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Slackware

2010-08-22T15:59:42Z

Diven: Added link to Slackware 13.1

Slackware was one of the earliest Linux distributions, and is the oldest, and most UNIX-like, distribution still being maintained. It has a policy of incorporating only stable releases of applications, standing mainly for design stability and simplicity.

==Installation Guides==
[[Slackware 10.1]]

[[Slackware 12.2]]

[[Slackware 13.1]]

Slackware 13.1

2010-08-22T15:58:33Z

Diven: Created Slackware 13.1 page.

There is a Slackbuild for creating a Slackware 13.1 package.

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.1/system/ZoneMinder/

Instructions for using a Slackbuild are here: http://slackbuilds.org/howto/

Alternatively, you can use [http://www.sbopkg.org/ SBopkg] to build and install the package.

Trendnet

2010-03-17T19:39:09Z

Diven: Added info on the TV-IP110 & TV-IP110W

= TV-IP100 =
Trendnet TV-IP100 works ok.
http://x.x.x.x/video.cgi

=TV-IP110 & TV-IP110W=

Remote Protocol: HTTP
Remote Method: Simple
Remote Host Name: <username>:<password>@x.x.x.x
Remote host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: /cgi/mjpg/mjpg.cgi
Remote Image Colors: 24 bit color
Capture Width: 640
Capture Height: 480

The capture height and width can be changed using the camera's web interface by modifying the "Video Quality" setting.
VGA = 640 x 480
QVGA = 320 x 240
QQVGA = 160 x 120

= TV-IP201P =
The TV-IP201P works ok. Use the following settings:
Remote Protocol: HTTP
Remote Method: Simple
Remote Host Name: user:pass@x.x.x.x (admin:admin is the default user/pass and 192.168.0.30 is the default IP)
Remote Host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: /goform/capture

= TV-IP252P =

Remote Protocol: HTTP
Remote Method: Simple
Remote Host Name: user:pass@x.x.x.x (admin:admin is the default)
Remote Host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: cgi/mjpg/mjpg.cgi

= TV-IP300 =
Just remember to turn 1.0 in ZM_HTTP_VERSION in the Options > Network tab. In the x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/video.jpg gives 352 x 240 jpg.

= TV-IP301 =
This camera sends the wrong mime/type and is not compatible with ZoneMinder natively but can be made to work.

http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7320

= TV-IP400 / TV-IP400W =
These are cheap but fun Pan Tilt Zoom IP cameras and are now also supported by ZoneMinder.

New Driver and instructions for ZM 1.23.x :
http://www.sfpeter.com/2008/07/31/new-trendnet-tv-ip400w-controller-for-zoneminder-123x/

Older Driver and instructions for 1.22.x:
http://www.sfpeter.com/2007/08/14/controlling-the-trendnet-tv-ip400w-camera-with-zoneminder/
The above link is missing the "Move" tab when creating the control. You need to select "Can Move", "Can Move Diagonally" and "Can Move Relative".

= TV-IP501P =
This camera works just like the IP400 without the PTZ contols.

Remote Protocol: HTTP
Remote Method: Simple
Remote Host Name: user:pass@x.x.x.x (admin:admin is the default user/pass)
Remote Host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: /MJPEG.CGI

=TV-IP512P=

[[Image:TV-IP512P.jpg]]

HTTP
Source Type: Remote
Remote Host Name: user:pass@<IP Address of Camera>
Remote Host Port: 80 (Default)
Remote Host Path: /video/mjpg.cgi (for mjpeg stream)

RTSP
Source Type: ffmpeg
Source Path: rtsp://user:pass@<IP Address of Camera>/play1.sdp (or play2.sdp)

ZoneMinder 1.24.2 (Haven't tried earlier versions)

RTSP works with ffmpeg as above pulling 30fps when camera set to 30fps for that Profile but could not get it working with Source Type Remote and Remote Protocol RTSP.

When using the above ffmpeg RTSP and camera is set to Night Mode using the 30fps setting fps drop to 15fps in the dark as per the warning that this may happen at low light levels.
[[Category:Cameras]]

Pico2000

2010-01-24T01:02:11Z

Diven: Brought purchase Info date up to date

== Introduction ==

PICO2000 is a cheap DVR card that works well with ZoneMinder.

=== Name origination ===

The name "PICO2000," though often used, is technically not correct. PICO2000 is the name of proprietary software that was bundled with this class of cards.

PICO2000 is available under many different brand names such as '''Star Imavision Video Capture''', '''Brooktree 848''', '''Brooktree 878'''. They are generally stated as '''PICO2000 compatible'''.

=== Specifications ===

PICO2000 is a quad camera input PCI card. The card uses a single Conexant 878A chip. In addition, some models have 1 audio input jack; it has not been tested with ZoneMinder.

* Compression: MPEG4
* Display Resolution: 352 x 240 (NTSC)
* Screen Display: 1/4/7/10/13/16 multi-view or full screen
* Multiple cards allowed as per your PCI slot allocation
* Minimum PC capability: Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent
* 30 FPS (degrades as the channels are utilized; expect ~2 FPS with all four channels capturing)

=== Purchase information ===

A PICO2000 costs about US$5.00 in China with free shipping.

For the United States, ebay may be the best place to purchase a PICO2000. As of January of 2010, they are $30 each (including shipping from China). An ebay search for "PICO CCTV" will return results.

== Linux driver ==

Linux kernels after 2.6.2x appear to have the driver for this card bundled in. Further info can be found at [http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/bttv.html http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/bttv.html].

=== Linux configurations and experiments ===

In <tt>/etc/modprobe.conf</tt>

For one card:
options bttv card=77 tuner=4 radio=0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
For two cards:
options bttv card=77,77 tuner=4,4 radio=0,0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
And so on.

Also, if during bootup your system hangs for 5 minutes or more at "Setting clock (utc)":
options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
options bttv card=77 tuner=4 radio=0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
The order of the lines is important.

== ZoneMinder configuration ==

Settings under source >> source >> general...

The following settings depend on your camera. Check your camera's specification sheet:

* Device format
* Capture pallet
* Dimensions

When you have multiple cameras sharing one Pico card, you may have issues where:

* An image from one camera shows up on more than one input
* Blank images on certain inputs
* Mixed images between inputs.

The reported solution for these problems has varied. You may want to try each of the following options one at a time. Remember to restart ZoneMinder after each change.

* Disable V4L_MULTI_BUFFER (found in options >> config)
* Change CAPTURES_PER_FRAME to a value such as 2 or 4 (found in options >> config)
* Use Video For Linux version 1 for each input (found in source >> source >> capture method)

== Chip history ==

The Conexant Fusion 878A is the newer version of the Brooktree Bt878A. The Brooktree Bt878A is the successor to the Bt848.

Video capture software supporting Bt878A that is not designed for CCTV will likely only allow you to access one camera port at a time.

[http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Pico_Install_Instructions_4_Port_CCTV_DVR_Card#Conexant_Fusion_878A http://wiki.robotz.com/images/d/da/Conexantfusion878A.png]

== Photos ==
[[Image:4ch DVR card.jpg|220px|Pico2000 photo 3]]
[[Image:Pico2000_1.jpg|200px|Pico2000 photo 1]]
[[Image:Pico2000_2.jpg|200px|Pico2000 photo 2]]

Slackware 12.2

2010-01-23T16:28:05Z

Diven: Added some formatting and did a little clean up.

This guide is rough looking, with little formatting and therefore subject to reader interpretation.

This page is only intended to aid in getting a Slackware 12.2 system up and running with ZoneMinder installed. I have intentionally avoided gettng into the specifics of hardware and apache setup simply because there are too many variables to consider. As far as hardware goes, chances are good that if your hardware is supported by the Video For Linux drivers, it will work with ZoneMinder.

For help with anything that I haven't specifically addressed in this guide or more in depth help, I suggest that you keep in mind that "Google is your friend" .

Hope it helps,

Nuck.

This guide should work with Slackware 13.0 as well.

== Install Slackware 12.2 ==
Get a Slackware 12.2 system installed and a [http://stanley-garvey.com/lamp1.php AMP] setup running.

Download the dvd from somewhere, use a torrent if you can. Burn it and boot it.

Login and create your disk partitions by running fdisk or cfdisk.

Run setup and install the system (I'm lazy, so I choose "install everything".)

Be sure to enable httpd and mysqld.

Reboot and then login.

Edit ''/etc/httpd/httpd.conf'' and fix up apache by setting a hostname, enabling php and adding a virtual host.

Edit ''/etc/httpd/php.ini'' and ''change short_open_tag'' to ''On''.

Run in a terminal:
<pre>
#/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd restart
</pre>

== Set Up Your Hardware ==

You will (or should) have to edit ''/etc/modprobe.conf'' to enable your capture card. (see note above)

At this point you may want to install [[#Install XAWTV (Optional, but recommended)|XAWTV]] (see below) and verify that your hardware is working.

'''Hint''' - I often see people posting in the forums, fighting with hardware not realizing that /dev/video will not work. Trust me, it won't ! /dev/videoX (where X is a number), will. Make note of the device number. It's important.
== Set Up MySql ==

Copy one of the ''/etc/my-*.cnf'' files to ''/etc/my.cnf'' and edit as (if) required.

Set up mysql databases with:
<pre>
#mysql_install_db --user=mysql
</pre>
Start mysqld - (needs to be running for perl tests)
<pre>
#/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
</pre>
== Update Perl And Install Required Modules==

Update perl and install any dependencies (make life easy and accept all of the defaults.)
<pre>
#perl -MCPAN -e shell

cpan>install MD5

cpan>install Bundle::CPAN

cpan>reload cpan

cpan>install LWP::UserAgent

cpan>install Date::Manip

cpan>install MIME::Lite

cpan>install MIME::Entity

cpan>install DBD::mysql

cpan>install Sys::Mmap

cpan>install X10::ActiveHome

cpan>install PHP::Serialization

cpan>install Module::Load
</pre>
== Install FFMPEG ==

===Install ffmpeg dependencies===

Go to http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/slackware/addon/slacky/slackware-12.2/ , find, download and install the following packages - (they are all within 2 or 3 directories)
<pre>
multimedia/amrnb-7.0.0.2-i486-2as.tgz

multimedia/amrwb-7.0.0.3-i486-2as.tgz

multimedia/dirac-1.0.0-i486-2as.tgz

multimedia/faac-1.26-i486-4sl.tgz

multimedia/faad2-2.6.1-i486-5sl.tgz

multimedia/lame-3.98.2-i486-2sl.tgz

multimedia/speex-1.2rc1-i486-2dav.tgz

multimedia/x264-20090107-i486-1as.tgz

multimedia/xvidcore-1.2.1-i486-2sl.tgz

libraries/imlib2-1.4.2-i486-3sl.tgz

libraries/libdc1394-2.1.0-i486-1sl.tgz

libraries/libgsm-1.0.12-i686-4as.tgz

libraries/libnut-20081213-i686-1as.tgz

libraries/libusb1-1.0.0-i486-1as.tgz

libraries/schroedinger-1.0.5-i486-1as.tgz
</pre>
===Install ffmpeg===

On the same site you pulled the previous files from, in the multimedia directory, find the ffmpeg directory, go into the src dir and get these 2 files
<pre>
ffmpeg.SlackBuild

doinst.sh
</pre>
Then source the install file -
<pre>
. ./ffmpeg.SlackBuild
</pre>
Which will download the latest svn, build it and create an installable .tgz. Install it once done.

As an alternative, most of these packages can be built by using the build scripts at [http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12.2/ slackbuilds.org].

== Install XAWTV (Optional, but recommended) ==

If you want XAWTV for setting up and testing hardware:

Download, build and install (read the included docs).
<pre>
tv-fonts-1.1.tar.bz2

zvbi-0.2.33.tar.bz2

xawtv-20070625-114215.tar.gz
</pre>
When configuring zvbi and xawtv use the options --prefix=/usr and --sysconfdir=/etc

== Install ZoneMinder ==

Download ZM 1.23.3 or ZM 1.24.

Untar and cd into the zm-"version" directory and run:
<pre>
#./configure --with-webdir=/var/www/htdocs --with-cgidir=/srv/httpd/cgi-bin --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc > configured_this 2>&1
</pre>

Take look through "configured_this" and if you are satisfied that all is good, run:

<pre>
#make > built_this 2>&1
</pre>

Look through "built_this" and if you are satisfied that you got a clean build go ahead and run:

<pre>
#make install
</pre>

If you'd prefer to do a test run on make install, run:

<pre>
#make -n install > install_this 2>&1
</pre>

Look over install_this and if you are happy with what you see, then run make install

== Install ZM Database and Finalize MySql Installation ==

While in the zm-"version" directory run:
<pre>
#mysql

> source db/zm_create.sql

> use mysql;

> grant select,insert,update,delete on zm.* to 'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'zmpass';

> quit;
</pre>

Then run:
<pre>
#mysqladmin reload
</pre>

Set a root password for mysql and lock it down. Run the following:
<pre>
#mysql_secure_installation
</pre>
And finally:
<pre>
#cp scripts/zm /etc/rc.d/rc.zm

#chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.zm
</pre>
And now, fire up ZoneMinder
<pre>
#/etc/rc.d/rc.zm start
</pre>

To start ZoneMinder at boot, run:
<pre>
#echo "/etc/rc.d/rc.zm start " /etc/rc,d/rc.local
</pre>
And you're done ..

== Test It Out ==

From a command line prompt run:

<pre>
$startx
</pre>
Start up a browser and point it at http://localhost/zm

If all went well, you should see a ZoneMinder control panel.