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Updated for zmu -d and zmfix. 

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@ -166,9 +166,13 @@ scripts in the scripts directory, only one of which may actually be used in a
minimal installation. These scripts all have some configuration at the top of
the files which should be viewed and amended if necessary and are as follows.
zmdc.pl - This is the ZoneMinder Daemon Control. This is used by the web
interface to control the execution of the capture and analysis daemons amongst
others. You should not need to run this script yourself.
zmpkg.pl - This is the ZoneMinder Package Control script. This is used by the
web interface ans service scripts to control the execution of the system as a
whole.
zmdc.pl - This is the ZoneMinder Daemon Control script. This is used by the web
interface and the zmpkg.pl script to control and maintain the execution of the
capture and analysis daemons amongst others. You should not need to run this
script yourself.
zmfilter.pl - This script control the execution of saved filters and will be
started and stopped by the web interface based on whether there are filters that
have been defined to be autonomous. This script is also responsible for the
@ -186,23 +190,35 @@ Home Automation style events and interface with an alarm system either by the
generation of X10 signals on ZM events or by initiating ZM monitoring and
capture on receipt of X10 signals from elsewhere, for instance the triggering of
an X10 PIR.
zmwatch.pl – This is a simple script purely designed to keep an eye on the
zmwatch.pl - This is a simple script purely designed to keep an eye on the
capture daemons and restart them if they lockup. It has been known for sync
problems in the video drivers to cause this so this script makes sure that
nothing important gets missed.
zm - This is the (optional) ZoneMinder init script, see below for details.
Finally, check zmconfig.php in the web directory and amend any configuration
necessary in there. Most will have already been done by the configuration
utilities.
At this stage typing 'make install' will install these everything to the desired
At this stage typing 'make install' will install everything to the desired
locations. The installation routine will copy the binaries and scripts to your
chosen install location, usually /usr/local/bin and then move zms to your cgi-
bin area. It will then copy the web files to your chosen directory and ensure
they have the right permissions. Finally it tries to link zm.php to index.php
but will not overwrite an existing file if it exists.
Start your web browser and point it at zm.php and off you go.
The 'zm' script does not get installed automatically as it is not necessary
for the operation of the ZoneMinder setup per se. However if you want to
ensure that the ZoneMinder daemons are started on reboot etc copy it to your
init.d directory, usually something like /etc/rc.d/init.d and then add it
by doing
/sbin/chkconfig --add zm
ZoneMinder will then start up when your machine reboots and can be controlled
(by the root user) by doing 'zm start' or 'zm stop' etc.
Now start your web browser and point it at zm.php and off you go.
Tutorial
@ -222,7 +238,15 @@ Defining Monitors
To use ZM properly you need to define at least one Monitor. Essentially a
monitor is attached to a camera and will continually check it for motion
detection and such like. So, next click 'Add New Monitor' to bring up the
dialog. The options you have are as follows,
dialog. You will see a bunch of things you have to fill in. To help you
get started on the video configuration the best thing is to use a tool like
'xawtv' to get a picture you're happy with, and to check your camera works
and then run 'zmu -d <device_no> -v' to get a dump of the settings. You can
then enter these values into the video related options of the monitor
configuration panel. If 'zmu' gives you an error related to permissions
run 'zmfix -a' to make sure you can access all the video devices.
The options explained in a little more detail are as follows,
Name - First choose a name for it, anything you like.
Function - This essentially defines what the monitor is doing. This can be
@ -238,7 +262,7 @@ if its /dev/video0 enter '0' etc. Some video devices, e.g. BTTV cards support
multiple cameras so in the Channel box choose the appropriate channel, or leave
it at zero if you're using a USB camera or one without channels.
Device Format - Now enter the video format of the video stream. This is defined
in various system files but the two most common are 1 for PAL and 2 for NTSC.
in various system files but the two most common are 0 for PAL and 1 for NTSC.
Device Width/Height - The dimensions of the video stream your camera will
supply. If your camera supports several just enter the one you'll want to use
for this application, you can always change it later. However I would recommend
@ -660,8 +684,9 @@ that gives you some kind of tip off.
Some things to check.
1. Device configuration. If you can't get your cameras to work in ZM, firstly
make sure that you have the correct settings. Use xawtv or something like that
to check for settings that work. If you can't get them to work with that then
the likelihood is they won't work with ZM.
to check for settings that work and then run zmu -d <device_no> to get the
settings. If you can't get them to work with that then the likelihood is they
won't work with ZM.
2. Web server. Ensure that your web server can serve PHP files. It's also
possible that your php.ini file may have some settings which break ZM, I'm not a
PHP guru but setting safe mode may prevent your PHP files from running certain