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by camus
Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:57 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: low fps and ERR [Select timed out]
Replies: 3
Views: 2216

wired setup

Thanks for your input. I have tried adjusting the TIMEOUT setting and did not have any real success. Changing the timeout does change the frequency of the error message, but I have not been able to track down the problem. I did double check and the cameras are all setup to use the wired 100mb ...
by camus
Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:47 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: low fps and ERR [Select timed out]
Replies: 3
Views: 2216

low fps and ERR [Select timed out]

I'm running a 2.8Ghz system with 2gig of memory. I have zm configured with 3 panasonic BL-C30A cameras. Currently the 3 cameras have differing fps. Two of them now get 4fps and the last 1 fps. As far as I can tell they are all configured the same. (Originally, I did have one configured for multi ...
by camus
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:23 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: Help identifying bottleneck for ip cams
Replies: 8
Views: 5560

Making Progress

Changing the value for REGEX mentioned earlier, does eliminate the random junk being spewed in syslog. I also upgraded to the latest 121.3 release. Right now I am running 3 BLC10 and 1 DCS900W. The computer is using about 300MB of memory and has a load average of .22 I'm getting 4-5fps on both the ...
by camus
Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:58 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: why ERR [Found unsupported content type ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3835

The correct url for the above mentioned thread is: http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4729
by camus
Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:48 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: Help identifying bottleneck for ip cams
Replies: 8
Views: 5560

Ok, I've tried running one at a time. When I try running each camera by itself using the Monitor function, I still get about 2-3 fps on each camera. Ocassionally the fps burst higher, but it doesnt seem that the image refresh is actually improving. Now I did notice something odd in the logs: ERR ...
by camus
Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:11 am
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: Help identifying bottleneck for ip cams
Replies: 8
Views: 5560

Help identifying bottleneck for ip cams

I have zm running on a Dell Dimension 3000. It has an P4 2.8Ghz with 512MB of memory. I'm wondering if the bottleneck i am currently encounting is because of the cameras, zm, or cpu/mem/etc. A high load avg is about .62, but typically its in the low .20s. top reports that out of 512MB of memory ...
by camus
Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:25 am
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: Setting up BL-C30A on a Dimension 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2914

If I set both cameras with a buffer size of 10, I get this: Jun 23 06:37:45 localhost zma_m3[30586]: WAR [Approaching buffer overrun, consider increasing ring buffer size] If its any greater, I get the shmget error. Jun 23 21:30:14 localhost zma_m3[3658]: ERR [Can't shmget, probably not enough ...
by camus
Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:00 am
Forum: ZoneMinder Previous Versions
Topic: Setting up BL-C30A on a Dimension 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2914

Setting up BL-C30A on a Dimension 3000

I'm trying to setup zoneminder on a dell dimensions 3000 with 512MB of memory. I'm running debian unstable with kernel version 2.6.8. I have successfully compiled and installed zoneminder. However, I'm having problems with zoneminder having enough shared memory for the BL-C30A cameras. The camera is ...