Camera board • Motion not working on Trixie

Code:

# libcamerify motion -c /etc/motion/motion.conf -l /var/log/motion/motion.log 2> /tmp/motion.log

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[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] conf_load: Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion/motion.conf[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] motion_startup: Logging to file (/var/log/motion/motion.log)[0:21:07.527456200] [1706] [1;32m INFO [1;37mCamera [1;34mcamera_manager.cpp:340 [0mlibcamera v0.6.0+rpt20251202[0:21:07.612705964] [1707] [1;32m INFO [1;37mIPAProxy [1;34mipa_proxy.cpp:180 [0mUsing tuning file /usr/share/libcamera/ipa/rpi/vc4/imx219.json[0:21:07.625049088] [1707] [1;32m INFO [1;37mCamera [1;34mcamera_manager.cpp:223 [0mAdding camera '/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10' for pipeline handler rpi/vc4[0:21:07.625117682] [1707] [1;32m INFO [1;37mRPI [1;34mvc4.cpp:445 [0mRegistered camera /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10 to Unicam device /dev/media3 and ISP device /dev/media0[0:21:07.627055519] [1706] [1;32m INFO [1;37mCamera [1;34mcamera.cpp:1215 [0mconfiguring streams: (0) 640x480-YUV420/sYCC[0:21:07.627597036] [1707] [1;32m INFO [1;37mRPI [1;34mvc4.cpp:620 [0mSensor: /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10 - Selected sensor format: 640x480-SBGGR10_1X10/RAW - Selected unicam format: 640x480-pBAA/RAWmotion: ../include/libcamera/controls.h:190: T libcamera::ControlValue::get() const [with T = long int; typename std::enable_if<((! libcamera::details::is_span<U>::value) && (! std::is_same<std::basic_string_view<char>, typename std::remove_cv< <template-parameter-1-1> >::type>::value)), std::nullptr_t>::type <anonymous> = nullptr]: Assertion `!isArray_' failed.

Code:

Hello[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_startup: Motion 4.7.0 Started[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_startup: Using default log type (ALL)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_startup: Using log type (ALL) log level (NTC)[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:55:54] webu_start_strm: Starting all camera streams on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:55:54] webu_strm_ntc: Started camera 0 stream on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:55:54] webu_start_ctrl: Starting webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:55:54] webu_start_ctrl: Started webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 14 14:55:54] ffmpeg_global_init: ffmpeg libavcodec version 61.19.101 libavformat version 61.7.100[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] translate_init: Language: English[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 is from /etc/motion/motion.conf[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 Camera Name: (null) Device: /dev/video0[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] main: Waiting for threads to finish, pid: 1680[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:55:54] motion_init: Camera 0 started: motion detection Enabled[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] vid_start: Opening V4L2 device[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_device_open: Using videodevice /dev/video0 and input -1[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_device_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_device_capability: - STREAMING[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_input_select: Name = "/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@"- CAMERA[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_norm_select: Device does not support specifying PAL/NTSC norm[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:55:54] v4l2_pixfmt_try: Testing palette YU12 (640x480)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_startup: Motion 4.7.0 Started[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_startup: Using default log type (ALL)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_startup: Using log type (ALL) log level (NTC)[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:25] webu_start_strm: Starting all camera streams on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:25] webu_strm_ntc: Started camera 0 stream on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:25] webu_start_ctrl: Starting webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:25] webu_start_ctrl: Started webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 14 14:57:25] ffmpeg_global_init: ffmpeg libavcodec version 61.19.101 libavformat version 61.7.100[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] translate_init: Language: English[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 is from /etc/motion/motion.conf[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 Camera Name: (null) Device: /dev/video0[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] main: Waiting for threads to finish, pid: 1692[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:25] motion_init: Camera 0 started: motion detection Enabled[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:25] vid_start: Opening V4L2 device[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:25] v4l2_device_open: Using videodevice /dev/video0 and input -1[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:26] v4l2_device_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:26] v4l2_device_capability: - STREAMING[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:26] v4l2_input_select: Name = "/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@"- CAMERA[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:26] v4l2_norm_select: Device does not support specifying PAL/NTSC norm[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:26] v4l2_pixfmt_try: Testing palette YU12 (640x480)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_startup: Motion 4.7.0 Started[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_startup: Using default log type (ALL)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_startup: Using log type (ALL) log level (NTC)[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:37] webu_start_strm: Starting all camera streams on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:37] webu_strm_ntc: Started camera 0 stream on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:37] webu_start_ctrl: Starting webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 14:57:37] webu_start_ctrl: Started webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 14 14:57:37] ffmpeg_global_init: ffmpeg libavcodec version 61.19.101 libavformat version 61.7.100[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] translate_init: Language: English[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 is from /etc/motion/motion.conf[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 Camera Name: (null) Device: /dev/video0[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] main: Waiting for threads to finish, pid: 1701[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 14:57:37] motion_init: Camera 0 started: motion detection Enabled[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] vid_start: Opening V4L2 device[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_device_open: Using videodevice /dev/video0 and input -1[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_device_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_device_capability: - STREAMING[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_input_select: Name = "/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@"- CAMERA[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_norm_select: Device does not support specifying PAL/NTSC norm[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 14:57:37] v4l2_pixfmt_try: Testing palette YU12 (640x480)

Code:

# systemctl start motion

Code:

[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_startup: Motion 4.7.0 Started[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_startup: Using default log type (ALL)[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_startup: Using log type (ALL) log level (NTC)[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 15:43:18] webu_start_strm: Starting all camera streams on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 15:43:18] webu_strm_ntc: Started camera 0 stream on port 8081[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 15:43:18] webu_start_ctrl: Starting webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [STR] [Jan 14 15:43:18] webu_start_ctrl: Started webcontrol on port 8080[0:motion] [NTC] [ENC] [Jan 14 15:43:18] ffmpeg_global_init: ffmpeg libavcodec version 61.19.101 libavformat version 61.7.100[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] translate_init: Language: English[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 is from /etc/motion/motion.conf[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_start_thread: Camera ID: 0 Camera Name: (null) Device: /dev/video0[0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] main: Waiting for threads to finish, pid: 1631[1:ml1] [NTC] [ALL] [Jan 14 15:43:18] motion_init: Camera 0 started: motion detection Enabled[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] vid_start: Opening V4L2 device[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_device_open: Using videodevice /dev/video0 and input -1[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_device_capability: - VIDEO_CAPTURE[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_device_capability: - STREAMING[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_input_select: Name = "/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@"- CAMERA[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_norm_select: Device does not support specifying PAL/NTSC norm[1:ml1] [NTC] [VID] [Jan 14 15:43:18] v4l2_pixfmt_try: Testing palette YU12 (640x480)

Code:

# systemctl status motion

Code:

motion.service - Motion detection video capture daemon     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/motion.service; disabled; preset: enabled)     Active: failed (Result: signal) since Wed 2026-01-14 15:43:18 UTC; 1min 0s ago   Duration: 993ms Invocation: c54c5a5c1695450a8f4d4d56ffaf7b76       Docs: man:motion(1)    Process: 1631 ExecStart=libcamerify /usr/bin/motion (code=killed, signal=ABRT)   Main PID: 1631 (code=killed, signal=ABRT)        CPU: 970msJan 14 15:43:18 misc motion[1631]: [0:motion] [NTC] [ALL] motion_startup: Logging to file (/var/log/motion/motion.log)Jan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.382973044] [1636]  INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:340 libcamera v0.6.0+rpt20251202Jan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.468471390] [1637]  INFO IPAProxy ipa_proxy.cpp:180 Using tuning file /usr/share/libcamera/ipa/rpi/vc4/imx219.jsonJan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.481042268] [1637]  INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:223 Adding camera '/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10' for pipeline handler rpi/vc4Jan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.481144351] [1637]  INFO RPI vc4.cpp:445 Registered camera /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10 to Unicam device /dev/media1 and ISP device /dev/media0Jan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.483469601] [1636]  INFO Camera camera.cpp:1215 configuring streams: (0) 640x480-YUV420/sYCCJan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: [0:26:49.484060535] [1637]  INFO RPI vc4.cpp:620 Sensor: /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx219@10 - Selected sensor format: 640x480-SBGGR10_1X10/RAW - Selected unicam format: 640x480-pBAA/RAWJan 14 15:43:18 misc libcamerify[1631]: motion: ../include/libcamera/controls.h:190: T libcamera::ControlValue::get() const [with T = long int; typename std::enable_if<((! libcamera::details::is_span<U>::value) && (! std::is_same<std::basic_string_view<char>, typename std::remove_cv< <template-parameter-1-1> >::type>::value)), std::nullptr_t>::type <anonymous> = nullptr]: Assertion `!isArray_' failed.Jan 14 15:43:18 misc systemd[1]: motion.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRTJan 14 15:43:18 misc systemd[1]: motion.service: Failed with result 'signal'.