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I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my other machine, and installed zoneminder 1.26.5. I tried probing with the serial controller connected, and my camera plugged in. The controller still shows as /dev/ttyUSB0, as expected, and when I probe it with Zoneminder I get the actual selection screen ...

OK so i FINALLY managed to get 1.26.5 installed on my Debian box. I have tried probing, which failed as it always has, but I am now in a better position to begin working on this issue. Can anyone else think of a solution to this problem? The DVR I have seems to be a serial convertor, hence it coming ...

Sorry for the late reply, work is ridiculous atm. I'm running Debian 7.0.4, so kernel 3.2. I can't see /dev/video0 there but dmesg shows the device is being registered, and it is showing in /dev as ttyUSB0. I may have to give it a test on Ubuntu, but I'll try upgrading to 1.26.5 first in my Debian ...

Hi there, I am pretty new to ZM, and I have managed to get it to install and function fine with a USB camera I had lying around. However, I have bought a USB DVR device (essentially just a serial converter) off eBay. It's a 4-channel card with an FTDI chip in it. The drivers for this install fine ...