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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Motion crashing regularly (Dave Howorth)
2. Re: Motion crashing regularly (Barry Martin)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:50:06 +0100
From: Dave Howorth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Motion crashing regularly
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:41:13 +0100
Ian Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Barry,
>
> Many thanks for your help.
>
> I am wondering if the issue is relating to the USB camera.
>
> Today, Motion crashed several times, and then I removed that camera
> from the config file, and since then there hasn't been an issue.
>
> I am not convinced that is the issue, as Motion shouldn't crash due
> to a camera.
Motion shouldn't crash period. And doesn't IME. It has already been said
that hardware-related problems are one known factor in many crashes. So
while not being certain that camera is the cause, it sounds somewhat
more likely than you appear to be thinking.
> Kind Regards,
>
> Ian
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:25:33 -0500
From: Barry Martin <[email protected]>
To: Ian Smith <[email protected]>,
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Motion crashing regularly
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Hi Ian!
> Many thanks for your help.
>
> I am wondering if the issue is relating to the USB camera.
>
> Today, Motion crashed several times, and then I removed that camera
> from the config file, and since then there hasn't been an issue.
>
> I am not convinced that is the issue, as Motion shouldn't crash due to
> a camera.
Glad to help -- agree on the "shouldn't" but also know anything is going
to fail:: can't foresee all the problems.? Also have to remember we're
using a utility maintained by a few people, not hundreds/thousands like
Microsoft and Linux.? (toslara, etc., that's supposed to read as a
compliment.)
The good news is you have found the USB is a potential problem -- glad I
included my little story of my faulty USB extension cables.? My
Raspberry Pi's were frequently going off-line/gray screen.? I had
replaced the micro-SD cards, the software, wall warts (they're on a UPS;
I had also learned around that time RPi's prefer 5.1v as opposed to 5.0
volts and a charger isn't a suitable substitute), the RPi's themselves.?
Basically everything except the cameras and extension cables.
If you do replace your USB camera I have had good luck with ELP brand
(Amazon and https://www.webcamerausb.com/).
Barry
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