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Posted: **Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:55 pm**

*update:video capture card works, webcams dont!*

I have 3 devices, 2 different logitech usb cameras and 1 hauppauge 4-input component PCI card, and I can't get any of them to work!

I've spend 20 hours trying to get it to work, but I'm out of ideas. At first I has 64-bit Ubuntu, but then installed x86, same problem.

So I have 3 device hooked up.
video0 = webcam
video1 = capture card
video2 = webcam

All 3 devices work on cheese.

When i run

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zmu -d /ev/video0 -q -v

or

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zmu -d /ev/video2 -q -v

I get:

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Error, failed  to query crop /dev/video0: Invalid argument

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Error, failed  to query crop /dev/video2: Invalid argument

I only have a valid answer from video1 (which doesnt work either):

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security@security:~$ zmu -d /dev/video1 -q -v
Video Device: /dev/video1
General Capabilities
  Driver: bttv
  Card: BT878 video (Osprey 100/150 (87
  Bus: PCI:0000:04:01.0
  Version: 0.9.18
  Type: 0x5000015
    Supports video capture (X)
    Does not support video output
    Supports frame buffer overlay
    Supports VBI capture
    Does not support VBI output
    Does not support sliced VBI capture
    Does not support sliced VBI output
    Does not support video output overlay
    Does not have tuner
    Does not have audio in and/or out
    Does not have radio
    Supports read/write i/o (X)
    Does not support async i/o
    Supports streaming i/o (X)
    Standards:
      NTSC
      NTSC-M
      NTSC-M-JP
      NTSC-M-KR
      PAL
      PAL-BG
      PAL-H
      PAL-I
      PAL-DK
      PAL-M
      PAL-N
      PAL-Nc
      PAL-60
      SECAM
      SECAM-B
      SECAM-G
      SECAM-H
      SECAM-DK
      SECAM-L
      SECAM-Lc
  Formats:
    8 bpp, gray (GREY)
    8 bpp, dithered color (HI24)
    15 bpp RGB, le (RGBO)
    15 bpp RGB, be (RGBQ)
    16 bpp RGB, le (RGBP)
    16 bpp RGB, be (RGBR)
    24 bpp RGB, le (BGR3)
    32 bpp RGB, le (BGR4)
    32 bpp RGB, be (RGB4)
    4:2:2, packed, YUYV (YUYV)
    4:2:2, packed, YUYV (YUYV)
    4:2:2, packed, UYVY (UYVY)
    4:2:2, planar, Y-Cb-Cr (422P)
    4:2:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr (YU12)
    4:2:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb (YV12)
    4:1:1, planar, Y-Cb-Cr (411P)
    4:1:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr (YUV9)
    4:1:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb (YVU9)
Crop Capabilities
  Bounds: 1063 x 608
  Default: 924 x 576
  Current: 924 x 576
Inputs: 4
  Input 0
    Name: Composite0
    Type: Camera
    Audioset: 00000001
    Standards: 0xffbfff
    Power on  (X)
    Signal detected  (X)
    Colour Signal detected 
    Horizontal Lock detected 
  Input 1
    Name: Composite1
    Type: Camera
    Audioset: 00000001
    Standards: 0xffbfff
    Power on  (X)
    Signal detected  (X)
    Colour Signal detected 
    Horizontal Lock detected 
  Input 2
    Name: Composite2
    Type: Camera
    Audioset: 00000001
    Standards: 0xffbfff
    Power on  (X)
    Signal detected  (X)
    Colour Signal detected 
    Horizontal Lock detected 
  Input 3
    Name: S-Video
    Type: Camera
    Audioset: 00000001
    Standards: 0xffbfff
    Power on  (X)
    Signal detected  (X)
    Colour Signal detected 
    Horizontal Lock detected

I have tried many various outputs. I tried

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sudo chmod 4755 /usr/bin/zmfix

Here are some log outputs.
Video0&2 error log:

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07/01/10 18:19:50.072736 zmdc[3364].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
07/01/10 18:19:50.073276 zmdc[3364].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 10/07/01 18:19:50, pid = 3627]
07/01/10 18:19:50.073475 zmdc[3364].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video2]
07/01/10 18:19:50.073846 zmdc[3364].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video2' starting at 10/07/01 18:19:50, pid = 3628]
07/01/10 18:19:50.090056 zmdc[3364].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 255]
07/01/10 18:19:50.090257 zmdc[3364].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video2' exited abnormally, exit status 255]

Video1 error log;

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07/01/10 18:27:27.061371 zmdc[3364].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video1]
07/01/10 18:27:27.061952 zmdc[3364].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video1' starting at 10/07/01 18:27:27, pid = 3777]
07/01/10 18:27:27.076682 zmdc[3364].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video1' exited abnormally, exit status 255]

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I also get this error:

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07/01/10 19:05:58.597412 zmwatch[1794].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0002', 2: No such file or directory]

The monitor for all the videos always show up red, but on some settings of video1 I like a black box, but on the bottom it says 0 fps, or sometimes it looks like a broken image box and just says "Waiting 192.168.1.128..."

I have come across this http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=60854, but I am not capable of recompiling zoneminder, and others said it didn't fix their problem

var/log/messages gives me this for video1:

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Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmdc[1764]: INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video1]
Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmdc[1764]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video1' starting at 10/07/01 19:06:03, pid = 1821]
Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmdc[1821]: INF ['zmc -d /dev/video1' started at 10/07/01 19:06:03]
Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmc_dvideo1[1821]: INF [Debug Level = 0, Debug Log = <none>]
Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmc_dvideo1[1821]: INF [Starting Capture]
Jul  1 19:06:03 security zmc_dvideo1[1821]: INF [Got signal 6 (Aborted), exiting and forcing backtrace]

UPDATE:
I got the video capture to work, i had to use version 1 for capture method. I didn't expect the capture card to give me much trouble, but the usb webcams are still up to no good.

Posted: **Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:56 pm**

What PCI card are you using; exact make and model. Are you sure this is working?

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:25 am**

It was a Hauppauge Impact VCB 64405.
After spending endless hours to try to get it up and even editing the code and recompiling I have given up on it.

Please close this thread. Ty.