I have fixed this. You were right I didn't need to run screen since it was in cron but this is how I solved the issue (whether necessary or not it works! :D ) I created another shell script called "runpup.sh" that looks like this: #!/bin/sh echo "This script is about to start the puppy cam." /usr/bi...

So I updated the crontab to mirror: 00 0,11,17 * * * /sbin/shutdown -r now 00 7,12 * * 1-5 /usr/bin/screen -d -m /home/pi/pup.sh (I changed the 00 to different minutes like 29, 31 to get it to start while I'm home) I watched "top" and sure enough at the specified minute raspivid would show up in the...

cat /var/log/syslog may help to find cron errors I head home for lunch in about 20 min so I will check for errors then. the shutdown will not run as user I'm not sure what you mean by this, can you clarify more? From my understanding I'm running everything as root. Thanks for your help so far, I do...

run it for an hour or 2 or 4 or whatever also check the script to see what is being done there which crontab is being used for the above ? sudo crontab -e or crontab -e When I log in I do "sudo bash" first and then "crontab -e" I've thought about doing the time thing with the milliseconds but for t...

Good morning all, I seem to be having some issues with crontab lately and since I don't know much (or really anything) about it I was hoping you all could give me some pointers and help me get this pi running correctly! OS: Raspbian (9 September release) (pup.sh is my shell script that I have saved ...

Give this guide a try. It's what I used for my pi set up and worked first try:

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-ra ... cidentalis

Hello all, I have been in the process of setting up a puppy cam so that my wife and I can monitor our new puppy while at work. I have used my raspberry pi (model B) with a WiFi usb adapter ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) and the raspberry p...

pi error.JPG In the case of "not working": - Have you still access with SSH? - What happens, if you enter RasPis IP-address in windows-explorer instead of using drive-letter? MfG, FM_81 I still have access via PuTTY with SSH (to clarify, pi is headless and only accessing with PuTTY on laptop). I ty...

Hello all, I've searched for awhile and couldn't find what I needed so I've decided to ask for your help. I've had my pi up and running (successfully) for a little over a month now. I am using it as a NAS with one 1TB HDD hooked up to it with all of my documents on it. I recently did some updating a...