Cameras Available 1

[1madsci]

I have a new install. It was working. Now I have a blank screen with Latest selected and a Cameras Available 1 message. Using libcamera_imx477 on Raspberry pi 5 with 8GB. Running libcamera-hello shows the camera image, so the camera is working correctly. How do I get indi allsky to use the available camera? Pi camera is connected to port 0 and that is the selection in the camera config. restarting the indi process and the Pi has not fixed the issue.

[aaronwmorris]

Can you inspect the log at /var/log/indi-allsky/indi-allsky.log to see if you can find any relevant exceptions?

Also, can you provide the Support Info output?

[1madsci]

I stopped and restarted the indi-allsky service. The display did not show stopped. Status still shows RUNNING. I refreshed the screen and still shows running and grey box.

[1madsci]

same grey screen with Firefox

[1madsci]

Getting these errors from chrome

[1madsci]

images are in /home/bob/SSD Drive/allsky/images. This is my nvme drive. When I enter it this way the config says please fix invalid folder name. It accepts /home/bob/ssd/allsky/images. The ccd_6beec889-e3cb-42ca, latest.jpg, and mask_base.png files are in the /home/bob/SSD Drive/images folder. This is what is shown in the file explorer.

[aaronwmorris]

I understand now. You will need to complete another full setup.sh run after changing the IMAGE_FOLDER setting. The setup.sh script needs to ensure the proper folder permissions/modes exist to allow access to the new folder.

I do not think I allowed the image folder name to contain spaces.

Part of the problem is the web server runs as a different user (nobody or www-data) and that user can end up not having permissions to read files under your home folder. The setup.sh script should fix that.

[1madsci]

Hi Aaron, I have a home built all sky camera. I have worked thru issues with the CPU getting too hot and throttling down, 5 amp adapter failures (2) and condensation in the enclosure. I started using the Allsky software. It took me a while to get the Pi to write the image data to the Intel SSD and that is how it got the name with a space. The original software had issues with pixelation in the time lapse. The individual images do not show any pixelation. I found your indi version while searching for a solution to the pixelation and look forward to using the added features. When I was making a backup copy of my micro SD card the adapter erased all of my original files and damaged the card. I threw the adapter away. With the new installation I mounted the SSD to /home/bob/ssd. I will rename the folder with the space and confirm the files are writing to the correct location. I will try running the setup.sh again tomorrow and let you know if that worked. I use the camera in a wooded area and want to try the feature to limit the field of view. I appreciate all of your help. Is there a place I can contribute to your efforts? Thanks, Bob Novak

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[aaronwmorris]

Throttling and heat issues are very common with the PI5. It is obviously faster than the PI4, but it uses a lot more power. Cooling is an absolute requirement.

The pixelation is kind of weird, but is not uncommon at the beginning of timelapse videos because the compression algorithm does not quite have enough data yet to compensate, but it usually clears up after a few seconds.

The logo mask could work well to limit the field of view.

I have some info at the bottom of the main page about contributions.

[1madsci]

Good morning Aaron, running setup.sh fixed the no image display issue. The software is now writing to the SSD drive and displaying the images. Looking forward to trying some of the new features.
Clear skies,
Bob

[aaronwmorris]

Fantastic!