Help setting up BT878 (PV SD 149 P) 4 port 4 chip card

[nigelgiddings]

Please be gentle as zoneminder is my only working Linux App... Still playing with Asterisk...

I have been using Zoneminder with two MV1000s which has shown me how good Zoneminder is and how poor the MV1000s are...

I have taken the plunge and bought the following card http://www.simplyautomate.co.uk/product ... rodId=5462
but have made no progress on setting it up in Zoneminder.

Using TVTime, which was bundled on the LiveCD I used to install Zoneminder I can see the image from my camera but I cannot find the settings it is using to transfer to Zoneminder.

I realise it is a very basic question but I need some low level detail on how to configure this.

Thanks in advance

Nigel

[cordel]

Here are a few things you can do to give us enough info to be able to help.
dmesg |grep bttv
and something else you might try is if you have xawtv:
xawtv -hwscan

These will get us info on your capture card(s).

Regards,
Corey

[nigelgiddings]

Cordel,

Thanks for the quick response. I have attached the results of dmesg | grep bttv.

I hope you can do something with this... I will also try to install the other TV App to see if that helps me... I have connected a receiver to the card (UK SKY TV) and I am very impressed with the quality under the TVTime app. Getting this working with Zoneminder should transform it...

TIA

NIgel

[root@zm ~]# dmesg|grep bttv
bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:08.0, irq: 9, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe000000
bttv0: detected: Provideo PV150A-1 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa00:1460
bttv0: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=-1
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (1).
bttv1: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:09.0, irq: 10, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe001000
bttv1: detected: Provideo PV150A-2 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa01:1461
bttv1: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv1: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv1: using tuner=-1
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv1: registered device video1
bttv1: registered device vbi1
bttv1: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (2).
bttv2: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0a.0, irq: 5, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe002000
bttv2: detected: Provideo PV150A-3 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa02:1462
bttv2: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv2: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv2: using tuner=-1
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv2: registered device video2
bttv2: registered device vbi2
bttv2: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (3).
bttv3: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0b.0, irq: 11, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe003000
bttv3: detected: Provideo PV150A-4 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa03:1463
bttv3: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv3: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv3: using tuner=-1[root@zm ~]# dmesg|grep bttv
bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:08.0, irq: 9, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe000000
bttv0: detected: Provideo PV150A-1 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa00:1460
bttv0: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=-1
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (1).
bttv1: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:09.0, irq: 10, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe001000
bttv1: detected: Provideo PV150A-2 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa01:1461
bttv1: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv1: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv1: using tuner=-1
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv1: registered device video1
bttv1: registered device vbi1
bttv1: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (2).
bttv2: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0a.0, irq: 5, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe002000
bttv2: detected: Provideo PV150A-3 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa02:1462
bttv2: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv2: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv2: using tuner=-1
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv2: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv2: registered device video2
bttv2: registered device vbi2
bttv2: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv: Bt8xx card found (3).
bttv3: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0b.0, irq: 11, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe003000
bttv3: detected: Provideo PV150A-4 [card=98], PCI subsystem ID is aa03:1463
bttv3: using: ProVideo PV150 [card=98,autodetected]
bttv3: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv3: using tuner=-1
bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv3: registered device video3
bttv3: registered device vbi3
bttv3: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[root@zm ~]# file:///usr/share/doc/zm/README.html


bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv3: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv3: registered device video3
bttv3: registered device vbi3
bttv3: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[root@zm ~]# file:///usr/share/doc/zm/README.html

[cordel]

you have four Devices /dev/video0 to /dev/video3
So most likely you monitor setting should be
Fist input:
Device /dev/video0
Channel 0

Second input:
Device /dev/video1
Channel 0

Third
Device /dev/video2
Channel 0

Etc.

[nigelgiddings]

Hi Cordel,

I had used the settings you suggested in the first place, during an early satges of installing zoneminder I did have a USB camera working for testing using similar settings.

For a short while I did get an image, but it seems a little hit and miss. I was able to change settings 'on the fly' to tey to get the correct settings, RGB or YUYV or YUV etc...

However, I have not seen an image for some time now...

I understand it is good practice to restart ZM after changes as sometime they only take effect after a restart.

I also wonder if the Capture Card may have hung and if the PC requires a Power Cycle, the card has a watchdog connection (which is a bit worrying) and this may be an issue with capture cards ?

The machine is a PIII 733Mhz with 512M which all though not the fastest should be adequate. I understand the Capture Card does most of the processing? The web interface typically 0.25 - 0.35 load (I assume this relates to 25 - 35%?) which is relatively high but again not excessive?

I am still amazed how good the image is using TVTime, I am trying to install XAWTV but my linux skills are causing me problems, not sure how to install a tarball, is their a good idiots guide somewhere?

Thanks again for your help

Nigel

[cordel]

The best thing to do is look around in the logs and see what error you are receiving. Check zmdc.log, zmpkg.log, messages, and the apache error_log.

Also tvtime, if you press the [enter] key will show you what video source it is currently using.
You should also be able to see some of the attibute info through its menu.
Also with the tvtime window active, you can press [s] on the keyboard and see if you can get a snapshot (the method that ZM uses).

The big question is what is working vs what is not? Are you getting a black/blue screen or a broken link icon? In the watch screen what fps is being reported? etc....

Regards,
Corey

[nigelgiddings]

Cordel,

Thanks for sticking with me on this. I'll try to provide the info you requested.

I stopped ZM and cleared out the logs. I then restarted ZM to try and capture the relevant info in ZM logs

zmdc.log
Server starting at 06/02/14 14:06:59
'zmc -m 10' started at 06/02/14 14:07:02
'zmc -m 10' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:02, pid = 5629
'zmc -m 6' started at 06/02/14 14:07:03
'zmc -m 6' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:03, pid = 5633
'zma -m 6' started at 06/02/14 14:07:04
'zma -m 6' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:04, pid = 5637
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:07:04
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:04, pid = 5641
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:04, exit status 255
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:07:04
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:04, pid = 5643
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:05, exit status 255
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:07:06
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/file:///usr/share/doc/zm/README.html14 14:07:06, pid = 5647
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:06, exit status 255
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:07:06
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:06, pid = 5651
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:07, exit status 255
'zmfilter.pl' started at 06/02/14 14:07:07
'zmfilter.pl' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:07, pid = 5655
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:07:09
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:09, pid = 5660
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashefile:///usr/share/doc/zm/README.htmld at 06/02/14 14:07:09, exit status 255
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:07:09
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:09, pid = 5664
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:10, exit status 255
'zmwatch.pl' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:10, pid = 5668
'zmwatch.pl' started at 06/02/14 14:07:10
'zmupdate.pl -c' started at 0file:///usr/share/doc/zm/README.html6/02/14 14:07:11
'zmupdate.pl -c' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:11, pid = 5673
Starting pending process, zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:07:19
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:19, pid = 5701
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:20, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmc -d 0
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:07:27
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:27, pid = 5704
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:27, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:07:30
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:30, pid = 5706
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:31, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:07:51
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:07:51, pid = 5716
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:07:52, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmc -d 0
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:08:07
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:08:07, pid = 5719
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:08:07, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:08:32
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:08:32, pid = 5724
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:08:33, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmc -d 0
'zmc -d 0' started at 06/02/14 14:09:27
'zmc -d 0' starting at 06/02/14 14:09:27, pid = 5734
'zmc -d 0' crashed at 06/02/14 14:09:27, exit status 255
Starting pending process, zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' started at 06/02/14 14:09:53
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' starting at 06/02/14 14:09:53, pid = 5736
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' crashed at 06/02/14 14:09:54, exit status 255

zmpkg.log

Command: start
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl check
Removing shared memory
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmfix
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl status
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmc -m 10
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmc -m 6
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zma -m 6
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmc -d 0
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmc -d 0
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmc -d 0
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmfilter.pl
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmwatch.pl
Executing: /usr/lib/zm/bin/zmdc.pl start zmupdate.pl -c

apache error log

[Tue Feb 14 14:00:48 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /var/www/html/favicon.ico
[Tue Feb 14 14:01:05 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /var/www/html/favicon.ico
[Tue Feb 14 14:06:12 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /var/www/html/favicon.ico
[Tue Feb 14 14:06:22 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /var/www/html/favicon.ico

TVTime shows 'composite 0' on the left when I press 'Enter' with a large '2' in the left hand corner. If I change to Composite 1 I get a blue screen.

If I press 's' in TVTime a .png file is saved, it looks as if the date / time makes up the file name.

Having 'played'with the settings again today I have seen the broken link symbol and a black screen. I Know ZM is sensitive to vert/horiz resolution which I am guessing at the moment... Also not sure which format RGB - YUV, I know it's not Gray. The screen is reporting 0 FPS.

I still have two images working in ZM using the MV1000. This are running at about 1 fps.

Nigel

[nigelgiddings]

I have found the .png images on my desktop.

Using the picture viewer I can see the attributes.

The image size is 720 x 576 and a size of 1.2Mb !!!

Is this something that ZM can manage?

I have changed the setting for my capture card in the ZM I/F appropriately/

Nigel

[nigelgiddings]

Cordel,

Finding out the screen size and being able to use that seems to have done the trick...

Thanks for your help again...

I'm just off to see if I can break it now...

NIgel

[cordel]

Glad you got it figured.

Cheers,
Corey