pls help,error Unable to probe local cameras, status is '255

[p.eldhose]

hi my zoneminder doesnt showing any video to me..
but i can play my webcam with mplayer and xawtv..

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root@ubuntu:LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:fps=25:device=/dev/video0 -vo x11

also wen i took probe in first page,it shows

Unable to probe local cameras, status is '255'

also

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root@ubuntu:/etc/works# zmu -d /dev/video0 -V 1  -q -v
Video Device: /dev/video0
Video Capabilities
  Name: USB 2.0 Camera
  Type: 1
    Can capture
  Video Channels: 1
  Audio Channels: 0
  Maximum Width: 640
  Maximum Height: 480
  Minimum Width: 48
  Minimum Height: 32
Window Attributes
  X Offset: 0
  Y Offset: 0
  Width: 160
  Height: 120
Picture Attributes
  Palette: 8 - YUYV
  Colour Depth: 16
  Brightness: 29508
  Hue: 36863
  Colour :6554
  Contrast: 17246
  Whiteness: 23169
Channel 0 Attributes
  Name: Camera 1
  Channel: 0
  Flags: 0
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL

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root@ubuntu:/etc/works# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

pls someone help meeee............
its very urgentttttttt

[rrntal]

using ubuntu 9.10, zm 1.24.2 from source

[ddalton]

I am having the same issue on Centos 5.5, did you resolve this? I have all my cameras working on 1.23.3 but 1.24.2 wont work at all

[mastertheknife]

Forget about the probe error for now.

What are you seeing in your system log? (typically /var/log/messages)

mastertheknife

[ddalton]

Here is a better description of my issue with the logs:

http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17317