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Hi,

I have a Clone usb cam, but I it's not working in zoneminder

Here is some information:
.# /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmu -d /dev/video0 -q -v
Error, failed to query video capabilities /dev/video0: Invalid argument

[root@zoneminder-pv ~]# /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmu -d /dev/video0 -q -v -V 1
Video Device: /dev/video0
Video Capabilities
Name: STV0680
Type: 1
Can capture
Video Channels: 1
Audio Channels: 0
Maximum Width: 352
Maximum Height: 288
Minimum Width: 176
...

My /var/log/message
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmdc[1724]: INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmdc[17241]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' started at 10/03/03 11:29:44]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmdc[1724]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 10/03/03 11:29:44, pid = 17241]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: INF [Debug Level = 0, Debug Log = <none>]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: INF [Starting Capture]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: FAT [Failed to stat video device /dev/video0: No such file or directory]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: INF [Got signal 6 (Aborted), exiting and forcing backtrace]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Signal address is 0x206, no eip]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x3af740e930]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x3af6830265]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(abort+0x110) [0x3af6831d10]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x40f07e]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x41e96c]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x41fbfd]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x580) [0x406a70]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x3af681d994]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x109) [0x4065f9]]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: INF [Backtrace complete, please execute the following command for more information]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[17241]: INF [addr2line -e /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x109) 0x3af740e930 0x3af6830265 0x3af6831d10 0x40f07e 0x41e96c 0x41fbfd 0x406a70 0x3af681d994 0x4065f9]
Mar 3 11:29:44 zoneminder-pv zmdc[1724]: ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 6]

Help?
Thanks in advance.

Try this:


Edit the file: /usr/bin/zmdc.pl
Find the ‘my @daemons = (’ line.

Add this line:
I added this below the other ENV’s and above the ‘delete’ (Once you find the 'my @daemons' in this file you'll know where this is)


This preloads the libv4l-0 package

For me I added this line at line 62 in my zmdc.pl file.


Try that and post your logs again

Same error:

Mar 8 10:26:11 zoneminder-pv kernel: drivers/media/video/stv680.c: [stv_init:374] STV(i): CIF is supported
Mar 8 10:26:12 zoneminder-pv kernel: drivers/media/video/stv680.c: [stv_init:392] STV(i): Camera has 0 pictures.
Mar 8 10:26:12 zoneminder-pv kernel: drivers/media/video/stv680.c: [stv_init:419] STV(i): Video Mode set to CIF
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: FAT [Failed to query video device: Invalid argument]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: INF [Got signal 6 (Aborted), exiting and forcing backtrace]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Signal address is 0x206, no eip]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x2b9e6a4ca930]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x2b9e6b20b265]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(abort+0x110) [0x2b9e6b20cd10]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x40f07e]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x41f7cd]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc [0x41fbfd]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x580) [0x406a70]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x2b9e6b1f8994]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: ERR [Backtrace: /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x109) [0x4065f9]]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: INF [Backtrace complete, please execute the following command for more information]
Mar 8 10:26:14 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22194]: INF [addr2line -e /opt/zoneminder/bin/zmc(cos+0x109) 0x2b9e6a4ca930 0x2b9e6b20b265 0x2b9e6b20cd10 0x40f07e 0x41f7cd 0x41fbfd 0x406a70 0x2b9e6b1f8994 0x4065f9]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmdc[22130]: ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 6]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmdc[22130]: INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmdc[22221]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' started at 10/03/08 10:26:15]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmdc[22130]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 10/03/08 10:26:15, pid = 22221]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22221]: INF [Debug Level = 0, Debug Log = <none>]
Mar 8 10:26:15 zoneminder-pv zmc_dvideo0[22221]: INF [Starting Capture]


I'll return to version 1.23.2

This worked with ubuntu 10.10, zm v1.24.2. I've been trying to get it to work for some time. I needed a headles unit and couldn't get vino to work wth larch. Live arch picked up the cameras right off the live disk but for the life of me I couldn't get vino to work. My preference was Ubuntu.

Thank you so much for posting this!

looking at the this line, from the log
Failed to stat video device /dev/video0: No such file or directory]

it looks like is not detecting the camera at all. In my case the /dev/video0 file was there but the monitor would stay red under the source list in zonminider.

thanks again