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SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG

Date 2026-02-17 23:53 -0500
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
From c186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Subject SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG
Organization wokiesux
Message-ID <Rd2dnZ_IUIsl2Aj0nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink)

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All was well, until an 'update'.

Have a very small Python script that uses ffmpeg to
record/resize an rtsp stream from a security camera.
The '-t' param determines the video length, then the
ffmpeg process auto-ends. Then we repeat for the
next video segment. 5-minute vids are ideal.

Or USED TO be.

Now, several times a day, oddly most often at certain
hours, the ffmpeg process will HANG - never exits,
never makes anything beyond a zero-byte vid. No
messages. Might work for 5 minutes, 5 hours, 15 hours,
but it WILL hang eventually.

Kept complicating the script, attempting to force
ffmpeg to end with "kill" or "pkill" commands - but
they are usually invulnerable to that.

Latest, ultra-simplfied ... a little better but STILL
prone to hanging-up.

So, had to write a watchdog script. If the log file
doesn't get updated in 150% vidlength then it reboots
the box. Radical, but the ONLY apparent fix and I've
tried a bunch, a bunch of bunches.

This is all running on a MX Libereto ... a fairly
recent incarnation based on BullsEye.

And no no no ... I'm NOT going to try and install another
version of ffmpeg. Tried that once - it's dependencies
and dependencies and dependencies in a massively growing
pyramid. You'd have to gut the entire system, wind up
with some horrible unmaintainable FrankenDistro.

SO ... for now ... I can stick with my kinda-crappy
fix and hope for an updated update OR move this
particular app to another box, another distro, and
hope it's worth it.

ffmpeg is a huge complicated collection of utilities
accessed under one name. Some or another little part
CAN get screwed up. However the utility as a whole
is ultra-useful, can do most ANYTHING if you feed it
the proper long long command line. Reduced-rez/rate
output from an rtsp stream WITH sound - nothing else
really quite does it, even openCV can't and VNC, well,
I've tried and failed. The GOAL is a "good enough"
video but the sound is the most important thing as
this is my only outdoor camera at the front of
the building. Hi-rez video uses WAY TOO MUCH disk.

Deb 'Trixie' is out - albeit very young and tender -
might have to try that in a VM for experiments.
I'd rather not go Fedora or Arch here ... they're
OK systems but not so much 'on my frequency'
as Deb derivs.

Hmm ... have GhostBSD(FreeBSD) on a VM already and
apparently it WILL run some version of ffmpeg ...
might be worth a try.

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SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-17 23:53 -0500
  Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-18 13:32 +0100
    Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-18 21:07 +0000
      Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 02:07 +0100
        Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-19 01:42 +0000
          Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-19 00:25 -0500
          Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 12:19 +0100
            Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 12:22 +0100
            Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 12:23 +0100
            Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-20 04:40 +0000
              Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-20 12:26 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-20 23:21 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-21 01:38 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-21 01:44 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-21 01:51 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-21 12:48 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-02-21 12:05 +0000
        Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-19 00:16 -0500
          Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-19 09:13 +0000
            Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-19 18:51 +0000
              Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-20 04:41 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-20 01:21 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-20 08:46 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-20 11:25 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-20 19:32 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-20 23:50 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-21 12:54 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-21 20:04 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-21 21:57 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-21 01:11 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-21 06:33 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-21 01:46 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-02-21 12:14 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-21 20:06 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-22 04:42 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-22 18:49 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-22 23:11 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-02-23 08:55 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 19:27 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 19:47 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 07:39 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 21:35 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-25 06:40 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-25 04:27 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-25 11:14 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-25 19:50 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-25 08:52 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-25 04:34 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-25 11:15 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-25 06:09 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 19:25 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2026-02-23 09:56 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-23 09:43 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 19:32 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 00:26 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-24 06:58 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 02:10 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 20:54 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-24 10:37 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-24 12:39 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2026-02-24 10:16 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-24 15:28 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 22:27 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-25 08:53 +0100
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-25 04:36 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 22:35 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-25 06:49 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 19:48 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 07:40 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-24 12:38 +0000
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-24 21:53 -0500
                Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-21 12:57 +0100
          Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 12:25 +0100
    Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-19 00:20 -0500
      Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-19 12:27 +0100
        Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-19 11:34 +0000
          Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-19 18:51 +0000
          Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-20 01:30 -0500
            Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-20 20:00 +0000
        Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-20 04:42 +0000
          Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-20 01:26 -0500
  Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-02-20 11:39 +0200
    Re: Something Wrong With DebiVerse FFmpeg Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-20 23:35 +0000
  Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-02-22 19:29 +0000

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