Greetings,
I just did a fresh install on my Raspberry Pi 3b with Buster (10). I installed Zoneminder using the WIKI instructions which installed 1.34.6. I started to add RTSP network cameras when I ran into a problem. I cannot get more then 2 cameras to work. All additional cameras will not start recording, getting message "Monitor is not capturing. We will be unable to provide an image". I cloned the settings from working cameras where only the IP changed. If I stop another camera then one of the failed cameras will start to work. It appears it is limiting me to 2 cameras for some reason.
Thank You.https://19216811.cam/ https://1921681001.id/
Zoneminder 1.34.6 Raspberry Pi Issue
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kemosleni74
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Zoneminder 1.34.6 Raspberry Pi Issue
Last edited by kemosleni74 on Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Zoneminder 1.34.6 Raspberry Pi Issue
Congratulations! You have just discovered the working limitations of using a Raspberry Pi.
Now, it is possible to get thos other cams working but you will need to reduce the resolution and frame rate of all the cams. 640x480 is a good starting point at 5 FPS. If you have cams with multiple streams use the low res stream. May be something like 704x480. Somethig else to try is to use half the res settings in Zoneminder you started with. Example: if you used 1920x1020 try 960x540.
These instructions will work for the Pi: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian_10_B ... om_ZM_Repo
Now, it is possible to get thos other cams working but you will need to reduce the resolution and frame rate of all the cams. 640x480 is a good starting point at 5 FPS. If you have cams with multiple streams use the low res stream. May be something like 704x480. Somethig else to try is to use half the res settings in Zoneminder you started with. Example: if you used 1920x1020 try 960x540.
These instructions will work for the Pi: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian_10_B ... om_ZM_Repo