps aux' }
+      ];
+      
+      let psSuccess = false;
+      for (const variation of psVariations) {
+        try {
+          console.log(`[topProcesses] Trying: ${variation.name}`);
+          const result = await execFileAsync('ps', variation.args, { 
+            encoding: 'utf8', 
+            timeout: 5000 
+          });
+          stdout = result.stdout;
+          console.log(`[topProcesses] ${variation.name} succeeded, output length:`, stdout.length);
+          logger.debug(`ps command succeeded: ${variation.name}`, { outputLength: stdout.length });
+          psSuccess = true;
+          break;
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.log(`[topProcesses] ${variation.name} failed:`, err.message);
+          // Try next variation
+        }
+      }
+      
+      if (!psSuccess) {
+        throw new Error('All ps command variations failed');
       }
     }
     
+    console.log('[topProcesses] Parsing ps output...');
     const processes = parsePsOutput(stdout, limit);
+    console.log('[topProcesses] Parsed', processes.length, 'processes');
     logger.debug('Parsed processes from ps output', { 
       processCount: processes.length,
       firstProcess: processes[0]
@@ -228,6 +247,8 @@ async function getTopProcessesUnix(limit = 10) {
     
     return processes;
   } catch (error) {
+    console.error('[topProcesses] FATAL ERROR getting top processes:', error.message);
+    console.error('[topProcesses] Error stack:', error.stack);
     logger.warn('Failed to get top processes on Unix', { 
       error: error.message,
       stack: error.stack,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcam",
-  "version": "1.4.7-beta",
+  "version": "1.4.9-beta.0",
   "description": "Minimal CLI version of Dashcam desktop app",
   "main": "bin/dashcam.js",
   "bin": {