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1. Re: unable to start motion after it worked for many weeks
(Terry Parker)
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 00:12:29 -0500
From: Terry Parker <terry...@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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Is this the config file you are editing:
/home/stealth/.motion/motion.conf
I ask because that is the file motion is reading. Can you post the contents
of that file?
On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 7:51 PM, jack bean <jackiebean2...@gmail.com> 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>
> 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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