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1. Re: unable to start motion after it worked for many weeks
(jack bean)
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 19:51:46 -0500
From: jack bean <jackiebean2...@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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no. i still have the same version of motion installed as before, i just
reinstalled it using the same install version i had already to make sure,
all this input still does not answer my question. how do i make sure i am
using the external camera instead of the built in camera? does the log file
indicate anything wrong and if so what should i be looking at in the config
file to correct this? this is a serious issue. i have got to have a camera
working while i am gone due to some security issues in my home. i am trying
to catch someone attempting to break in. it was working fine before and now
all of the sudden it wont. i don't want to catch them walking past the
laptop, if they even do, it would be too late then and they might not even
go in front of it, i want to catch them trying to jimmy the door because
they have already done that unsuccessfully but they keep trying.
On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Kinney Baughman <baughma...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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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