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1. Re: Camera stops and needs a reset (craig bowser)
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:55:30 -0500
From: craig bowser <reswo...@gmail.com>
To: Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Camera stops and needs a reset
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OK, crontab should be 0 */2 * * *
Trying that
Craig L Bowser
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On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 7:50 PM craig bowser <reswo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, answers inline
>
> Could it be the camera? The log seems to indicate the video stream stops
> and this triggers motion's shutdown. Can you swap cameras with the working
> system and the problem system and see if the random shutdowns move to the
> other system. ------ Unfortunately, this is a fix of last resort. The
> outdoor camera is sealed so I can't get to the pi or the camera. It's only
> caulk so it won't be horrible to remove, but want to try other things first.
>
> Is the camera and or Pi's power supply stable? Brownouts maybe affecting
> either or both components. --- power is stable. power is plugged into an
> outlet using approved power cable.
>
> Does a motion daemon restart postpone the crash ? If so a cronjob to
> restart the camera at an appropriate time may help. I need to troubleshoot
> the cronjob I set up. It doesn't seem to be running * */2 * * * should be
> running every two hours, but is not. configured using crontab -e as
> root.
>
> So I'm troubleshooting that.... Will post update soon....
>
> Craig L Bowser
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> On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:16 PM John Vaccaro <jvacc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Could it be the camera? The log seems to indicate the video stream stops
>> and this triggers motion's shutdown. Can you swap cameras with the working
>> system and the problem system and see if the random shutdowns move to the
>> other system.
>>
>> Is the camera and or Pi's power supply stable? Brownouts maybe affecting
>> either or both components.
>>
>> Does a motion daemon restart postpone the crash ? If so a cronjob to
>> restart the camera at an appropriate time may help.
>>
>> Regards....
>>
>> John Vaccaro
>> ----------------------
>> You are the product of four billion years of evolutionary success. Act
>> like it!
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 8:14 PM craig bowser <reswo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've got a raspberry pi 3 running motion. It's in a waterproof case
>>> watching the front door. Most of the time it works just fine, but every
>>> once in a while the camera just stops.
>>> simply restarting the service gets things going again, but not sure what
>>> is happening.
>>>
>>> The set up is the same as the one I have in the garage and that one has
>>> no problems and never stops.
>>>
>>> Here is a sample from the log of the one that stops:
>>>
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:47:41] motion_detected: Motion detected -
>>> starting event 64
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:48:40] preview_save: different filename
>>> or picture only!
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:48:40] event_newfile: File of type 1
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/64-20210116164741-00.jpg
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:48:40] motion_loop: End of event 64
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:53:40] event_new_video Source FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 16:53:40] ffmpeg_open Selected Output FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 16:53:40] ffmpeg_avcodec_log: Using
>>> AVStream.codec to pass codec parameters to muxers is deprecated, use
>>> AVStream.codecpar instead.
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:53:40] event_newfile: File of type 8
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/65-20210116165339.avi
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:53:40] motion_detected: Motion detected -
>>> starting event 65
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:54:39] preview_save: different filename
>>> or picture only!
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:54:39] event_newfile: File of type 1
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/65-20210116165339-01.jpg
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:54:39] motion_loop: End of event 65
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:55:32] event_new_video Source FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 16:55:32] ffmpeg_open Selected Output FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 16:55:32] ffmpeg_avcodec_log: Using
>>> AVStream.codec to pass codec parameters to muxers is deprecated, use
>>> AVStream.codecpar instead.
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:55:32] event_newfile: File of type 8
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/66-20210116165531.avi
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:55:32] motion_detected: Motion detected -
>>> starting event 66
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:56:31] preview_save: different filename
>>> or picture only!
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 16:56:31] event_newfile: File of type 1
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/66-20210116165532-00.jpg
>>>
>>> *[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 16:56:31] motion_loop: End of event
>>> 66[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:57] motion_loop: End of event 67*
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:57] httpd_run: motion-httpd -
>>> Finishing
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:57] httpd_run: motion-httpd
>>> Closing
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:57] motion_web_control:
>>> motion-httpd thread exit
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:57] motion_loop: Thread exiting
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:57] stream_stop: Closing motion-stream
>>> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:57] stream_stop: Closed motion-stream
>>> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 16 19:54:57] vid_close: Closing video device
>>> /dev/video0
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:58] main: Threads finished
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] main: Motion terminating
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] motion_remove_pid: Closing
>>> logfile (/var/log/motion/motion.log).
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] motion_startup: Using log type
>>> (ALL) log level (NTC)
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 19:54:59] ffmpeg_init: ffmpeg libavcodec
>>> version 57.48.101 libavformat version 57.41.100
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] main: Camera 0 is from
>>> /etc/motion/motion.conf
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] main: Camera 0 is device:
>>> /dev/video0 input -1
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] main: Stream port 8081
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] main: Waiting for threads to
>>> finish, pid: 31236
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 19:54:59] motion_init: Camera 0 started:
>>> motion detection Enabled
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:59] http_bindsock: listening
>>> on 127.0.0.1 port 8080
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 16 19:54:59] vid_v4lx_start: Using videodevice
>>> /dev/video0 and input -1
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 19:54:59] httpd_run: Started
>>> motion-httpd server on port 8080 (auth Disabled)
>>> ...... <restart sequence continues as normal>
>>>
>>> and from ealier
>>>
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:52:06] motion_detected: Motion detected -
>>> starting event 52
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:53:06] preview_save: different filename
>>> or picture only!
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 09:53:06] event_newfile: File of type 1
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/52-20210116095206-01.jpg
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:53:06] motion_loop: End of event 52
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 09:53:56] event_new_video Source FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 09:53:56] ffmpeg_open Selected Output FPS 2
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 09:53:56] ffmpeg_avcodec_log: Using
>>> AVStream.codec to pass codec parameters to muxers is deprecated, use
>>> AVStream.codecpar instead.
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 09:53:56] event_newfile: File of type 8
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/53-20210116095356.avi
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:53:56] motion_detected: Motion detected -
>>> starting event 53
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:54:56] preview_save: different filename
>>> or picture only!
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [EVT] [Jan 16 09:54:56] event_newfile: File of type 1
>>> saved to: /media/cctv/Camera1-FrontDoor/53-20210116095356-01.jpg
>>>
>>> *[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 09:54:56] motion_loop: End of event
>>> 53[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:20] motion_loop: End of event 54*
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:21] httpd_run: motion-httpd -
>>> Finishing
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:21] httpd_run: motion-httpd
>>> Closing
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:21] motion_web_control:
>>> motion-httpd thread exit
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:21] motion_loop: Thread exiting
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:21] stream_stop: Closing motion-stream
>>> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:21] stream_stop: Closed motion-stream
>>> listen socket & active motion-stream sockets
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 16 10:59:21] vid_close: Closing video device
>>> /dev/video0
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:21] main: Threads finished
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:22] main: Motion terminating
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:22] motion_remove_pid: Closing
>>> logfile (/var/log/motion/motion.log).
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] motion_startup: Using log type
>>> (ALL) log level (NTC)
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 16 10:59:23] ffmpeg_init: ffmpeg libavcodec
>>> version 57.48.101 libavformat version 57.41.100
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] main: Camera 0 is from
>>> /etc/motion/motion.conf
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] main: Camera 0 is device:
>>> /dev/video0 input -1
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] main: Stream port 8081
>>> [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] main: Waiting for threads to
>>> finish, pid: 28603
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 16 10:59:23] motion_init: Camera 0 started:
>>> motion detection Enabled
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:23] http_bindsock: listening
>>> on 127.0.0.1 port 8080
>>> [1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 16 10:59:23] vid_v4lx_start: Using videodevice
>>> /dev/video0 and input -1
>>> [0:web_control] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 16 10:59:23] httpd_run: Started
>>> motion-httpd server on port 8080 (auth Disabled)
>>>
>>>
>>> For some reason, when it stops, there are two End of Event entries
>>> without a Starting event. Are there any other troubleshooting tips to
>>> figure out why this is happening?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Craig L Bowser
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