[RESOLVED] No image in my ZM ...

tlc77 · Post by **tlc77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:03 am

Hello Evrybody,

I try to install my firt ZoneMinder server and i have some troubles.

First, here is a summury of my configuration :

- Intel Dual Core 2,8Ghz
- 8 Channel 240 FPS Zoneminder Compatible Capture Card using the Connexant 878A Chip (available on this website : http://www.camsecure.co.uk/Zoneminder.html).
- Analogic Samsung SCC 5366 camera
- Xubuntu 9.10 32bits
- Zoneminder from apt-get (Version: 1.24.1-1ubuntu2)

This is my /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf :

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options bttv gbuffers=32 card=102,102,102,102,102,102,102,102 tuner=0 radio=0 coring=1 full_luma_range=1 chroma_agc=1 pll=1 combfilter=1 autoload=0 triton1=0

The command "ls - /dev/ | grep video" return :

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crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   1 2010-04-15 07:40 vbi0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   3 2010-04-15 07:40 vbi1
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   5 2010-04-15 07:41 vbi2
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   7 2010-04-15 07:41 vbi3
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   9 2010-04-15 07:42 vbi4
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  11 2010-04-15 07:42 vbi5
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  13 2010-04-15 07:43 vbi6
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  15 2010-04-15 07:43 vbi7
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   0 2010-04-15 08:15 video0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   2 2010-04-15 08:15 video1
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   4 2010-04-15 08:15 video2
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   6 2010-04-15 08:15 video3
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,   8 2010-04-15 08:15 video4
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  10 2010-04-15 08:15 video5
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  12 2010-04-15 08:15 video6
crw-rw----+ 1 root video    81,  14 2010-04-15 08:15 video7

I tested my camera with "Cheese" software, it works on /dev/video2 device !

The command "zmu -d /dev/video2 -q -v" return :

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Video Capabilities
  Name: BT878 video (IVC-200)
  Type: 45
    Can capture
    Does teletext
    Overlay onto frame buffer
    Can clip
  Video Channels: 1
  Audio Channels: 0
  Maximum Width: 924
  Maximum Height: 576
  Minimum Width: 48
  Minimum Height: 32
Window Attributes
  X Offset: 0
  Y Offset: 0
  Width: 320
  Height: 240
Picture Attributes
  Palette: 8 - YUYV
  Colour Depth: 16
  Brightness: 32768
  Hue: 32768
  Colour :32768
  Contrast: 32768
  Whiteness: 0
Channel 0 Attributes
  Name: Composite0
  Channel: 0
  Flags: 0
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL

Then I created this monitor (i use preset "BTTV Video, PAL, 640x480) :

But no image...

My "/tmp/zmdc.log" contain :

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15/04/2010 12:12:21.286989 zmdc[3316].INF [Server starting at 10/04/15 12:12:21]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.495695 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:24, pid = 3338]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.540257 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.540623 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.541888 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:24, pid = 3340]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.615651 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.739619 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmfilter.pl' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:24, pid = 3341]
15/04/2010 12:12:24.953763 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmaudit.pl -c' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:24, pid = 3343]
15/04/2010 12:12:25.184260 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmwatch.pl' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:25, pid = 3345]
15/04/2010 12:12:29.089626 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:12:29.091066 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:29, pid = 3348]
15/04/2010 12:12:29.121397 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:12:39.034250 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:12:39.035644 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:39, pid = 3384]
15/04/2010 12:12:39.066311 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:12:59.041480 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:12:59.042862 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:12:59, pid = 3395]
15/04/2010 12:12:59.073204 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:13:39.022669 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:13:39.024092 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:13:39, pid = 3405]
15/04/2010 12:13:39.054405 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:14:59.051446 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:14:59.052833 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:14:59, pid = 3414]
15/04/2010 12:14:59.083596 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:17:39.077895 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:17:39.079312 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:17:39, pid = 3418]
15/04/2010 12:17:39.109915 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:22:59.034733 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:22:59.036158 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:22:59, pid = 3442]
15/04/2010 12:22:59.066698 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]
15/04/2010 12:32:59.183364 zmdc[3316].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
15/04/2010 12:32:59.188735 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/04/15 12:32:59, pid = 3614]
15/04/2010 12:32:59.243202 zmdc[3316].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' crashed, signal 6]

I don't understand the reason of this error... Evrybody have an idea ?

Thanks a lot.

Regards.

rtm · Post by **rtm** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:52 pm

I'm no expert, but I did notice you didn't set the Device Format or Capture Palette, etc...

http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee12 ... source.jpg

mastertheknife · Post by **mastertheknife** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:01 pm

Hi, i'm using the same card (Kodicom 8800 clone)
You can see the settings i use here:
http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Kodicom_8800

And for the cameras, i use Video for Linux Version 1, with Palette set to RGB24 (or BGR24) and format to PAL or NTSC depending on your cameras.

mastertheknife.

tlc77 · Post by **tlc77** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:31 pm

mastertheknife wrote:Hi, i'm using the same card (Kodicom 8800 clone)
You can see the settings i use here:
http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Kodicom_8800

With this bttv.conf my 8 "/dev/video" is now snapshot detect (before this change it takes 5 minutes after each reboot), great !

I have find my trouble, these commands fix it !

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sudo adduser www-data video 
sudo ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/zoneminder.conf

I have find it here : http://www.howtoforge.com/video_surveil ... der_ubuntu

Thanks a lot !