Motion detection application
# pkg install motioninstalls 4.7.1 from latest; from quarterly (2026Q4) 4.7.1# cd /usr/ports/multimedia/motion && make install clean# make -C /usr/ports/multimedia/motion config # change options first
To use the motion service properly, you should edit
/usr/local/etc/motion/motion.conf
according to your needs.
To set up your capture device (if using BKTR):
1. Load the bktr modules
Type as root:
kldload bktr_mem.ko
kldload bktr.ko
You can setup this in your /boot/loader.conf adding:
bktr_mem_load="YES"
bktr_load="YES"
2. Configure your card settings (tuner type, format, and card)
Type as root:
sysctl hw.bt848.card=1 ( Miro pctv )
sysctl hw.bt848.tuner=10 ( PHILIPS_FR1216_PAL )
sysctl hw.bt848.format=0 ( PAL )
or add to /etc/sysctl.conf adding:
hw.bt848.card=1
hw.bt848.tuner=10
hw.bt848.format=0
To automatically start the service at boot time,
add the following line to /etc/rc.conf:
motion_enable="YES"
Then, to start the service right now without reboot, execute
service motion start| FreeBSD version | amd64 | aarch64 | i386 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD 16 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | – |
| FreeBSD 15 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | – |
| FreeBSD 14 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 |
| FreeBSD version | amd64 | aarch64 | i386 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD 15 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | – |
| FreeBSD 14 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 |
version as in the ports tree (latest) or the most common one (quarterly) · different version · ✗ not built · – no packages for this platform. Package sets that have not been rebuilt for 60 days are left out.
pkg audit for the packaged version 4.7.1.no CVE referenced
| PR | Summary | Status | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279460 | maintainer-feedback? multimedia/motion: don't run as root | New | 2025-05-19 |
- Bump PORTREVISION - Use startup script via USE_RC_SUBR - Add pkg-message to inform about startup script - Fix a runtime error using wrong pid file in daemonised process Approved by: thierry (mentor) MFH: 2014Q13869d09564
- Un-break port - Stage support - Replace USE_GMAKE by USES - New format for LIB_DEPENDS - Use /boot/modules via KMODDIR as in other ports PR: ports/184406 Submitted by: Ildar Hizbulin <hizel@vyborg.ru> Approved by: co-mentor (jadawin)a93d372da8
Mark as broken: ffmpeg.c:81: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:117: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'mpeg1_file_protocol' ffmpeg.c:136: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:160: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:166: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:172: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:178: error: expected ')' before '*' token ffmpeg.c:184: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'file_protocol' ffmpeg.c: In function 'mpeg1_write_trailer': ffmpeg.c:207: warning: implicit declaration of function 'put_buffer' ffmpeg.c:208: warning: implicit declaration of function 'put_flush_packet' ffmpeg.c: In function 'ffmpeg_init': ffmpeg.c:230: error: 'mpeg1_file_protocol' undeclared (first use in this function) ffmpeg.c:230: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once ffmpeg.c:230: error: for each function it appears in.) ffmpeg.c:230: error: 'file_protocol' undeclared (first use in this function) ffmpeg.c:241:5: warning: #warning av_register_protocolXXX missing ffmpeg.c: In function 'ffmpeg_open': ffmpeg.c:406: warning: 'av_new_stream' is deprecated (declared at /usr/local/include/libavformat/avformat.h:1817) ffmpeg.c:465: warning: implicit declaration of function 'av_set_parameters' ffmpeg.c:491: warning: implicit declaration of function 'avcodec_open' ffmpeg.c:546: warning: implicit declaration of function 'url_fopen' ffmpeg.c:546: error: 'URL_WRONLY' undeclared (first use in this function) ffmpeg.c:577: warning: implicit declaration of function 'av_write_header' ffmpeg.c: In function 'ffmpeg_close': ffmpeg.c:644: warning: implicit declaration of function 'url_fclose' ffmpeg.c: In function 'ffmpeg_put_frame': ffmpeg.c:708: warning: 'avcodec_encode_video' is deprecated (declared at /usr/local/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h:4261) ffmpeg.c: In function 'ffmpeg_deinterlace': ffmpeg.c:809: warning: 'avpicture_deinterlace' is deprecated (declared at /usr/local/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h:4506)15117cc7ee
- Return ports to the pool PR: ports/183244 Submitted by: Chris Petrik <c.petrik.sosa@gmail.com> (former maintainer)546a9259a9
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat: multimedia)855fb638fb
- Remove MAKE_JOBS_SAFE variable Approved by: portmgr (bdrewery)d4041784dc
Remove option for expired linuxhtreads port. PR: ports/179353 Submitted by: myself Approved by: c.petrik.sosa@gmail.com (maintainer)8edad71ccb
Fix an issue with bktr. PR: ports/173750 Submitted by: c.petrik.sosa@gmail.com (maintainer)5625d35cf7
- Please welcome back Chris Petrik as maintainer of these ports [1] - Trim headers - Remove indefinite article from COMMENT - Convert tab to space in WWW lines PR: ports/175415 [1] Submitted by: Chris Petrik <c.petrik.sosa@gmail.com> [1] Discussed with: bapt6910bf819a
- Fix all cases of 'No newline at end of file' in ports tree Approved by: portmgr (bapt)05a9235c98
Revert Chris Petrik's ports to the pool. Thank you for all your work so far, and should you desire to return just let us know. PR: ports/174309 Submitted by: Chris Petrika52b1a298c
Hand port over to cpet PR: ports/172344 Submitted by: Chris Petrik <c.petrik.sosa@gmail.com>f836031437
- Updatet to version 3.2.12 New file: files/patch-configure.in files/patch-ffmpeg.c PR: ports/169006 Submitted by: KATO Tsuguru <tkato432@yahoo.com>51eb180072
- Reset maintainer due to email bounce - We hope to see you back36bf8e6a78
Remove obsolete OSVERSION check-- ports no longer work on 6.X PR: ports/168276 Submitted by: crees Approved by: maintainer timeout (ack@telefonica.net, two weeks)e1e5ad3a63
- update png to 1.5.102b74a89bc8
- Bump PORTREVISION to chase the update of multimedia/libvpx97ddb4e13d
- remove MD54c503beb39
Bump due to ffmpeg update to 0.7.1c86cd8cae2
Sync to new bsd.autotools.mk4a8684e352
Punt autoconf267->autoconf2686abd00a86b
Autotools update. Read ports/UPDATING 20100915 for details. Approved by: portmgr (for Mk/bsd.port.mk part) Tested by: Multiple -exp runs8262a7b51d
- Update ffmpeg to 0.6ab5c533c96
- update to jpeg-8ca9c60461c
- Distfile was rerolled to fix the detection of ffmpeg PR: 137698 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)0e28e04360
- Mark BROKEN: does not fetch due to size mismatch Reported by: pointyhat0f3e47882a
- Switch SourceForge ports to the new File Release System: categories starting with Ma13d9a603d
- Update to 3.2.11.1 PR: ports/137649 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)75ecf0d2e3
- update to jpeg7 Tested by: pav on pointyhat3bbc108312
- Remove conditional checks for FreeBSD 5.x and olderd203b12054
- Fix configure.in so it can get PACKAGE_VERSION/PACKAGE_NAME correctly - Fix default pid name in configuration file - Bump PORTREVISION PR: ports/127903 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack at telefonica.net> (maintainer)cc5060a005
- Update to 3.2.11 PR: 127621 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)d57c11ffca
Update CONFIGURE_ARGS for how we pass CONFIGURE_TARGET to configure script. Specifically, newer autoconf (> 2.13) has different semantic of the configure target. In short, one should use --build=CONFIGURE_TARGET instead of CONFIGURE_TARGET directly. Otherwise, you will get a warning and the old semantic may be removed in later autoconf releases.
To workaround this issue, many ports hack the CONFIGURE_TARGET variable
so that it contains the ``--build='' prefix.
To solve this issue, under the fact that some ports still have
configure script generated by the old autoconf, we use runtime detection
in the do-configure target so that the proper argument can be used.
Changes to Mk/*:
- Add runtime detection magic in bsd.port.mk
- Remove CONFIGURE_TARGET hack in various bsd.*.mk
- USE_GNOME=gnometarget is now an no-op
Changes to individual ports, other than removing the CONFIGURE_TARGET hack:
= pkg-plist changed (due to the ugly CONFIGURE_TARGET prefix in * executables)
- comms/gnuradio
- science/abinit
- science/elmer-fem
- science/elmer-matc
- science/elmer-meshgen2d
- science/elmerfront
- science/elmerpost
= use x86_64 as ARCH
- devel/g-wrap
= other changes
- print/magicfilter
GNU_CONFIGURE -> HAS_CONFIGURE since it's not generated by autoconf
Total # of ports modified: 1,027
Total # of ports affected: ~7,000 (set GNU_CONFIGURE to yes)
PR: 126524 (obsoletes 52917)
Submitted by: rafan
Tested on: two pointyhat 7-amd64 exp runs (by pav)
Approved by: portmgr (pav)741aa71483Conversion from (now defunct) autoconf-2.61 to autoconf-2.62 Tested by: exp build run (erwin)771ea13f41
- Remove USE_GCC where it can be satisfied with base compiler on following FreeBSD versions: 5.3 and up, 6.x, 7.x, 8-CURRENTefa63f6ba4
- Remove duplicates from MAKE_ENV after inclusion of CC and CXX in default MAKE_ENVfa38ed02cc
- Respect NOPORTEXAMPLES PR: 124757 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> Reported by: ionbotb4ee4e602f
Security update to 3.2.10.1 PR: ports/124498 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero (maintainer)935505d214
- Update to 3.2.10 - Enable support for PWCBSD-based Webcams - Install rc-script PR: ports/123808 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack (AT) telefonica.net>b30475c7e0
- Fix creation of new multimedia/motion detected videos - Bump PORTREVISION PR: 119938 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)9e2c03b880
- Update to 3.2.9 PR: 119372 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)a2dd31329c
Remove always-false/true conditions based on OSVERSION 500000fa9509791f
- Fix the ffmpeg problem on runtime too Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)57ca83abc6
- Fix build after recent ffmpeg update Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)6420cce43a
Switch autoconf dependencies from 2.53 or 2.59 to 2.61. PR: ports/116639 Submitted by: aDe48420a5ebd
- Update to 3.2.8 PR: ports/114702 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack at telefonica.net> (maintainer)4da8d6ce1f
- Update to 3.2.7 PR: ports/105986 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero<ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)5560cc299b
- update to last stable version 3.2.6 PR: ports/98270 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net> (maintainer)f39a50d8ef
Add motion 3.2.4, a motion detection application. PR: 90892 Submitted by: Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net>81a573d7c6