Point release 5 breaks Allsky

[kf6spf]

Hi ...

When did point release _5 come out? Something happened to my system about 05:21 PT on 03 Nov 2024 and now Allsky can't find my camera:

Nov 2 05:18:06 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 05:18:06 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 05:19:08 allsky allsky[1625]: > Saving NIGHT image 'image-20241102051806.jpg'
Nov 2 05:19:38 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 05:19:38 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 05:20:39 allsky allsky[1625]: > Saving NIGHT image 'image-20241102051938.jpg'
Nov 2 05:21:09 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 05:21:09 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 06:16:16 allsky allsky[1625]: >>> /home/mwallis/work/allsky/bin/capture_RPi: WARNING: libcamera-still received signal 6, retCode=0x8600
Nov 2 06:16:24 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 06:16:24 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 06:16:26 allsky allsky[1625]: >>> /home/mwallis/work/allsky/bin/capture_RPi: WARNING: Unable to take picture, return code=0xff00, WEXITSTATUS=0xff
Nov 2 06:16:34 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 06:16:34 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 06:16:35 allsky allsky[1625]: >>> /home/mwallis/work/allsky/bin/capture_RPi: WARNING: Unable to take picture, return code=0xff00, WEXITSTATUS=0xff
Nov 2 06:16:43 allsky allsky[1625]: STARTING EXPOSURE at: 2024-11-02 06:16:43 @ 60.0 sec
Nov 2 06:16:44 allsky allsky[1625]: >>> /home/mwallis/work/allsky/bin/capture_RPi: WARNING: Unable to take picture, return code=0xff00, WEXITSTATUS=0xff
Nov 2 06:16:44 allsky allsky[1625]: *** /home/mwallis/work/allsky/bin/capture_RPi: ERROR: maximum number of consecutive errors of 4 reached; capture program stopped.
Nov 2 06:16:44 allsky allsky[1625]: Make sure cable between camera and Pi is all the way in.
Nov 2 06:16:44 allsky allsky[1625]: Look in '/tmp/capture_RPi_debug.txt' for details.
Nov 2 06:16:47 allsky allsky[1625]: ***** Stopping AllSky *****
Nov 2 06:16:47 allsky allsky[1510]: ***
Nov 2 06:16:47 allsky allsky[1510]: *** After fixing, restart the allsky service. ***
Nov 2 06:16:47 allsky allsky[1510]: ***
Nov 2 06:16:48 allsky allsky[1510]: ***** AllSky Stopped *****

$ libcamera-hello
Preview window unavailable
[1:39:08.975185570] [19054] INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:297 libcamera v0.0.0+4367-ad9428b4
ERROR: *** no cameras available ***

[EricClaeys]

@kf6spf, Michael,
point release came out Sept 15 and only included a single security fix, which has nothing to do with the problem you're seeing.

If libcamera-hello can't see your camera, Allsky won't either. Allsky uses libcamera-still to interact with the camera.
What was in /tmp/capture_RPi_debug.txt?
Try unplugging the camera cable on both ends and plugging in again. And check that the cable doesn't have any damage.
As a last resort, enter an Issue at the rpicam-apps GitHub page. They support the libcamera software and may know how to troubleshoot.