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1. Re: unable to start motion after it worked for many weeks
(Kinney Baughman)
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 16:35:16 -0400
From: Kinney Baughman <baughma...@gmail.com>
To: Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] unable to start motion after it worked for
many weeks
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Any chance you went from version 3.1 to 3.2?
The conf file changed considerably in that jump. Some changes continued
throughout the 3.2 branch.
http://lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/UpgradingFromOlderVersion
On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 2:48 PM, jack bean <jackiebean2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i had my share of hiccups starting it and getting it to record, until i
> just started using sudo motion and then sudo killall motion to shut it
> down. it recorded fine. i had dropbox linked to the record folder. the
> config file is the same as it was when it worked, but now it will not work.
> motion starts, but will not recors anything, no matter what i do, or how
> many times i jump up and down in front of the camera. before it quit
> working it only took a bit of movement to record video and stills. now it
> wont do anything. i also reinstalled motion in synaptic.
>
> here is the log file in case it has something i dont recognize as the
> issue.
>
>
> [8831360] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] motion_startup: Using log type
> (ALL) log level (NTC)
> [8831360] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] become_daemon: Motion going to
> daemon mode
> [8831360] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] become_daemon: Created process id
> file /var/run/motion/motion.pid. Process ID is 31776
> [8831360] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] motion_startup: Motion running as
> daemon process
> [8831360] [NTC] [ENC] [May 26 13:01:59] ffmpeg_init: ffmpeg
> LIBAVCODEC_BUILD 3685476 LIBAVFORMAT_BUILD 3680357
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] main: Thread 1 is from
> /home/stealth/.motion/motion.conf
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] main: Thread 1 is device: /dev/video1
> input -1
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] main: Stream port 8081
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] main: Waiting for threads to finish,
> pid: 31776
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:01:59] httpd_run: motion-httpd testing : IPV4
> addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8080
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:01:59] httpd_run: motion-httpd Bound : IPV4
> addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8080
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:01:59] httpd_run: motion-httpd/3.2.12+git20140228
> running, accepting connections
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:01:59] httpd_run: motion-httpd: waiting for
> data on 127.0.0.1 port TCP 8080
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] motion_init: Thread 1 started , motion
> detection Enabled
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] vid_v4lx_start: Using videodevice
> /dev/video1 and input -1
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_get_capability:
> ------------------------
> cap.driver: "uvcvideo"
> cap.card: "HP Webcam: HP Webcam"
> cap.bus_info: "usb-0000:00:1d.7-5"
> cap.capabilities=0x84200001
> ------------------------
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_get_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_get_capability: - STREAMING
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_select_input: name = "Camera 1",
> type 0x00000002, status 00000000
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_select_input: - CAMERA
> [1] [WRN] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_select_input: Device doesn't
> support VIDIOC_G_STD
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_set_pix_format: Config palette
> index 17 (YU12) doesn't work.
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_set_pix_format: Supported palettes:
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_set_pix_format: (0) YUYV (YUYV
> 4:2:2)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_set_pix_format: 0 - YUYV 4:2:2
> (compressed : 0) (0x56595559)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_set_pix_format Selected palette YUYV
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_do_set_pix_format: Testing palette
> YUYV (320x240)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_do_set_pix_format: Using palette
> YUYV (320x240) bytesperlines 640 sizeimage 153600 colorspace 00000008
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980900, "Brightness", range -64,64
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Brightness",
> default 5, current 5
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980901, "Contrast", range 0,95
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Contrast",
> default 30, current 30
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980902, "Saturation", range 0,128
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Saturation",
> default 80, current 80
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980903, "Hue", range -40,40
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Hue", default
> 0, current 0
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980910, "Gamma", range 72,500
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Gamma", default
> 120, current 120
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980913, "Gain", range 0,100
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] v4l2_scan_controls: "Gain", default
> 0, current 0
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:01:59] vid_v4lx_start: Using V4L2
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:01:59] image_ring_resize: Resizing pre_capture
> buffer to 1 items
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:02:00] http_bindsock: motion-stream testing :
> IPV4 addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8081
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:02:00] http_bindsock: motion-stream Bound :
> IPV4 addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8081
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:02:00] motion_init: Started motion-stream
> server in port 8081 auth Disabled
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:05] motion_loop: End of event 1
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:05] motion_loop: Thread exiting
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:05:05] stream_stop: Closing motion-stream
> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:05:05] stream_stop: Closed motion-stream listen
> socket & active motion-stream sockets
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:05:05] vid_close: Closing video device
> /dev/video1
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:05] main: Threads finished
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:05:05] httpd_run: motion-httpd - Finishing
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:05:05] httpd_run: motion-httpd Closing
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:05:05] motion_web_control: motion-httpd thread
> exit
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:06] main: Motion terminating
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:06] motion_remove_pid: Removed process id
> file (pid file).
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:05:06] motion_remove_pid: Closing logfile
> (/var/log/motion/motion.log).
> [10338688] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] motion_startup: Using log type
> (ALL) log level (NTC)
> [10338688] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] become_daemon: Motion going to
> daemon mode
> [10338688] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] become_daemon: Created process id
> file /var/run/motion/motion.pid. Process ID is 1746
> [10338688] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] motion_startup: Motion running as
> daemon process
> [10338688] [NTC] [ENC] [May 26 13:18:48] ffmpeg_init: ffmpeg
> LIBAVCODEC_BUILD 3685476 LIBAVFORMAT_BUILD 3680357
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] main: Thread 1 is from
> /home/stealth/.motion/motion.conf
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] main: Thread 1 is device: /dev/video1
> input -1
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] main: Stream port 8081
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] main: Waiting for threads to finish,
> pid: 1746
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:48] httpd_run: motion-httpd testing : IPV4
> addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8080
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:48] httpd_run: motion-httpd Bound : IPV4
> addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8080
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:48] httpd_run: motion-httpd/3.2.12+git20140228
> running, accepting connections
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:48] httpd_run: motion-httpd: waiting for
> data on 127.0.0.1 port TCP 8080
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] motion_init: Thread 1 started , motion
> detection Enabled
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] vid_v4lx_start: Using videodevice
> /dev/video1 and input -1
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_get_capability:
> ------------------------
> cap.driver: "uvcvideo"
> cap.card: "HP Webcam: HP Webcam"
> cap.bus_info: "usb-0000:00:1d.7-5"
> cap.capabilities=0x84200001
> ------------------------
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_get_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_get_capability: - STREAMING
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_select_input: name = "Camera 1",
> type 0x00000002, status 00000000
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_select_input: - CAMERA
> [1] [WRN] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_select_input: Device doesn't
> support VIDIOC_G_STD
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_set_pix_format: Config palette
> index 17 (YU12) doesn't work.
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_set_pix_format: Supported palettes:
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_set_pix_format: (0) YUYV (YUYV
> 4:2:2)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_set_pix_format: 0 - YUYV 4:2:2
> (compressed : 0) (0x56595559)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_set_pix_format Selected palette YUYV
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_do_set_pix_format: Testing palette
> YUYV (320x240)
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_do_set_pix_format: Using palette
> YUYV (320x240) bytesperlines 640 sizeimage 153600 colorspace 00000008
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980900, "Brightness", range -64,64
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Brightness",
> default 5, current 5
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980901, "Contrast", range 0,95
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Contrast",
> default 30, current 30
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980902, "Saturation", range 0,128
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Saturation",
> default 80, current 80
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980903, "Hue", range -40,40
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Hue", default
> 0, current 0
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980910, "Gamma", range 72,500
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Gamma", default
> 120, current 120
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: found control
> 0x00980913, "Gain", range 0,100
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] v4l2_scan_controls: "Gain", default
> 0, current 0
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:18:48] vid_v4lx_start: Using V4L2
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:48] image_ring_resize: Resizing pre_capture
> buffer to 1 items
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:49] http_bindsock: motion-stream testing :
> IPV4 addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8081
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:18:49] http_bindsock: motion-stream Bound :
> IPV4 addr: 127.0.0.1 port: 8081
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:18:49] motion_init: Started motion-stream
> server in port 8081 auth Disabled
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:07] motion_loop: End of event 1
> [1] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:07] motion_loop: Thread exiting
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:21:07] stream_stop: Closing motion-stream
> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
> [1] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:21:07] stream_stop: Closed motion-stream listen
> socket & active motion-stream sockets
> [1] [NTC] [VID] [May 26 13:21:07] vid_close: Closing video device
> /dev/video1
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:07] main: Threads finished
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:21:07] httpd_run: motion-httpd - Finishing
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:21:07] httpd_run: motion-httpd Closing
> [0] [NTC] [STR] [May 26 13:21:07] motion_web_control: motion-httpd thread
> exit
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:08] main: Motion terminating
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:08] motion_remove_pid: Removed process id
> file (pid file).
> [0] [NTC] [ALL] [May 26 13:21:08] motion_remove_pid: Closing logfile
> (/var/log/motion/motion.log).
>
> where it says devices, it indicates it is trying to use the internal
> webcam instead of the external one, but why did it revert to that when i
> specifically changed it in the config file?
>
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