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[Support]: AMD64, Coral M.2 , Docker, updated to stable 11 and getting "Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process."

See original GitHub issue

Describe the problem you are having

After an update from 10.1 stable to 11 stable getting green screen and log is showing this comment. my path looks OK /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/lib/btbn-ffmpeg/bin added the LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965 into the environemnt, no help

[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video ERROR : driveway: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process. [2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video ERROR : driveway: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread… [2022-09-23 08:53:31] ffmpeg.driveway.detect ERROR : Error splitting the argument list: Option not found

Version

0.11.0-3846A13

Frigate config file

detectors:
  coral_pci:
    type: edgetpu
    device: pci

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.1.128
  port: 1883
  topic_prefix: frigate
  user: 
  password: 

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args:
    - -hwaccel
    - qsv
    - -qsv_device
    - /dev/dri/renderD128
  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel fatal
  input_args: -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt -rtsp_transport tcp -stimeout 5000000 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1
  output_args:
    detect: -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p
    record: -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy -an
    rtmp: -c copy -f flv

cameras:
  Front_Door_Wyze:
    ffmpeg:
      input_args: -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.174:8554/video2_unicast
          roles:
            - detect
            - rtmp
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.174:8554/video1_unicast
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      width: 640
      height: 360
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain:
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
        retain:
          default: 10
          mode: active_objects
          objects:
            person: 15
    objects:
      track:
        - person
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      bounding_box: False
      crop: False
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
          person: 15

  driveway:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.11:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
          roles:
            - detect
            - rtmp
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.11:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
          roles:
            - record
    detect:
      width: 704
      height: 480
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain:
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
        retain:
          default: 10
          mode: active_objects
          objects:
            person: 15
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
      filters:
        person:
          mask: 1703,315,1662,368
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      bounding_box: False
      crop: False
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
          person: 15

  Garage:
    ffmpeg:
      input_args: -avoid_negative_ts make_zero
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.3:8554/video2_unicast
          roles:
            - detect
            - rtmp
        - path: rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.3:8554/video1_unicast
          roles:
            - record

Relevant log output

2022-09-23 08:53:10] frigate.app                    INFO    : Output process started: 217
[2022-09-23 08:53:10] ws4py                          INFO    : Using epoll
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for Front_Door_Wyze: 225
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for driveway: 228
[2022-09-23 08:53:10] frigate.edgetpu                INFO    : Attempting to load TPU as pci
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for Garage: 240
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.edgetpu                INFO    : TPU found
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for Backyard_V3: 242
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Camera processor started for front_door_bell: 243
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for Front_Door_Wyze: 245
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for driveway: 247
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for Garage: 258
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for Backyard_V3: 261
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.app                    INFO    : Capture process started for front_door_bell: 266
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : driveway: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : driveway: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Front_Door_Wyze: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Front_Door_Wyze: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : front_door_bell: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : front_door_bell: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Garage: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Garage: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Backyard_V3: Unable to read frames from ffmpeg process.
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] frigate.video                  ERROR   : Backyard_V3: ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
[2022-09-23 08:53:11] ws4py                          INFO    : Using epoll
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] watchdog.front_door_bell       ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for front_door_bell.
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] watchdog.driveway              ERROR   : Ffmpeg process crashed unexpectedly for driveway.
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] watchdog.front_door_bell       ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] watchdog.driveway              ERROR   : The following ffmpeg logs include the last 100 lines prior to exit.
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] ffmpeg.driveway.detect         ERROR   : Error splitting the argument list: Option not found
[2022-09-23 08:53:31] ffmpeg.front_door_bell.detect  ERROR   : Error splitting the argument list: Option not found

FFprobe output from your camera

ffprobe version n5.1-2-g915ef932a3-20220731 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 12.1.0 (crosstool-NG 1.25.0.55_3defb7b)
  configuration: --prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=linux --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-debug --enable-iconv --enable-libxml2 --enable-zlib --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-fontconfig --enable-libvorbis --enable-opencl --enable-libpulse --enable-libvmaf --enable-libxcb --enable-xlib --enable-amf --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-avisynth --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-mbedtls --enable-librist --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-lv2 --enable-libmfx --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-librav1e --enable-librubberband --disable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libdrm --enable-vaapi --enable-libvidstab --enable-vulkan --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags=-pie --extra-libs='-ldl -lgomp' --extra-version=20220731
  libavutil      57. 28.100 / 57. 28.100
  libavcodec     59. 37.100 / 59. 37.100
  libavformat    59. 27.100 / 59. 27.100
  libavdevice    59.  7.100 / 59.  7.100
  libavfilter     8. 44.100 /  8. 44.100
  libswscale      6.  7.100 /  6.  7.100
  libswresample   4.  7.100 /  4.  7.100
  libpostproc    56.  6.100 / 56.  6.100
Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://*:*@192.168.1.3:8554/video2_unicast':
  Metadata:
    title           : LIVE555 Streaming Media v2022.04.26
    comment         : LIVE555 Streaming Media v2022.04.26
  Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
  Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 640x360, 20 fps, 14.99 tbr, 90k tbn

Frigate stats

No response

Operating system

Debian

Install method

Docker Compose

Coral version

M.2

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Amcrast 5MP, Amcrast doorbell, Wyze V3

Any other information that may be helpful

docker compose file

sudo docker create
–name frigate
–restart=unless-stopped
–device /dev/apex_0:/dev/apex_0
–mount type=tmpfs,target=/tmp/cache,tmpfs-size=1000000000
–shm-size=500m
-v /media/500/frigate:/media/frigate
-v /home/server/frigate/:/config/
-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
-e LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965
-p 5000:5000
-p 1935:1935
blakeblackshear/frigate:stable

here is environmental path from v11 ( not working ) ( frigate:stable ) image and here is environmental path from v10 ( working ) ( frigate:stable-amd64, 0.10.1-83481AF ) image

the working v10 does not have ffmpeg listed in the PATH and it is working instance.

my path looks OK

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/lib/btbn-ffmpeg/bin

added the LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965, no help

image

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created a year ago
  • Comments:22 (1 by maintainers)

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

2reactions
NickM-27commented, Sep 23, 2022

Glad it is working. I am going to go ahead and close this. Feel free to create a new issue if something else comes up.

0reactions
Vendo232commented, Sep 24, 2022

Thank you for your patience Nicolas, you are awesome!

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