Can't connect any webcam

Vaidaskz · Post by **Vaidaskz** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:48 pm

I have bad luck with connecting any webcam to ZoneMinder v1.24.2 under Ubuntu 10.10. I've tried two webcams: integrated in Asus F3Jc notebook 05e1:0501 Syntek Semiconductor Co., Ltd DC-1125 Webcam and external USB Trust webcam 0c45:6028 Microdia Typhoon Easycam USB 330K (older). Both works with Cheese (simple webcam app). Then I try to make probe from ZM, it always write Unable to probe network cameras, status is '127'. It prints it immediately, like even not trying to connect to webcam. I would appreciate any ideas, what is missing....

kingofkya · Post by **kingofkya** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:55 pm

make sure you have the cameras set to local not remote or ffmpeg.

also with zm try to get them working at there lowest resolution first then scale up.

ozirisra · Post by **ozirisra** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:42 pm

about the "127 status" - I have no idea what that means, ZM shows it every time when i click the "Probe" button, no matter if the cam works or not. I just ignored that and tried to view the image by clicking the link under "Name". Btw I set the camera to remote as it is based somewhere else.