dcs-900 not working..

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:15 am

hey guys,

i am having troubles getting my dlink dcs-900 cam to work with zoneminder 1.21.3 running on ubuntu server 5.10. I installed with the debian package, and my current set up is as follows:

Remote Host Name: http://ip/
Remote Host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: /video.cgi
Remote Image Colours: 24 bit colour
Capture Width (pixels): 320
Capture Height (pixels) : 240
Orientation: Normal

all i am getting at the moment is a black screen when trying to view it. any ideas that could help me get this thing running would be much appreciated.

jared.

Post by **zoneminder** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:24 am

dbw wrote: Remote Host Name: http://ip/

This is just a host 'name'' (or ip) and not a url and as such doesn't need a protocol specifier. So just use 'ip' instead.

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:50 pm

hi, thanks for your reply. I made this change, however there is still no difference. Still getting nothing..any more ideas??

Thanks again,

jared.

Post by **zoneminder** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:57 pm

Check your logs?

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:51 pm

hi, thanks again for your reply..

here is the contents of the log files:

zmwatch.log:

Can't get shared memory id '2053971971' : No such file or directory
Can't get shared memory id '2053971971' : No such file or directory
Can't get shared memory id '2053971971' : No such file or directory
Can't get shared memory id '2053971971' : No such file or directory

zmdc.log:

tarting pending process, zmc -d 0
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/01/23 10:27:20
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/01/23 10:27:20, pid = 11143
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/01/23 10:27:20, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmc -m 1
'zmc -m 1' started at 06/01/23 10:27:42
'zmc -m 1' starting at 06/01/23 10:27:42, pid = 11147
'zmc -m 1' crashed at 06/01/23 10:27:54, exit status 255

let me know if you want more information..

jared.

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:00 am

just done a search on dcs-900 and noticed another post that doesnt have the leading slash in the path? maybe worth a go?

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:08 am

thanks for your suggestion James, however this didnt seem to resolve the problem. i think ive almost tried every combination of settings over the past few days without any luck..getting kinda annoying..

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:11 am

the only thing i can suggest is do you know for sure that your zm bix is working, ie have you had any images ever from any type of input. I would also suggest turning reg exps on in settings but i doubt it will help as it appears a problem getting images out of your cam into zm

Post by **cordel** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:32 am

Check your messages log

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:34 am

I don't know if it's case sensitive but my D-Link is VIDEO.CGI not /video.cgi. Having said that, the quality is so useless that you'd hardly notice the difference between an image and a black screen

D-Link cameras are really, _really_ bad!

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:53 am

the quality is so useless that you'd hardly notice the difference between an image and a black screen

There are a couple of people here that genuinly make me fall over with laughter from the quotes.

D-link seem bad that ever there routers are poor. I would stick em all in a box with maxtor disks oh and cyrix processors

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:32 am

okay guys..thanks heaps for your suggestions..

ive checked the messages log, and nothing really stands out. Ive tried entering remote host path as VIDEO.CGI, and no luck.

the only thing i can suggest is do you know for sure that your zm bix is working, ie have you had any images ever from any type of input. I would also suggest turning reg exps on in settings but i doubt it will help as it appears a problem getting images out of your cam into zm

now im not 100% sure that this zm box is working. i havent had any images or video produced from any sort of input. in regards to your suggestion of turning on reg exps - im really new to linux, and wouldnt have the slightest idea on how to do this

sorry to be a pain guys..

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:11 am

its a zm config thing, basically uses a slightly different way to retrieve images from the cam.
if you go to options, under network you will find a xheckbox called use reg exp. Turn it on. Also go back to your original config, with the leading/.
Can you also load the image in firefox, right click and report all the properties show ie path, image size etc
warm regards

dbw · Post by **dbw** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:40 am

thanks james.

I have tried the regexps setting in zm, however i am still not having any luck at all. at the moment i am getting nothing coming up when i attempt to view the video, it just sits there aparrantly "transferring data". After a few minutes i just get a torn image icon. If i press on the stills link i just get a black screen, no image.

when viewing http://192.168.1.202/image.jpg link, i get a still shot off the camera. i go to the properties of the image, and i get the following:

Location: http://192.168.1.202/image.jpg
Width: 320px
Height: 240px
Size of File: 6.06 KB (6204 bytes)
Alternate Text: The image “http://192.168.1.202/image.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

thanks again,

jared.

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:39 am

Depending on your distro the significant messages might be /var/log/syslog. Basically look for anything that has ERR in it.

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