RealSense camera stuck on “connecting” (no image)

RealSense stuck connecting—check serial/logs and use safer node settings to stabilize.

This issue usually stems from either an incorrect serial number or a node crash.

  1. Double-check the camera serial number you entered during setup (must match exactly).
  1. Check the Docker logs. A common failure mode is realsense2_camera_node crashing on startup with exit code -6 due to aggressive defaults.
  1. Make the RealSense configuration more conservative. In realsense.launch.py, set:
      • initial_reset: False
      • accelerate_gpu_with_glsl: False
      • rgb_camera.color_format: RGB8
      • enable_sync: False

This usually stabilizes the node so the camera can publish and the dashboard can display video.

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