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1. Re: unable to start motion after it worked for many weeks (MrDave)
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 23:00:43 -0600
From: MrDave <motionmrd...@gmail.com>
To: motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] unable to start motion after it worked for
many weeks
Message-ID: <ff90753c-6349-4c39-40e8-ef1f08ca2...@gmail.com>
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Motion works off of device names and those are assigned from the kernel
and can change whenever the computer is rebooted.? In the mail archives
from years ago I seem to recall someone indicating how to set up udev
rules so that a particular camera is always assigned to a specific
device number (e.g. /dev/video0 would always be the laptop cam and?
/dev/video1 would be an external web cam etc)? Without those rules which
are set up outside of motion, the camera that is assigned to a
particular device can and will change if there is more than one.? One
option of course is to just set up an additional thread (as it was
called in that old version) for each camera and just monitor both cameras.
MrDave
On 5/29/2018 6:51 PM, jack bean wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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
> <http://lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/UpgradingFromOlderVersion>
>
> On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 2:48 PM, jack bean
> <jackiebean2...@gmail.com <mailto: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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