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Hello,
in my config file for mysql is sql mode set as in previous versions:

sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES

Regards
Radek Masin

Hello, after hours trying to get latest version of Zoneminder working I found the reason for error message in log. In Frames table is row Score unsigned smallint data type, but after a few frames after starting capture is score -1 populated from Zoneminder to database, so I have changed data type tu ...

Hello, I just have updated my server with OpenSuSE 13.1 and Zoneminder with ffmpeg support from http://www.liquid-co.de/pub/suse/repositories/13.1/ to latest version and I have several problems: 1) I'm able to setup local and remote camera, but several items in listbox are missing or not visible ...

Is it possible to build Zoneminder with ffmpeg support? I have bought new Vivotek IP camera and I'd like to try this camera with Zoneminder.

Hello, I'm using 8 channel PCIEx card with Conexant CX25821 chipset and I know, that are available cards with this chipset with 16 channels. Unfortunately Linux driver for this card has some small problem, which cause, that sometimes you get corrupted image. I asked in V4L developer mailing list for ...

cctvsales wrote:Radek Masin
Have you tested the cx25858 chip video card, use the ZM program?
Thank you

Hello,
unfortunatelly no, because I have only card with CX25853 and CX25821 chips.

Regards
Radek Masin

Hello, I get working all 8 video channels, in /dev/ you can see video0 - video11, but devices video8 - video11 are audio channels from decoder, so you can use only first 8 channels for Zoneminder. I have bought this card http://dx.com/p/8-ch-h-264-dvr-video-capture-pci-e-card-for-security-cameras ...

You have to recompile kernel module with this patch http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/44985. Current kernel module doesn't have definition for generic card. I followed this guide for recompiling module http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules ...

Hello,
I was able to get working capture card with Conexant 25821 in SuSE 11.4 with 2.6.37 kernel using this patch http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.d ... ture/44985 and recompile module. After that I can see /dev/videoX in /dev.

Regards
Radek Masin

Have anyone tried to use HD-SDI card and cameras with Zoneminder? I'm looking for HD solution and I found, that IP cameras don't have function which I need.

Hello, I was able to get working system with 6 C910 cameras. But it is quite hard. At first, driver for C910 allocate whole USB controller, so you can not connect more than one camera per controller, so I have added 4 additional USB controllers to computer. I have reported this problem to uvc driver ...

Hello,
take a look for module cx28521, in 2.6.x kernels is in staging status, but today I found, that in kernel 3.1.4 has been moved to standard modules. I'm going to buy card with same chip. Can you write if you will be successful to get this card working?

Regards
Radek Masin

I need to run two mysql programs in one computer and I'd like to ask, if is it possible to tell zoneminder, that mysql database is using different port insteand of standard port 3306.

Hello,
I have 8 port capture card with 8 SAA7134 chips. Card is working, but I have small problem with picture qaulity. On all connected cameras I have moire effect. I tried to change options in modprobe, but it didn't help. Any suggestion about solving this problem? Sample picture is attached.