icamsource crashing on mac after adding ipcam sources

[kylecordes]

icamsource has now been running for 24 hours straight, with no shutdown, since I've left the ipcam app running on the iPad the whole time.  There seems to be an issue with icamsource that causes it to close when it can't find an ipcam stream for some length of time.

[Stefan]

The iCamSource that I run at home has 4 IP cameras in it, and usually one of those cameras isn't plugged in. I am not experiencing the same crashing issue that you are, however.

What URLs are you using in the iCamSource for ipCam? Do you have the JPEG or MJPEG radio button selected for them?

If you are still not finding any crash logs, have you tried opening the Console application (in Applications / Utilities) and searched for iCamSource to see if there are any messages about it closing or terminating unexpectedly?

[kylecordes]

the radio button selected is MJPEG.  The URL's are:
http://192.168.1.90:1477/video.mjpg (3rd gen iPad)
http://192.168.1.70:1478/video.mjpg (an iPhone 4)

I will re-add them to icamsource and check for messages in the Console.  I will report back to let you know what I find.  I am not getting crash logs.

[kylecordes]

The message that shows up on the Console is:

6/13/12 3:21:28.089 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: ([0x0-0x80080].com.skjm.icamsource[892]) Exited abnormally: Broken pipe: 13

[kylecordes]

Fyi, the problem continues, and the console message is always the same, except the numbers within the brackets vary each time.

[Stefan]

We are trying to replicate the issue on a number of different test systems. Once we are able to do so we should then be able to come up with a fix to the problem.

[kylecordes]

I appreciate the update.  Thanks.

[Stefan]

Still having no luck replicating the crashing issue, unfortunately.

Which Mac are you running the iCamSource on? If you choose the Apple menu (in the top-left corner of the screen) and choose About This Mac and then click the More Info button, how is your Mac described? (Examples are "Mac Pro Mid 2010", "MacBook Air 13-inch, Mid 2012", etc.)

[kylecordes]

iMac 27-inch, Mid 2011

software: Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)

Let me know if any other info might be helpful.  And thanks for keeping me informed.

[Stefan]

Ok, I was able to replicate the issue on a re-purposed Mac mini yesterday and I believe I have fixed the issue. Here is a test version (2.4.8.1 BETA) for you to try out to see if it fixes things for you as well: http://skjm.com/icam/iCamSource2.4.8.1.dmg

Thank you for your patience, and I look forward to hearing how it goes.

[kylecordes]

ok, I am now running this version.  I'll report back in a couple of days.  Hopefully not sooner! 

[kylecordes]

Ta-da!  Icamsource has been running trouble-free for me for 48 hours now.  I think you did it!  Thanks so much!

[Stefan]

Excellent news!

[kylecordes]

this version of icamsource crashed yesterday evening.  I will email crash log.  Thanks!

[Stefan]

From the log this seems like a different type of crash than before ... Do you know if you were connecting to the iCamSource with iCam when it crashed? Or if it just crashed while running? I am guessing that this was also when the ipCam devices were not running?