Thumbs up to Bluecherry.net - Zoneminder LiveCD
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Thumbs up to Bluecherry.net - Zoneminder LiveCD
Last week, I ordered a new PV-155 to to into our second camera server here at the clinic. If you've ever been through the struggles of the initial zoneminder setup on a new system, dependent on distro, versions of php, apache, etc., you have to check this thing out.
Bluecherry has the CD's preconfigured for their cards, so you order a PV-155, you get the PV-155 CD. It would be easy enough to modify as needed - the important part is that the base system is there and works.
It's based off the xubuntu liveCD environment, install to hard drive is as simple as a few buttons pushed. On a "normal" setup with a single hard disk, it'll just work. Reboot, welcome to your new system. Without denigrating the hard work of those here who have done LiveCD work for us, this is a lot more polished and professional than what we've had available to us in the past.
I can scarcely express how cool this thing is, how polished it looks (largely due to the ubuntu folks), and how many hours it can save to the zoneminder beginner. I've put in my time learning how zoneminder functions - I can be done with that now. Awesome, awesome stuff. Plus you get the update system built into Ubuntu to take care of package updates to your system.
Next time you order from Bluecherry, throw one of these in. They're free. And worth every penny.
Bluecherry has the CD's preconfigured for their cards, so you order a PV-155, you get the PV-155 CD. It would be easy enough to modify as needed - the important part is that the base system is there and works.
It's based off the xubuntu liveCD environment, install to hard drive is as simple as a few buttons pushed. On a "normal" setup with a single hard disk, it'll just work. Reboot, welcome to your new system. Without denigrating the hard work of those here who have done LiveCD work for us, this is a lot more polished and professional than what we've had available to us in the past.
I can scarcely express how cool this thing is, how polished it looks (largely due to the ubuntu folks), and how many hours it can save to the zoneminder beginner. I've put in my time learning how zoneminder functions - I can be done with that now. Awesome, awesome stuff. Plus you get the update system built into Ubuntu to take care of package updates to your system.
Next time you order from Bluecherry, throw one of these in. They're free. And worth every penny.
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a ubuntu live cd, where is this then?!?!?
James Wilson
Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
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Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
http://www.securitywarehouse.co.uk
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would be nice to see it back in the community though, and it might help some of the diehard ububtu users
James Wilson
Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
http://www.securitywarehouse.co.uk
Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
http://www.securitywarehouse.co.uk
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We might post the ISO images at a later time. I could see a bandwidth problem if the images became too popular. We share our T1 with another office so I dont want to slow them down.jameswilson wrote:would be nice to see it back in the community though, and it might help some of the diehard ububtu users
Another issue would be support. We have no problems supporting existing customers who purchased the capture card + livecd. But picking up support for free downloads might cause a problem.
Existing customers who have purchased from us, but did not pickup a live cd, can simply email us their order ID and we'll provide them the link to download the ISO.
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but maybe you could be the ubuntu 'guru' we are missing on here
James Wilson
Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
http://www.securitywarehouse.co.uk
Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. etc etc.
http://www.securitywarehouse.co.uk
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The LiveCD version 1.2 has donation links http://www.bluecherry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2curtishall wrote:Sure, I'll get that added in the next batch
zoneminder wrote:A nice big 'donate' splash screen on the LiveCD would be appreciated! They're few and far between at the moment
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Last edited by curtishall on Mon May 04, 2009 4:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The download is located @ sourceforge...
The word is supposedly they are working on a similar paid version similar to zoneminder. Linux Hybrid DVR/NVR that they can sell.
http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_ ... bluecherry
There ya go... sourceforge's bandwidth not theirs...
The word is supposedly they are working on a similar paid version similar to zoneminder. Linux Hybrid DVR/NVR that they can sell.
http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_ ... bluecherry
There ya go... sourceforge's bandwidth not theirs...