V. 2.0 issues
webdesignweisshart opened this issue · 24 comments
- The camera does not seem to be monitored at all. Tested with FaceTime, WhatsApp and Google Chrome version. 90.0.
- The microphone is only detected on the second access. Sometimes also when it is deactivated, but never on the first access.
MacOS BigSur 11.3
Strange! Hrmmm,
Can you:
- Run
log stream --level debug --predicate="subsystem='com.objective-see.oversight'"from the Terminal - (re)start OverSight (select quit from its Status Bar menu, then just relaunch it from /Applications).
- Post any output here (or email to bugs@objective-see.com).
Other thoughts
- Is Do Not Disturb mode on?
- Are you using an external mic or camera?
Thanks
Do not disturb mode = off
mic and cam onboard Macbook Pro
Log: (hope it helps)
Last login: Wed May 12 15:17:20 on console
xxxx ~ % log stream --level debug --predicate="subsystem='com.objective-see.oversight'"
Filtering the log data using "subsystem == "com.objective-see.oversight""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-05-12 17:15:40.337073+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] started: /Applications/OverSight.app/Contents/MacOS/OverSight (pid: 6278 / uid: 501)
2021-05-12 17:15:40.337597+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] arguments: (
"/Applications/OverSight.app/Contents/MacOS/OverSight"
)
2021-05-12 17:15:40.439052+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] checking if any camera is active
2021-05-12 17:15:40.460548+0200 0x1a201 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] permission to display notifications granted? 1 (error: (null))
2021-05-12 17:15:40.510471+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Apple Inc./FaceTime HD Camera
2021-05-12 17:15:40.510622+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] isRunning: 0
2021-05-12 17:15:40.511578+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] (real) parent:
2021-05-12 17:15:40.640154+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] setting state to: enabled
2021-05-12 17:15:40.640968+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] starting AV monitoring
2021-05-12 17:15:40.641009+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] CPU architecuture: Intel ...will leverage 'VDCAssistant'
2021-05-12 17:15:40.641264+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] starting audio monitor
2021-05-12 17:15:40.643840+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Existential Audio Inc./BlackHole 2ch
2021-05-12 17:15:40.643888+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Apple Inc./Built-in Microphone
2021-05-12 17:15:40.644023+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] monitoring 54 for audio changes
2021-05-12 17:15:46.993491+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x196d8 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] setting app's activation policy
2021-05-12 17:15:46.993646+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x196d8 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] windows:
2021-05-12 17:15:46.993703+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x196d8 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] window(s) not visible, setting policy: NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory
2021-05-12 17:16:11.311050+0200 0x1a3c8 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] checking for update
2021-05-12 17:16:11.888828+0200 0x1a3c8 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] latest version: 1.0.0
2021-05-12 17:16:11.888909+0200 0x1a1e3 Debug 0x0 6278 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] no updates available
Thanks!
So far, that looks ok ....
If you launch an app that leverages the mic, or camera (say PhotoBooth), what does that show in the log?
Thanks again!
First: mic
Filtering the log data using "subsystem == "com.objective-see.oversight""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-05-12 17:26:29.256961+0200 0x1c6e8 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new tcc access msg: SEND: 0/7 synchronous to com.apple.tccd.system: request: msgID=210.5, function=TCCAccessRequest, service=kTCCServiceMicrophone, target_token={pid:474, auid:501, euid:501},
2021-05-12 17:26:29.257658+0200 0x1c6e8 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (audio) client: CLIENT: pid: 474, path: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSpeech.framework/corespeechd, clientID: (null)
2021-05-12 17:26:29.258169+0200 0x1c6e8 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client tccd response : RECV: synchronous reply <dictionary: 0x7f97c2359d60> { count = 4, transaction: 0, voucher = 0x0, contents =
"auth_value" => <uint64: 0xf1b75e1324bfd381>: 2
"result" => <bool: 0x7fff871fb0a0>: true
"auth_version" => <uint64: 0xf1b75e1324bfe381>: 1
"auth_reason" => <uint64: 0xf1b75e1324bf4381>: 11
}
2021-05-12 17:26:29.806948+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] checking if built-in mic is active
2021-05-12 17:26:29.807084+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Existential Audio Inc./BlackHole 2ch
2021-05-12 17:26:29.807123+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Apple Inc./Built-in Microphone
2021-05-12 17:26:29.807436+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] mic is not on...
2021-05-12 17:26:29.867104+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] built in mic changed state to 1
2021-05-12 17:26:35.364664+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] built in mic changed state to 0
2021-05-12 17:26:35.364740+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] built in mic turned to off
2021-05-12 17:26:35.364778+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed all (audio) clients
2021-05-12 17:26:35.364823+0200 0x1bd57 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] ignoring mic event, as it was a 2x off
PhotoBooth:
Filtering the log data using "subsystem == "com.objective-see.oversight""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-05-12 17:29:29.654239+0200 0x1d429 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client msg: Client Connect for PID 6582
2021-05-12 17:29:29.654772+0200 0x1d429 Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (video) client: CLIENT: pid: 6582, path: /System/Applications/Photo Booth.app/Contents/MacOS/Photo Booth, clientID: (null)
2021-05-12 17:29:40.053920+0200 0x1d81f Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] dead client msg: ClientDied 21047 [PID: 6582]
2021-05-12 17:29:40.053994+0200 0x1d81f Debug 0x0 6450 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed client at index 0
Hi Patrick,
were the logfiles from PhotoBooth and microphone helpful? Were you able to locate the error?
Thanks this is helpful ...looks like OverSight isn't seeing a few log messages that it expects to get from the system (i.e. "camera on").
One more question, can you run this from the terminal:
log stream --predicate 'process=="VDCAssistant"'
(this is what OverSight monitors, and should have all the log msgs).
And then start Photo Booth (ensuring that camera then also gets activated (by PhotoBooth)).
...and post the output from that?
Thanks for the help!
Hi,
Photo Booth - yes, camera works, indicator light is on.
Last login: Mon May 17 14:38:27 on console
x@MacBook-Pro ~ % log stream --predicate 'process=="VDCAssistant"'
Filtering the log data using "process == "VDCAssistant""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-05-17 18:02:54.601634+0200 0x244c4 Default 0x0 265 0 VDCAssistant: [com.apple.VDCAssistant:assistant] Client Connect for PID 6170
2021-05-17 18:03:23.619879+0200 0x244c4 Default 0x0 265 0 VDCAssistant: [com.apple.VDCAssistant:assistant] ClientDied 19211 [PID: 6170]
Hope this helps.
Ok thanks!
Odd that it's not generating other messages.
And if you run it w/ --level info?
So:
log stream --level info --predicate 'process=="VDCAssistant"'
Thank you again for the assistance!
log stream --level info --predicate 'process=="VDCAssistant"'
Filtering the log data using "process == "VDCAssistant""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-05-17 18:18:25.807619+0200 0x279f4 Default 0x0 265 0 VDCAssistant: [com.apple.VDCAssistant:assistant] Client Connect for PID 6470
2021-05-17 18:18:35.654520+0200 0x279f4 Default 0x0 265 0 VDCAssistant: [com.apple.VDCAssistant:assistant] ClientDied 19755 [PID: 6470]
I ran it once with OverSight active, and then w/o OverSight. Both runs resulted in the same above output.
Ok, this is helpful!
...just to confirm you are on an Intel-based Mac (not an M1/arm)?
Thanks!
...and one last test, is anything shown if you run:
log stream --predicate 'process=="appleh13camerad"'
(And restart Photo Booth)
MacBook Pro Retina 15' mid 2015
2,5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
log stream --predicate 'process=="appleh13camerad"'
does not return any msg at all.
Ok thanks, that's all helpful info!
I'll work on a fix/new version to address this :)
I'm seeing similar behavior: no detection of video going active/inactive and detection of audio seems inconsistent. Primarily testing with Zoom, but also Photo Booth.
Big Sur 11.4. MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013).
Perhaps helpful?
❯ log stream --predicate 'process=="AppleCameraAssistant"'
Filtering the log data using "process == "AppleCameraAssistant""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-07-09 21:37:29.695808-0400 0x101a Activity 0xb5f0c2 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: (TCC) TCCAccessRequest() IPC
2021-07-09 21:37:30.038513-0400 0x101a Default 0x0 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: StartHardwareStream: creating frame receiver: 1280 x 720 (420v) [12.00,30.00]fps
2021-07-09 21:37:31.445707-0400 0x101a Default 0x0 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: StopHardwareStream
2021-07-09 21:37:33.908734-0400 0x101a Activity 0xb5f0c3 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: (TCC) TCCAccessRequest() IPC
2021-07-09 21:37:34.238940-0400 0x101a Default 0x0 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: StartHardwareStream: creating frame receiver: 1280 x 720 (420v) [12.00,30.00]fps
2021-07-09 21:37:35.011260-0400 0x101a Default 0x0 486 0 AppleCameraAssistant: StopHardwareStream
Hi All.
I have exactly the same issue as Webdesignweisshart.
- The camera is not monitored at all.
- The microphone is only detected on the second access, but after the first access (undetected), the message " Audio Device became inactive" appears.
MacOS BigSur 11.6 on MBP Late 2013.
Thanks for all the nice apps in any case! :-D
Hi All,
I have the same issue on OverSight 2.0 which is the Audio is not monitored at all.
Filtering the log data using "subsystem == "com.objective-see.oversight""
Timestamp Thread Type Activity PID TTL
2021-10-28 22:03:53.380959+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client msg: Client Connect for PID 13461
2021-10-28 22:03:53.381353+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (video) client: CLIENT: pid: 13461, path: /System/Applications/FaceTime.app/Contents/MacOS/FaceTime, clientID: (null)
2021-10-28 22:03:53.381428+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client id msg : [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] GetDevicesState for client 27739
2021-10-28 22:03:53.539207+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] camera on msg: [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] StartStream for client 1915
2021-10-28 22:03:53.539793+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] 'execute action' is disabled
2021-10-28 22:03:53.784635+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client msg: Client Connect for PID 13464
2021-10-28 22:03:53.785088+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (video) client: CLIENT: pid: 13464, path: /System/Applications/FaceTime.app/Contents/XPCServices/FaceTimeNotificationCenterService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/FaceTimeNotificationCenterService, clientID: (null)
2021-10-28 22:03:53.785194+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client id msg : [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] GetDevicesState for client 26043
2021-10-28 22:04:05.806101+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] dead client msg: ClientDied 27739 [PID: 13461]
2021-10-28 22:04:05.806163+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed client at index 0
2021-10-28 22:04:05.807364+0700 0x54f28 Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] camera off msg: [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] Post event kCameraStreamStop
2021-10-28 22:04:06.035758+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] dead client msg: ClientDied 26043 [PID: 13464]
2021-10-28 22:04:06.035834+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed client at index 0
2021-10-28 22:04:06.807523+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] checking if any camera is active
2021-10-28 22:04:06.807627+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Apple Inc./FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
2021-10-28 22:04:06.807677+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] isRunning: 0
2021-10-28 22:04:06.807960+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] 'execute action' is disabled
2021-10-28 22:04:08.614072+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client msg: Client Connect for PID 13466
2021-10-28 22:04:08.614344+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (video) client: CLIENT: pid: 13466, path: /System/Applications/FaceTime.app/Contents/MacOS/FaceTime, clientID: (null)
2021-10-28 22:04:08.614459+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client id msg : [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] GetDevicesState for client 28467
2021-10-28 22:04:08.775700+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] camera on msg: [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] StartStream for client 1915
2021-10-28 22:04:08.776288+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] 'execute action' is disabled
2021-10-28 22:04:09.009502+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client msg: Client Connect for PID 13468
2021-10-28 22:04:09.010165+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new (video) client: CLIENT: pid: 13468, path: /System/Applications/FaceTime.app/Contents/XPCServices/FaceTimeNotificationCenterService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/FaceTimeNotificationCenterService, clientID: (null)
2021-10-28 22:04:09.010307+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] new client id msg : [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] GetDevicesState for client 37175
2021-10-28 22:04:11.683954+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] dead client msg: ClientDied 28467 [PID: 13466]
2021-10-28 22:04:11.684019+0700 0x553da Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed client at index 0
2021-10-28 22:04:11.688752+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] camera off msg: [guid:0x8020000005ac8514] Post event kCameraStreamStop
2021-10-28 22:04:11.917132+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] dead client msg: ClientDied 37175 [PID: 13468]
2021-10-28 22:04:11.917180+0700 0x5548e Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] removed client at index 0
2021-10-28 22:04:12.688955+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] checking if any camera is active
2021-10-28 22:04:12.689067+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] device: Apple Inc./FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
2021-10-28 22:04:12.689117+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] isRunning: 0
2021-10-28 22:04:12.689396+0700 0x5324b Debug 0x0 13324 0 OverSight: [com.objective-see.oversight:application] 'execute action' is disabled
I'm running on Big Sur 11.6.1 on MBP 2018
If you guys need any info, I'll be more than glad to provide. Thanks!
I'm having a somewhat similar issue where it detects the FaceTime camera activation, but not my Logitech webcam activation. M1 Macbook Pro running 12.2.1, OverSight v2.0.1.
I can stream the logs looking at Oversight, and when I switch back and forth between cameras, it will always show the detection of activation/deactivation of the FaceTime camera, but never the Logitech camera.
The developer has supposedly been working on a bugfix since May 2021, but has not commented since then (for almost 1 year). Too bad about the good idea.
I may have found the problem for my situation. For M1 macs, OverSight looks for AppleH13CameraInterface or appleh13camerad to detect events in the log stream (see here in the code), but my USB Logitech Camera (or any USB camera I suspect) doesn't touch that daemon. Instead, it uses UVCUSBDeviceStreamingInterface:
UVCAssistant: (UVCFamily) [com.apple.UVCFamily:device] UVCUSBDeviceStreamingInterface: 0x1000195a1 [0x13ce14750] [start stream] format : UVCDeviceStreamFormat:[1920 * 1080 (MJPEG)] [0x13ce3a110] [subtype 6] frameInterval : 333333
UVCAssistant: (UVCFamily) [com.apple.UVCFamily:device] UVCUSBDeviceStreamingInterface: 0x1000195a1 [0x13ce14750] [stop stream] format : UVCDeviceStreamFormat:[1920 * 1080 (MJPEG)] [0x13ce3a110] [subtype 6] frameInterval : 333333
I'm not a macOS developer, but I can try tinkering with the xcodeproject and see if I can get a build working with that extra monitoring to cover USB cameras on M1 Macs.