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Hi,

I installed ZoneMinder 1.22.3 in a Ubuntu 8 using a Logitech QuickCam.

When I access to the zm console (using the browser) I can see my cam but the /dev/video0 is in red. When I click to go to the watch window it appears but with no image.

I look in the forums and I chech that:

- My /dev/video0 has rwxrwxrwx
- The zmdc.log has two significative lines:
zma -m 1 exited abnormally, exit status 255
zmc -d /dev/video0 exited abnormally, exit status 255
- The zmwatch.log has the INF message:
Restarting capture daemon for XXXXXXX, shared memory not valid

This camera works fine using xwatv

I would apreciate any idea about how to fix this problem

TIA,

blas

what res are you running?

James,

Excuse but I'm very newbie using cameras and zm, but what "res" means ??

Webcam resolution ? If yes, I cofigure zm for 300x300

TIA,

blas

yes sorry resolution

Often but doesnt seem to be the case here is you dont have enough shared mem.

Id also advise a more conventional res, 300x300 is a bit strange.

try 320x240 or 160x120 just for testing.

Not all cams can give all resolutions.

James

Thanks James for your reply.

As you supose, 300x300 is not the resolution but the size of the image. But I don't know how guess this value and how can it be changed.

Supresly, when I reboot the system, the /dev/video0 lost the permissions. But now, I changed it again but the problem contnues.

TIA,

blas

i also have Logitech Webcam.

Test of change resolution 160x120 or 352x288.

This webcams allow 1 or 2 diferent resolution, if not correct don't work.

Thanks Jaume,

But how can be changed the cam resolution ?

TIA,

blas

enter zoneminder by web, clik down to the column source. In my case put name of driver "dev/video0" when clik opening a new window, open the tab source and change capture width, capture heigh.

i hope you will help !

Thanks Jaume!!!

I saw a lot of time this param and I always thought that it was about the size of the window !!!

Now it works,

blas

Gràcies