1.24.0 Preview

Post by **zoneminder** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:57 am

I have just uploaded the most recent preview version of 1.24.0. You can download it from here.

Lots of minor tweaks and fixes (including security fixes) but the major feature changes are

The main changes in this version, aside from bugfixes and many small changes, are

1) Supports MPEG4 input from cameras. Currently only works with Axis and ACTi cameras but only because those are the only ones I have been able to test.
2) Completely rewritten web GUI. Although it look pretty much the same the file organisation is completely different. Every page is now xHTML and much cleaner with all styling done via CSS. This will also allow support for other custom interfaces (skins) in future.
3) Optional use of mapped memory instead of shared memory.
4) Uses Video for Linux version 2 if present on your system. Monitors can be configured to use version 1 if preferred though.

I do not recommend installing this version over a 1.23.x system yet as the upgrade has not been properly tested. Also there may be multiple bugs and issues. I also recommend installing into a new web directory as nearly all the web files have changed.

Please report issues in this thread only (ie not new threads in the 1.23.x forum) until a dedicated 1.24.0 forum has been set up.

Further details to follow but I am on a train at the mo and about to get into my station!

Post by **zoneminder** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:02 pm

Followups now to 1.24.x forum please.

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:46 pm

zoneminder wrote:

I do not recommend installing this version over a 1.23.x system yet as the upgrade has not been properly tested.

So I figured I might as well test it.

Code: Select all

Upgrading database to version 1.24.0
Loading config from DB
No option 'ZM_OPT_MPEG' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/Zon
eMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_PATH_MPEG_ENCODE' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5.
10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_MONTAGE_MAX_COLS' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_per                                                l/5.10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_MONTAGE_WIDTH' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5                                                .10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_MONTAGE_HEIGHT' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/                                                5.10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_DOUBLE_BUFFER' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5                                                .10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_FRAMES_PER_LINE' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl                                                /5.10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_FRAME_LINES' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5.1                                                0.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
No option 'ZM_WEB_DVR_STREAMING' found, removing at /usr/share/perl5/site_perl/5                                                .10.0/ZoneMinder/ConfigAdmin.pm line 1676.
Saving config to DB
ERROR 1093 (HY000) at line 54: You can't specify target table 'Config' for updat                                                e in FROM clause
Output:
Command 'mysql -hlocalhost -uzmuser -pzmpass zm < /usr/lib/zm/upgrade/zm_update-                                                1.23.3.sql' exited with status: 1

SyRenity · Post by **SyRenity** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:43 am

Hi.

Great news with 1 and 2.

Just wondering about 3 (Optional use of mapped memory instead of shared memory) - how's it's better then shared memory?

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:30 am

rdmelin wrote: ERROR 1093 (HY000) at line 54: You can't specify target table 'Config' for updat e in FROM clause
Output:
Command 'mysql -hlocalhost -uzmuser -pzmpass zm < /usr/lib/zm/upgrade/zm_update- 1.23.3.sql' exited with status: 1

Thanks Ross, should be fixed in next drop.

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:33 am

SyRenity wrote:Hi.

Great news with 1 and 2.

Just wondering about 3 (Optional use of mapped memory instead of shared memory) - how's it's better then shared memory?

The main reason it _may_ be better is that you don't have to fiddle around with sysconfig to allocate the right amounts of space etc, plus you shouldn't get segments left lying around afterwards. Both of these should reduce the number of problems that people get with 'shared memory id' errors and so should reduce the support load

Performance-wise I very much doubt there will be any difference at all. It's a bit more of a modern approach as well I suppose. A lot of people don't really know what shared memory is.

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:17 pm

New RC version 2640 put up, link updated in first message in thread.

Fixes all issues reported thus far I think.

Post by **cordel** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:39 pm

Were you able to get my patch in, and was it acceptable?
Wasn't sure if I should have formatted the rest of functions.php to match the addition.

Post by **zoneminder** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:49 pm

Yep, patch included. There were two versions, one posted and one mailed. Though they were called the same one was bigger but I think all changes have been made.

I didn't look at any formatting so assume it was ok

Post by **cordel** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:18 pm

Formatting was just cosmetic in web/includes/config.php to fill the permissions array for the default user. I didn't space the rest to make columns line up so you could specifically see what I was doing at a glance.

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:33 am

Well it looks like it lined up ok. Actually config.php is a derived file anyway. The source for that is config.php.in so it got wiped the first time anyway.

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:44 pm

Link now updated for latest version. Contains fixes for most of todays issues plus some largely untested code for keeping the Notes fields in events up-to-date as the event progresses. So all zones that contributed at any time etc will be listed allowing searches for activity in zones. Previously only the initial zone (or other trigger) was included in the event.

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:15 am

Link updated. Multiple web fixes plus fix for nasty RTP over HTTP bug in MPEG streaming. Works much better now if you are tunnelling MPEG, which you would be if your are accessing external cams.

Post by **zoneminder** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:29 am

Updated. Slights tweaks to RTSP streaming and other minor web and script issues.

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:52 pm

Updated. Includes fixes for filters and event actions plus video streaming and generation tweaks and auto-detection of ffmpeg and netpbm (for new installs).