@tom I'm having trouble pinging the drone. I've set it up using a 5G modem (since the drone that I have doesnt have a wifi dongle) [VOXL AL & 5G Development drone-sentinel 5G LTE Modem] to connect to QGroundControl and proceed with installing the VPN on the drone. However, when I attempt to ping google.com, I get an error stating "unknown server," and I'm unable to see the drone's IP address. Prior to updating the SDK, I had successfully configured the modem and connected to QGroundControl via Tailscale VPN and I don't know why I'm getting these issues now. Any assistance in resolving this issue would be appreciated.

@tom

It worked! I have attached a screenshot of the update:

@tom
Hello,

I followed your instructions and ran sudo dmesg -wH to monitor the kernel messages while reproducing the issue. I observed the output, which I’ve attached as a screenshot.

For context, I am running Ubuntu on a virtual machine (VM) and not directly on my hardware. I attempted the first flight of the drone, (VPN Tailscale) and while everything else was running smoothly, the only issue I faced was that the cameras did not turn on.

@tom Yes the permissions are there, I have attached a screenshot of the permissions. In the previous post sceenshot it shows as "[INFO} Found fastboot device", but once I send 1 and enter it's stuck.

@tom said in issue with starting the cameras on my VOXL 2 device.:

@Rawdha-R I think the best first step would be to load the latest SDK on your VOXL 2 as that SDK is a few years old at this point.

I would recommend flashing the latest SDK (1.3.3) from downloads.modalai.com under "VOXL 2 Platform Releases"

Just follow the instructions here to do so: https://docs.modalai.com/flash-system-image/#flashing-a-voxl-sdk-release

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I tried flashing the latest SDK (1.3.3) from downloads modalai under VOXL 2 platform release[link text] It is stuck at this point, please see the screenshot above.

@tom this is the output: Vol version: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
system-image: 1.3.1-M0054-14.1a-perf
kernel: #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 2 05:23:05 UTC 2022 4.19.125
hw version: M0054
voxl-suite: 0.8.1

When accessing the VOXL web portal, only the "Hires" camera is visible. Previously all 7 cameras where visible(Hires, Tracking, Qvio Overlay, Stereo Front (2 cameras), Stereo Rear (2 cameras))

This is the output for voxl-configure-cameras:
voxl2:/$ voxl-configure-cameras
ERROR: missing camera config ID

For more flexibility, use the general use case:
voxl-configure-cameras <configuration-id>

arguments are as follows:

sentinel - default for sentinel drone, no config ID needed
disable - disables voxl-camera-server
help - show this help text

If no configuration-id or arguments are given, the user will be
prompted with questions to help complete configuration

available camera configurations are as follows:

0 None
1 Tracking + Stereo(OV7251)
2 Tracking Only
3 Hires + Stereo(OV7251) + Tracking
4 Hires + Tracking
5 TOF + Tracking
6 Hires + TOF + Tracking
7 TOF + Stereo(OV7251) + Tracking
8 Hires Only
9 TOF Only
10 Stereo(OV7251) only
11 Tracking + Hires + Dual Stereo Pairs
12 Stereo(OV9782) only
13 Hires + Stereo(OV7251)

voxl-camera-server has only hires configured, I tried configuring the rest of the cameras but got the following error: voxl2:/$ sudo systemctl status voxl-camera-server
\u25cf voxl-camera-server.service - voxl-camera-server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/bin/voxl-camera-server; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: signal) since Wed 2024-09-04 06:35:09 UTC; 4s ago
Process: 28196 ExecStart=/bin/bash -c /usr/bin/voxl-camera-server (code=killed
Main PID: 28196 (code=killed, signal=SEGV)

Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: Error in json_read_file while parsing file /e
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: The syntax error occured immediately BEFORE t
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: 412",
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: ERROR: object missing cameras
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: Segmentation fault:
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: Fault thread: voxl-camera-ser(tid: 28196)
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: Fault address: 0x10
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 bash[28196]: Address not mapped.
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 systemd[1]: voxl-camera-server.service: Main process exite
Sep 04 06:35:09 m0054 systemd[1]: voxl-camera-server.service: Failed with result
lines 1-16/16 (END) I triedd to reconfigure according to the following types but I'm still getting an error. (type: “ov7251”, “ov9782”, “imx214”, “imx412”, “imx678”, or “pmd-tof” )

I am experiencing issues with my VOXL 2 device. Specifically, the voxl-inspect-sku command is not found on my system. Additionally, I am encountering problems with the ModalAI repository configuration which might affect package installations.

Here are the details:

• The command voxl-inspect-sku is missing, and I am unable to locate or install it.
• The repository configuration is as follows:

I am facing an issue with starting the cameras on my VOXL 2 device. Previously, all cameras were visible in the VOXL web portal, but currently, only the "hires" camera is showing up. Additionally, the cameras are not working in QGroundControl or VLC.
I have tried several troubleshooting steps, such as configuring the video settings in the General tab of QGroundControl, adding the RTSP URL, and setting the aspect ratio, but there is still no output.
When I run voxl-camera-server, only the "hires" camera is enabled, while others are not visible. Could you please guide me on how to get all cameras working again in both VOXL web portal and QGroundControl/VLC?
This is the VOXL version:
Vol version: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
system-image: 1.3.1-M0054-14.1a-perf
kernel: #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 2 05:23:05 UTC 2022 4.19.125

hw version: M0054

voxl-suite: 0.8.1

This is what I get when I do:
voxl2:/$ voxl-inspect-services
Service Name | Enabled | Running | CPU Usage

docker-autorun | Disabled | Not Running |
docker-daemon | Disabled | Not Running |
modallink-relink | Enabled | Not Running |
voxl-camera-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-cpu-monitor | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-dfs-server | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-imu-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-mavlink-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-modem | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-portal | Enabled | Running | 15.0
voxl-px4-imu-server | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-px4 | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-qvio-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-softap | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-static-ip | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-streamer | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-tag-detector | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-tflite-server | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-time-sync | Disabled | Not Running |
voxl-vision-px4 | Enabled | Running | 0.0
voxl-wait-for-fs | Enabled | Completed |

I have a question about the Wi-Fi setup for the VOXL AI & 5G Development Drone - Sentinel. Is the Microhard modem sold separately, or is there anything else I need to purchase separately for the complete setup?