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Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG

From	"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: SOMETHING Wrong With DebiVerse FFMPEG
Date	2026-02-18 13:32 +0100
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On 2026-02-18 05:53, c186282 wrote:
> 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.
> 

In some cases, ffmpeg makes use of hardware support for the codec. If it 
is doing this, probably you can force doing it all in software.

You can try a different codec.

If you want to try a different distro, openSUSE leap 15.6 has available 
several ffmpeg versions, so you can try which works.


-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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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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