Topic: zoneminder-videomonitoring on sme 6.0.1-01 + updatescript

[Smitro]

I'm thinking about getting a cheapo camera to go with this. Suggestions? will it work with any camera?

[Lourens]

Smitho,

What is cheapo? Axis 205 works fine to me and it will cost you less then 200 euro's.

Lourens

[Smitro]

Sorry, I'm an Aussie, so I have no idea how much that is, even if I converted it your pricing would be different...

I'm thinking one of these cheap bottom of the range USB camera's. doesn't have to be a good picture, just enough to see that it's a person, thinking security camera for my house.

[bovnet]

Anyone put zoneminder on sme 7 ? I find the livecd mandrake not reliable enough.

It was also mentioned in this tread that zoneminder can be piped throught to sme. How is that done ? I want the zoneminder pages to show on the net via my sme.

[chaapai]

hello all !!
zoneminder 1.21.3 works perflectly on sme7beta2

i've rebuild some rpms like ffmpeg-0.4.8 (don't exist in centos 4.1 and 0.4.9 don't works with ZM), some add-libs...

Lat-tools don't work on sme7 (but you can change in lat-ibay the reference /home/files/account to /home/files/db/accounts and works

i've tested with 12 cams it's ok
i've rebuild some modules drivers for patch kernel (bttv, quickcam, spca50x) and make rpms for drivers...
works with grandtec 4input ..X2

I must find, rebuild, and test perl-X10 , but the next week you will find ZM-rpms on my site, with YUM (work perfectly !!)

So, i mut finalize my RPMS and the next week it's ok

during this wait look :
http://www.chaapai.homelinux.net/images/contenu/zm1.21.3.jpg

[bovnet]

wow looks fantastic

cant wait to try it out

[ldkeen]

Chaapi,
Great work, but the last time I installed zoneminder from rpm my log files filled up with thousands of lines of debug info like this:

Mar 8 01:14:04 guru zmc_m1[7158]: INF [Netcomm: 11567000 - Capturing at 23.81 fps]
Mar 8 01:14:18 guru zma_m1[5350]: INF [Netcomm: 11598000 - Processing at 24.39 fps]
Mar 8 01:14:35 guru zmc_d0[19967]: INF [ir_camera: 8753000 - Capturing at 25.00 fps]

making it impossible to find any important info from the server. I tried turning down the debug level using environment variable but it didn't work. Is it possible to drop the debug level down when compiling?? This exert from Phil (zoneminder):

If, however you want to reduce the amount of messages generally, you will need to either modify the main file of each of the binaries you want to change and modify the lineCode:
zmDbgInit( "zmc", dbg_id_string, 0 );

to becomeCode:
zmDbgInit( "zmc", dbg_id_string, -1 );

for example. Or set the environment variables ZM_DBG_LEVEL (global) or ZM_DBG_LEVEL_zmc (zmc only) to -1 in you environment.

The default is debug level 0 usually which is info, warning and error messages but no debug. Levels from 1 to 9 increase the debug level whereas level -1 prevents info, and level -2 prevents warnings leaving only errors. Level -3 will switch off absolutely everything and is not recommended. Level -1 should be fine for you.

Once again, thanks for your time.
Regards Lloyd

[chaapai]

hello all!

Yes, zoneminder on sme6 fill the log files, because my choice :
old-kernel 2.4.20 - with a little bug on videodev and old drivers, lot of problems with video...
 
but with sme7, kernel 2.6 (yeas!) and you can patch kernel with modules drivers (for ex: add  only quickam.ko in /lib/.../kernel/..../drivers/usb/media.., no need to rebuild kernel on (production) machine !)
For logs
on sme 6 i use USR signal (but don't works on all zm process)
ZM don't have a .conf file to put directly the debug level (or other parameters) after compiling, so I include in rpm a patch file who include only the debug level (ZM_DBG_LEVEL=-2...9)

I will make two rpms, a first with level -1 or -2 and a second with level 9 for debug....

bye!

[Teviot]

Just wondering, is there an install script that installs the latest version and can find all of the required file?  I installed the script that appears ealier and had a few problems including not being able to understand the language it was in.

Adrian

[chaapai]

hello all!

With sme7 no need script...
yum -install zm will work.
i've tried it and it's work..
it's better than script no ?  

Defaut language of zm rpms will en_en.

[Teviot]

Thats great !!!

But what about SME Server 6.0.1-01??

Adrian

[bovnet]

yum install zm

reports nothing to do

So i need to change the repository ?

[Teviot]

Hi Guys

I'm looking for an install script for SME6.0.1-01?

Can anyone help?

[bovnet]

teviot

ftp://userftp:userftp@chaapai.homelinux.net

will get you into chaapai's ftp site looks like sme 6 stuff in there. In the SME/video/zoneminder

Chaapai

Hope you see this thread and get back with your SME7/yum setup to tryout.

The zoneminder livecd just wasnt stable enough.

[chaapai]

HELLO ALL !!!!
It's a good day for my annonce :
Server yum is ready
WITH Zoneminder-1.21.3!!!!!

for enable yum contrib for your server type:

# echo "contribchaapai=repository|BaseURL|ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/\$basearch|EnableGroups|0|GPGCheck|0|Name|SME Server - Chaapai contribs|status|enabled">>/home/e-smith/db/yum_repositories
# /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/yum.conf

look in /etc/yum.conf, normally it's like :

...
[contribchaapai]
name=SME Server - Chaapai contribs
baseurl=ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/$basearch
gpgcheck=0
enablegroups=0
...

and for install ZM with X10 support

#yum install zm-X10

without X10 support type only

#yum install zm

beware, i've changed my server and the acces for ftp is now
FTP:\\ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net
for anonymous

Have a good day ..
Chaapai