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Debian Squeeze, fresh install from DVD ISO. apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get install build-essential apt-get install zoneminder v4l-conf # MySQL root user - I left it blank every time it asked (about 3 times). ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/zoneminder.conf /etc/init.d/apache2 ...

Yes, I have had exactly the same problem.

ZM 1.24.1 default install on Ubuntu 9.04 x64 (Synaptic upgrade from 8.10 x64), MSI K9AGM-FID motherboard, Intel Pro/1000 PT NIC, AMD Athlon X2 dual core. After VLC shuts down, ZM takes up 50% of CPU (i.e. 100% of one core) until restarted.

No, I'm sorry, once I got streaming with VLC (from Windows, in this case) working, I stopped.

Can you do _any_ successful streaming from VLC to ZM? I was able to stream a USB Webcam with the following VLC settings (most other video encoding options failed or had horrible lag): Change 8720 to whatever port you want to use. Make sure firewalls aren't blocking it; watch your network traffic for ...

Summary: I had a functional Zoneminder 1.24.1 install on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty 64-bit, and uninstalled it to try and install 1.24.2 for easier installation of a Logitech C250 USB camera. I have not since been able to install Zoneminder 1.24.2, either 1.24.2-1 from the Bluecherry repository or 1.24.2-2 ...

I've just gotten the ffmpeg working with a stream from VLC. So, in brief: A) Get VLC installed and playing something (in my instance, an old Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX on a Windows system) B) Start VLC as follows, once you know it plays (adjust the input device dshow:// as appropriate): vlc ...