Motioneyeos unable to open video device. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In Motion . May 15, 2022 · MotioneEyeOS detects it and sets it up as MMAL Camera with Camera Device=vc. I have been using MotionEyeOS successfully for quite some time with my Raspberry and the Raspberry Spycam. Nov 17, 2018 · It was working with generic config. Since a few days it says it cannot open the video devices. 42. raspistill fails to create the camera object so starting there. For example, what is the user name? Is it the camera ID? and is the password the admin password? Any information gratefully received. dat over from the the working SD card and from there all seems good apart from the camera screen is showing "Unable to open video device" but in the VIDEO DEVICE options it seems to be there: Camera ID: 1 Camera Device: /dev/video10 Camera Type: V4L2 Camera Unable to open video device #1680 Closed mianrelie opened this issue on Oct 17, 2018 · 4 comments Closed Apr 9, 2016 · After 12 hours the dropbox folder is full of gray images with "unable to open video device". The camera is definitely working because i checked it in terminal with the "vcgencmd get_camera" command and it returned "supporte Nov 27, 2017 · Config rtsp:// rohs ip cam. gz As you Jan 9, 2023 · I just try RPI3b (MotionEyeOS) + RPI Camera 3, It's not work and still find the solution. Now i want to add a network camera. 168. I am able to add my camera to motionEye, but when config is done, the camera preview show me the message: Unable to open video device Using the same rtsp url rtsp://ipcamera I am able to see camera using VLC (after insert Oct 1, 2017 · This occurred for me as well, but only after having MotionEyeOS upgrade itself today (Oct 3, 2017). Sometimes one of them just says UNABLE TO OPEN VIDEO DEVICE all of the sudden for a few minutes before it shows up again. #2273 Oct 7, 2022 · @starbasessd oh I try all 3 BCM. —You are receiving this because you authored the thread. At the same time the camera is displayed in the lovelace interface, but in the MotionEye addon no way. I have uninstalled twice and restarted the server three times to no avail. Any ideas? It still seems to ge Jun 12, 2021 · I can still access the RTSP stream in VLC but no luck with MotionEye, just "unable to open video device" I have the similar situation. more details: host machine: raspberry pi Is there any command or config file I would have to change to reboot still images capture? Again camera is working as I can see live feed but unable to capture still image. Failed to open video device /dev/video0: No such file or directory This means that the system does not detect your camera device. log ( under Settings, Expert ) Since the pic I was able to find shows the ribbon cable permanently affixed to the camera Dec 30, 2024 · Hallo zusammen, ich habe das Problem, das meine Netzwerkkameras in MotionEye zwar gefunden werde und ich sie hinzufügen kann, es aber ein graues Bild angezeigt wird mit dem Hinweis: Unable to Open Video Device Über die App des Kamera Herstellers kann ich auf die Kameras zugreifen. The 'other' program, is it a generic ONVIF, or specific to your camera. Is this likely to be a problem of support for the new camera module, or a hardware issue? Mar 25, 2021 · unable-to-open-video-device / 4l2_device_capability #2074 Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. Examples: “unable to open video device” or “connection to camera lost”. May 10, 2016 · When i try to add a camera motionEye doesn't detect my RPI camera. Aug 12, 2020 · When the video comes up in motionEye it is a grey screen with a message in the upper left hand corner that says “Unable to Open Video Device” What do I need to do to make this work? Preliminary Docs I confirm that I have read the CONTRIBUTING guide before opening this issue. I've tested multiple rtsp links, all of them work in the Android app provided by the camera manufaturer, a 3th party Android app and VLC player on mac OS. . Mar 30, 2018 · I can get it to recognise the camera but it is "unable to open video device". Jun 18, 2020 · I just bought a Raspberry Pi and camera module. What help do you need? Did I buy the wrong camera? Dec 31, 2021 · I have tried to connect it to my motioneyeos setup but I'm getting a grey box and the message 'unable to open video device'. Jun 12, 2020 · The motioneye group is for if you are running motioneye, on another OS, the motionEyeOS github is specifically for motionEyeOS issues. . When plugging Apr 22, 2025 · Hello, I am a newbie (hence the username). I used ispyconnect to get the protocol and path but unfortunately no image. So, there is no image preview. Board Model I am using the following board/model: (Picam module for compute mo Jul 10, 2020 · UNABLE TO OPEN VIDEO DEVICE #2460 New issue Open murilorps opened on Jul 10, 2020 When I get MotionEyeOS running on the board, the camera always says "Unable to open video device. Jun 2, 2016 · I had the similar problem but I used USB webcam and got the same screen "Unable to open video device and grey screen". However when I try to add a Local MMAL Camera it shows "no camera". Feb 24, 2020 · That, among other things, prompted me to move to a VirtualBox VM on an i5. Jan 2, 2022 · cannot get official raspberry camera modules to recognize the devices or display video motionEyeOS Version I am running motionEyeOS version: (dev20201026). It is possible to log on to it via rtsp://192. 1 Motion Version | 4. Apr 25, 2025 · Like you, I had to remove the user and password from the URL, and then MotionEye detected my 2 cameras… But now I get just the grey screen with “unable to open video Device” Did you ever find where the problem is? If not, I will come back here and post, if I fix it. The wyze cam firmware has been upgraded to support RTSP from wyze I have constant issues with wyze cam’s going offline with a message “Unable to open video device” This has been happening across all 3 cameras. I can power up the board and I can access to the MotionEye interface (using the IP address on Firefox) but I got the message "Unable to open video device". Please check for permissions. camera but within the MotionEyeOS GUI it is a gray square saying "Unable to open video device. 20180314). I'm having problems with Motion's live stream going grey and saying unable to open video device. Jan 29, 2021 · The camera should be auto-discovered and set up as an MMAL camera. It can be used as a Baby Monitor, Construction Site Montage Viewer, Store Mar 16, 2018 · What's really odd is that I left the "unable to open video device" grey box running for 5 minutes and then suddenly the stream appeared!? If I make any changes and restart the daemon, it does the same - "unable to open" then after 5 mins it appears. Apr 10, 2019 · Short description: the camera device id shown in the admin interface does not match the file under /dev/v4l/by-id/ and the camera is therefore not recognized. I would be very grateful for some advice to get my OV5647 camera functioning with Motioneye. Going back to the original IP didn't solve it and nothing else has changed. 178. The camera works correctly, I tested that on vanilla Raspbian before installing motioneyeOS. I've installed MotionEye OS on a Pi 3b and have a camera module 3 connected. They work fine using libcamera-still but Unable to open video device in MEYEOS. OS Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Nov 1, 2022 · I am using: RPi OS Lite (Legacy) (Buster) Raspbian 10 RPi 4B 4GB motionEye Version | 0. Dec 14, 2023 · Camera V3 is not supported directly in motionEyeOS ( even dev20201026 ) because it was released after the last image was published, and the new devs have not moved forward with a new image. When plugging Using Gigaware 25-157 Webcam With Mic. I ended up with the conclusion that this is due to the naming in /dev/ (video0, video1, video2, video3, …) After a reboot, or after unplug/plug of a USB webcam, its device naming may change, therefore Motion configuration becomes incorrect. Jan 18, 2018 · The motionEyeOS config detect my ip camera but it says unable to open device with gray window. If i'm streaming via OBS to this URL it's working. All of which is working very nicely, with the exception of MotionEye - I only get Unable to open video device message and a grey screen, for all three cameras. Make sure the camera is correctly connected and functional. Dec 8, 2016 · Hello, I'm running into the gray screen in motioneye with the error message "unable to open video device" (shown in the following screenshot. If I’ve missed out any important info, please let me know. Ideally each camera should be configured with resolution 1920x1080, framerate 15fps, and under the "Movies" section enabled "Movie passthrough" to prevent transcoding of your video to a lower quality, and so the CPU doesn't have to do any extra work. When adding it as a network camera it detects the camera and allows me to select TCP or UDP. x:1024 and user-id and password. Ich habe mittlerweile zick verschiedene URL´s ausprobiert, das ich dachte jetzt muss ich mal euch Fragen an was das liegen könnte. I tried not only ip camera, but also usb camera still the same problem: Unable to open video device. Jan 17, 2020 · I was able to add my sonoff camera to motioneye hassio add-on, but it’s showing gray screen with “unable to open video device” message. So URL works with VLC but does not with motionEye. g. Thanks in advance for looking into it. Board Model I am using the following board/model: (Picam module for compute mo Oct 6, 2018 · This add-on is provided by the Home Assistant Community Add-ons project. Same rtsp url is working in hassio but not in motioneye. "Unable to open video device). Dec 11, 2016 · Hi, I just installed the latest motioneyeOS image (20161211) on my brand new RPI3 but am unable to get video feed from the connected picamera v2; I see the camera in the viewer but the feed is gray and it says 'unable to open video device'. Thanks for your help. unable to open device #1252 Open daniele777 opened this issue on Nov 27, 2017 · 7 comments daniele777 commented on Nov 27, 2017 • Oct 27, 2016 · I have installed tree IP Cam: -nr 1 - SRI SP0009 -nr 2 of this model (, One works and the other no As software I have installed Motioneye os versione motioneyeos-raspberrypi2-20160919. ) 5MP OV5647 Motorized IR-CUT Camera Modules - Arducam Problems you were having? “Unablke to open video device” The dmesg log from your hardware? Troubleshooting attempts you’ve made? Restarted, re-attached, MMAL Apr 22, 2025 · Hello, I am a newbie (hence the username). I can get my live stream working by rebooting my PI and, following a reboot, entering the command s ive managed to setup it with little trouble but ive got my logitech c922 plugged in through usb and its givng me the same error each time saying the its unable to open device. I installed motioneyeOS but there is screen "unable to open video device" There are some instructions on web but for me sudo command via putty not working (I am novice in DOS-like systems;)) Can someone help me run motioneye on pi zero? I connected it to a raspberry pi zero w loaded with latest version of motioneyeos, (that was previously working just fine with a generic webcam), and it can’t seem to open the Camera reconnected, videos are generated but the dashboard shows „Unable to open video device“ #2816 Closed swooboo opened this issue on Sep 5, 2023 · 2 comments · Fixed by #2980 The arrow flies in slow motion, a Jul 4, 2018 · When motionEyeOS is used as a network camera for ZoneMinder or any other application that deals with network cameras, the MJPEG video streaming may occasionally hang. Weiss jemand woran das liegen könnte? Witzigerweise hat es vor ein par Tagen funktioniert May 7, 2019 · UNABLE TO OPEN VIDEO DEVICE #1911 Closed patrickhener opened this issue on May 7, 2019 · 1 comment Apr 30, 2024 · To get MotionEyeOS to boot I had to copy start4. Dec 19, 2019 · Preliminary Docs I confirm that I have read the CONTRIBUTING guide before opening this issue. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend. conf) in the /boot (30MB) partition). Aug 16, 2022 · I´m trying to work with a tapo c200 camera, via rstp, it works fine with VLC but I get a : Unable to open video device from motioneyeos. The camera (link to the model further b Dec 16, 2016 · I tested motioneyeOS for a few hours now and the two usb webcams i have connected start acting very strange. I am surprised that VLC can't open the video stream. Pick one and close the other, and we'll try to help you. Feb 1, 2020 · "Unable to open video device" after changing IP. Oct 22, 2020 · I'm able to play this via VLC but if i'm adding this in MotionEye i get a grey screen and "unable to open video device". The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: xsasx changed the title Foscam RTSP Unable to open device Foscam RTSP Unable to open video device on Oct 23, 2019 Author Jun 12, 2017 · Hi, Maybe this will be posted on the wrong place but I can't see the video stream from my ip camera. Aug 24, 2024 · It says 'unable to open video device' and can't see the video. My picam works fine. #1015 Closed hpicelli opened this issue on Jun 29, 2017 · 1 comment Aug 12, 2024 · 文章浏览阅读820次，点赞2次，收藏4次。不过，后面发现这样才能拯救我的motion。我这里用的是买的csi摄像头。情况是执行libcamera-hello，摄像头正常运行。但是在motion中就黑屏输出。我这里是已经改好了配置文件的。所以直接输出的这样。在这里有的人可能遇到日志权限问题。可以用命令开启对应 Instructions you have followed. When accessing the ME web server, the camera output is a grey box with ‘Unable to open video device’. It allows direct streaming from the camera to the SSD without altering the video at all. Have you run it with. I confirm that I have read the FAQ before opening this issue. cannot get official raspberry camera modules to recognize the devices or display video motionEyeOS Version I am running motionEyeOS version: (dev20201026). Jul 1, 2020 · I used the same version of motionEyeOs: 20200606, but this time (because I used the raspberry pi 3), without the fix #2419 Could this issue be related to the #2419 workaround, or is it related to the raspberry pi 4 hardware? Feb 20, 2022 · The standard port for RTSP is 554. About motionEye is a popular frontend to the camera software called motion. Problems you were having? “unable to open video device” The dmesg log from your hardware? This file is huge… 272 lines pasted after question 8 Troubleshooting attempts you’ve made? I’m a novice, I didn’t find any troubleshooting besides the one I linked. Were you able to get your set up running? EDIT: Have since loaded motioneye as a service running Raspbian Buster - I'm unable to create a camera as a MMAL camera. Try to add it with RTSP like rtsp://IP motion does add it but i do Oct 23, 2019 · Hi, ich habe eine Foscam FI9803P die bisher über die NVR auf dem einem Synology läuft - nun wollte ich mal das MotionEyeOS im Docker versuchen und wollte sie über rstp anbinden. I get the blanc screeen with unable to open video device, — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread. Apr 18, 2020 · I had this issue while setting up two webcams with a Raspberry Pi and Motion. Jun 29, 2017 · Camera stopping. Dec 8, 2020 · MotionEye has the data as it seems to throw error messages on top of video when video is failing. If you turn off the firewall (for testing) what is the status of access? Can your Win10 open the VLC RTSP stream? Hello, I try to install Motioneye on my Raspberry pi 3. Tested with a Foscam FI9803P. motionEyeOS Version I am running motionEy Mar 14, 2020 · After selecting UDP camera there is no stream, only grey screen and message "Unable to open video device". ) I'm currently using one microSD card with the image for raspberry pi 3 motioneyeOS and it work It opens up a window in the MotioneyeOS page for the camera but its grayed out with "unable to open video device" message half way there i suppose -- any suggestions? Jul 15, 2019 · motioneyeos shows a grey screen with "unable to open video device" IP connectivity is fine, i can ping the wyse camera from the raspberry pi. Before the IP change, it worked flawlessly. Jul 29, 2019 · I have been struggling to get Wyze Cam V2’s working with Motioneyeos… when it works its great but i am now at a point of giving up using it. I looked a lot of threats but I couldn't find a solution. Is there anything available on port 554? MotionEye supports most of the cameras in the iSpyConnect database. I purchased 2 of these cameras and they both have the same issue. conf files, each Read more → Nov 6, 2021 · I'm experiencing an intermittent issue whereby the video feed would show a grey screen with an "unable to open video device", and it shows that in the video recordings that are generated and saved as well. x. img. The PiZero, if it is not PiZeroW V1. 1 and pi distributor told me that pi camera modeule 3 will be work with this pi. What's weird, it will then suddenly recover itself after a few hours, but it means that for potentially hours on end there's no video captured. May 11, 2022 · Video window was showing a grey screen saying “Unable to open video device” I tried reducing the resolution back to 640x48 (and even options below) but it still shows the grey screen Tried rebooting again – still the same Please tell me how I can revive the connection to the camera. it just a grey screen and said unable to open video device I didn't try USB camera on RaspberryPiOS but the camera works on my windows A Video Surveillance OS For Single-board Computers - motioneye-project/motioneyeos Oct 13, 2021 · Guide to Installing and Using MotionEyeOS on a Raspberry Pi Zero W From Scratch — and how to stretch the settings for reasonable performance! MotionEyeOS is an operating system that allows you open WARNINGCould not open device node /dev/video0. elf and fixup4x. The connectivity to the camera’s NoIR Unable to Open Video Device #2803 Open jammininmypjs opened this issue on Sep 5, 2021 · 5 comments Dec 30, 2023 · I used the Raspberry Pi 3 image of the Jawsper build of MotionEyeOS but the camera displayed “Unable to open video device” both when I selected mmal camera and the v…something something camera. ril. Nov 27, 2024 · Actual behaviour I only see a grey video with this text: UNABLE TO OPEN VIDEO DEVICE Feb 1, 2016 · Using motioeyes I can add the cameras (using same URL as with VLC), the cameras are added to the viewer but the screen remains grey "Unable to open video device). Can you post some more detailed settings install that may help me. Suddenly the camera is no longer displayed in the MotionEye. Apr 4, 2019 · Unfortunately, there seems to be an issue with the loading of the cameras: One of the two cameras is always displayed correctly and the other one has a gray picture with a text saying "Unable to open video device". not sure why this keeps happening. I can open the stream with VLC correctly with that rtsp URL. 3. gz As you Jan 8, 2017 · I've had no issues running Camera1, an HP Desktop Webcam, however I recently added my second camera, a Playstation Eye Camera, and it works for a few minutes before going grey, and showing: Unable to Open Video Device After a few moments Hi, I have a docker installation of your motioneyeos. Pi says it is running but I can't connect with my computer. I installed MotionEyeOs in the SD Card with no problem. 2 Camera: Longruner CSI for Raspberry Pi 4 Camera Model: LC26-US Camera Model Name: Mar 25, 2021 · unable-to-open-video-device / 4l2_device_capability #2708 Closed adinovak0402 opened this issue on Mar 25, 2021 · 7 comments Oct 27, 2016 · I have installed tree IP Cam: -nr 1 - SRI SP0009 -nr 2 of this model (, One works and the other no As software I have installed Motioneye os versione motioneyeos-raspberrypi2-20160919. rtsp://IP Er fügt sie auch hinzu aber ich bekomme nur einen grauen Sceen… Feb 20, 2023 · I can add the camera, but there is no image, and the error message on the top-left corner is "unable to open video device". but i get no stream Using VLC with rtsp://192. I checked the stream URL in VLC and it worked fine. When I use the libcamera-still cmd an image is taken, so I know the camera is functioning. And th Sep 9, 2020 · motionEyeOS Version: dev20200907 Board Model: Raspberry Pi 4B Camera: Shrxy 800TVL CCD with an August VGB100 USB Video Capture Card Network Connection: Ethernet Cannot see a video feed, yet the cam I have pi zero W 1. Oct 18, 2019 · But i don't get al picture, just a grey square saying "unable to open video device" When i open the IP adres in a browser, i get the webinterface of the Sony SNC-DH240T cam with a picture. This happens also when there is no motion, and causes a false positive motion trigger. Please post the boot. It works. I uninstalled RPI webcam interface and installed fswebcam and ffmpeg and started the motion and it worked. 26 i get the stream of the camera. I've tried reseating the camera but no luck. motionEye is Open Source CCTV and NVR, that is elegant and really easy to use. 1 then it will not work with motionEyeOS, as it has no networking capabilities, without making some additions (os. (link/manual/etc. gz As you Jul 15, 2022 · motionEyeOS Version I am running motionEyeOS version: (insert your version here, e. If I run vcgencmd get_camera it returns supported=1 detected=0. Mar 28, 2020 · I have a problem adding my network camera to the motioneyeos. Sep 28, 2023 · Motion: unable to open video device 3 posts • Page 1 of 1 Glorfindel007 Posts: 11 Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:21 pm Jan 23, 2016 · Hello, i have installed motioneye 0. I used that code but, it doesn't work. On bullseye i have "Unable to open video device" message in gray window where picture should be. I thought it might be the camera's problem and I tested my camera. Dec 25, 2020 · Probiere ich das jetzt jedoch in Motioneye kommt immer der Fehler unable to Open Video Device. Log says: Jun 12, 2020 · I confirm that I have read the CONTRIBUTING guide before opening this issue. May 11, 2022 · Video window was showing a grey screen saying “Unable to open video device” I tried reducing the resolution back to 640x48 (and even options below) but it still shows the grey screen Mar 18, 2020 · I connected it to a raspberry pi zero w loaded with latest version of motioneyeos, (that was previously working just fine with a generic webcam), and it can't seem to open the new video Aug 16, 2023 · I did not run into compilation issues but nevertheless installed the additional packages, rebooted and added 3 different setups of camera/codec and I still get the grey screen with message "unable to open video device". Dec 21, 2022 · The feed worked fine but after a couple of hours of tinkering with settings I received a "Unable to open video device" message in the feed window. only 1 camera pluged in, but /dev shows 2 video deviecs? <- (part of the problem?) It fails to open either… motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. This add-on provides both, allowing you to add your camera’s to your Home Assistant setup. After selecting UDP camera there is no stream, only grey screen and message "Unable to open video device". I have installed Motioneye via dietpi-software. I can connect myself to Motioneye, but, when I add the camera (USB), I see a grey screen with "unable to open the video device" I tried to use MotioneyeOS, to check if the problem is du to the webcam, but there is no problem Can you help me to use my webcam with Motioneye please ? Jan 20, 2017 · Unable to open video device Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:31 am I just installed motion on my raspberry pi3 with raspbian distro, the software seems working fine but I can't see any image on local camera, I check the log of motion and this is the content: Code: Select all Jul 28, 2025 · unable to open video device The first ones I've tried are the "unicam" models, because their devices /dev/video0 and /dev/media2 match the output of libcamera-hello, where I get an actual preview image. Oct 27, 2016 · I have installed tree IP Cam: -nr 1 - SRI SP0009 -nr 2 of this model (, One works and the other no As software I have installed Motioneye os versione motioneyeos-raspberrypi2-20160919. 30. Wanna switch from synology NVR to motioneyeos. I was originally running v20170212, and, everything worked fine in v20170212, then after the upgrade today this camera error occurred ("Unable to open video device"). 7rkqw qhi8hh ypmxno jkt jbov mbtrt knz abhn4 6z9d9aj zed