NetcamFirstHeader

Introduction

I use motion-3.2.1 (only as streaming webserver) on an old Pentium with 2 cams. Then a second motion is running from my working desktop with 2 threads using netcam.

Sometimes at starting motion is see (not every start):

Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x33 0xeb

and motion exits

I made a patch for skipping this jpeg and reading again up to MAX_HEADER_RETRIES (20) jpeg"s till return with error -1 in netcam_start.

now i see:

Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x33 0xeb
[2] netcam: jpeglib read header failed
Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x33 0xeb
[2] netcam: jpeglib read header failed
Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x00 0xd0
[2] netcam: jpeglib read header failed
Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x00 0xd0
[2] netcam: jpeglib read header failed

and motion is running

Description of Patch

If an error with jepg decomression occured at connecting to a mjpeg streaming webcam, this patch skips this jpeg and tries to decompress next jpeg up to MAX_HEADER_RETRIES (20).

Installation of Patch

patch <NetcamFirstHeader.diff

Change History of Patch

• motion-3.2.1-netcamfirstheader-1 , 17 Jun 2005
  • Initial Release against motion-3.2.1 (with goto)

• motion-3.2.1-netcamfirstheader-2 , 23 Jun 2005
  • netcam streaming connect - decompress next jpeg if current fails up to MAX_HEADER_RETRIES (20).

Discussion and Comments

---