mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC

[dherman516]

I get this when restarting a RTSP steam (using https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-rtsp-server.git).
How can I enable logging to root cause the failure?

[Hexagenic]

You can set the GST_DEBUG environment variable. For example

GST_DEBUG=3 gst-launch rpicamsrc ...

[dherman516]

Error State

0:00:50.048022819 27716 0x72d18180 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:appsrc0:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
0:00:50.065631169 27716 0x72d180c0 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:rpicamsrc0:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
0:00:50.371974630 27716 0x102ce90 FIXME rtspmedia rtsp-media.c:3581:gst_rtsp_media_suspend: suspend for dynamic pipelines needs fixing
0:00:50.401000094 27716 0x75114920 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:appsrc1:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
0:00:50.414884389 27716 0x75114860 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:rpicamsrc1:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC
0:00:50.428601758 27716 0x75114860 ERROR rpicamsrc RaspiCapture.c:1257:raspi_capture_set_format_and_start: camera component couldn't be enabled
0:00:50.430689410 27716 0x75114860 WARN basesrc gstbasesrc.c:2950:gst_base_src_loop: error: Internal data stream error.
0:00:50.431852221 27716 0x75114860 WARN basesrc gstbasesrc.c:2950:gst_base_src_loop: error: streaming stopped, reason error (-5)
0:00:50.433348572 27716 0x75c04e30 WARN rtspmedia rtsp-media.c:2433:default_handle_message: 0x75c2ca60: got error Internal data stream error. (gstbasesrc.c(2950): gst_base_src_loop (): /GstPipeline:media-pipeline/GstBin:bin1/GstRpiCamSrc:rpicamsrc1:
streaming stopped, reason error (-5))

If I restart it again...

stream ready at rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/test
0:00:00.335347263 27948 0x72e17f80 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:appsrc0:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
0:00:00.354221861 27948 0x72e17ec0 FIXME default gstutils.c:3826:gst_pad_create_stream_id_internal:rpicamsrc0:src Creating random stream-id, consider implementing a deterministic way of creating a stream-id
0:00:00.660355327 27948 0x601e90 FIXME rtspmedia rtsp-media.c:3581:gst_rtsp_media_suspend: suspend for dynamic pipelines needs fixing
0:00:00.669843954 27948 0x601e90 FIXME rtspmedia rtsp-media.c:3581:gst_rtsp_media_suspend: suspend for dynamic pipelines needs fixing
0:00:00.669987131 27948 0x601e90 WARN rtspmedia rtsp-media.c:3607:gst_rtsp_media_suspend: media 0x75c0da70 was not prepared

[dherman516]

sudo vcdbg log msg

1209749.541: camsubs: Looking for camera 0: i2c_port = 0, led gpio = 32, power enable gpio = 41
1209750.259: camsubs: Camera not found
1209750.297: camsubs: Looking for camera 0: i2c_port = 0, led gpio = 32, power enable gpio = 41
1209751.931: camsubs: Camera found OK
1209754.044: gpioman: gpioman_get_pin_num: pin CAMERA_LED not defined
1209754.471: brfs: File read: 1612 bytes
1209965.644: mmal: mmal_vll_load: could not load VLL 'videnc.vll':
1210455.709: gpioman: gpioman_get_pin_num: pin CAMERA_LED not defined
1210456.237: mmalsrv: send_buffer_to_host: tx failed:size 292 st -1

[dherman516]

Same exact error on two different pi boards

[thaytan]

I think this might mean that the previous client hasn't shut down yet - so there's a 2nd rpicamsrc trying to use the camera when it's already in use. When I share the camera via gst-rtsp-server, I set gst_rtsp_media_factory_set_shared(TRUE) so only 1 instance is shared to all clients.

[dherman516]

Thanks.. that (gst_rtsp_media_factory_set_shared(factory,TRUE)) in the test_launch.c code did it.

I think longer term, maybe adding a locking function to this (gst-rpicamsrc) to prevent multiple opens might be a better long term fix

[hanifizzudinrahman]

Hello brother, finally i can solve this problem after a lot of hours troubleshooting.

I already share it in my YouTube (https://youtu.be/on8UlkRvLok)

This problem only occur in camera raspberry pi V2.1 (IMX219) from Element14. But in camera raspberry pi V2.1 from OKdo, i don't get this error

So, the solution when error
"mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC
mmal: camera component couldn't be enabled
mmal: main: Failed to create camera component
mmal: Failed to run camera app. Please check for firmware updates"

You need some initialization with a works camera (me camera from OKdo).
So, the step is

1. Plug your works camera to Raspberry Pi (me using Raspberry Pi 4B)
2. Turn on your Raspberry Pi
3. check vcgencmd get_camera to make sure your hardware is detected the camera
4. capture image using raspistill -v and camera will capture the image
5. Then replace the works camera with ENOSPC Error Camera (from Element14)
6. then try to capture the image raspistill -v and the ENOSPC Error will not occur

Notes:

• But, after the ENOSPC Error Camera works, and then you restart/shutdown the raspberry pi, the error will occur again :(

OS Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB)

• Linux raspberrypi 5.10.60-v7l+ #1449 SMP Wed Aug 25 15:00:44 BST 2021 armv7l GNU/Linux

[Z1scko]

Hello,
So I exactly had this problem with my Pi4 2Gb and the V3 official camera. Unable to find a solution. I then tried with another camer: the High Quality camera (official product too), and everything worked fine.
It might be a factory issue.