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by mikb
Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Website Issues
Topic: Uploading GIFs or JPGs?
Replies: 2
Views: 2819

Re: Uploading GIFs or JPGs?

Nathanael wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:00 am where it is?
When you post/reply, scroll down past the text box, past save draft/preview/submit. Two tabs: Options and .. Attachments. Click over to attachments.
by mikb
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Zoneminder 1.36 daylight saving time
Replies: 4
Views: 218

Re: Zoneminder 1.36 daylight saving time

Changing the time in Ubuntu and then through the Zoneminder web interface worked perfectly. Thank you. Good to hear. Timezone changes are always a bit of a nuisance! UTC has the advantage of logs etc. always increasing in time, whereas a missing hour (spring) and a duplicate hour (autumn) can cause...
by mikb
Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Zoneminder 1.36 daylight saving time
Replies: 4
Views: 218

Re: Zoneminder 1.36 daylight saving time

Current time settings: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: time system using UTC, currently 1 hour behind UK BST (DST) Zoneminder 1.36.33: time within Options > System > TIMEZONE set to 'Unset- use value in php.ini', and time within the log system display indicates UTC. My gut reaction is the two lines above are the...
by mikb
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Hints & Tips
Topic: Fix STOPPED state after reboot
Replies: 6
Views: 295

Re: Fix STOPPED state after reboot

You're right. We probably ought to have the "right" instructions pinned somewhere, so when the question comes up we can just tell them where to look. OR, maybe a new "New to Zoneminder? Install tips." or similar would be where to put it. That is the most practical answer ... my ...
by mikb
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Nubie needs help setting up zoneminder
Replies: 8
Views: 556

Re: Nubie needs help setting up zoneminder

Source path seems to only contain an IP address. That may be the problem. Question for anyone reading this ... does that "source path" need more flesh on the bones, something more like http://192.168.1.180/main.html?first=0 If you look at examples for source path for e.g. Hikivision camera...
by mikb
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Hints & Tips
Topic: Fix STOPPED state after reboot
Replies: 6
Views: 295

Re: Fix STOPPED state after reboot

However, if you use the recommended script, that's in there. One of the recurring problems seems to be that there are definitive, tested and we-know-these-work instructions. Then, there are other sites with out of date, incomplete instructions. And finally, there are AI systems chomping through all...
by mikb
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder Hints & Tips
Topic: Fix STOPPED state after reboot
Replies: 6
Views: 295

Re: Fix STOPPED state after reboot

TruckerDave wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:09 pm So, simple it's probably a given to seasoned Linux users.
Seasoned Linux users avoid systemd ... ;) so might well get caught on that when forced to use the thing.

(Slackware and proud!)
by mikb
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Nubie needs help setting up zoneminder
Replies: 8
Views: 556

Re: Nubie needs help setting up zoneminder

I always get the error "Failed to construct 'URL': Invalid URL" Post a screenshot of exactly what you have in the various boxes for the camera's setup. If you need to redact a password or something, try not to take out TOO much info ;) It's possible that ZM is trying to assemble the infor...
by mikb
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'zm.Config' doesn't exist at /usr/share/perl5/ZoneMinder/Config.pm line 98.
Replies: 2
Views: 174

Re: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'zm.Config' doesn't exist at /usr/share/perl5/ZoneMinder/Config.pm line 98.

The command that failed is to restore the backup you took.

I suspect you probably didn't take a backup as directed earlier up the page, and got a "zmdb.sql: No such file or directory" complaint. Which is fair enough, if the db was not present, or trashed, no point making a backup :)
by mikb
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Configuring control of PTZ unclear?
Replies: 25
Views: 957

Re: Configuring control of PTZ unclear?

Camera used to be 192.168.1.180, however browser won't load page http://192.168.1.180 Intercom camera used to be 192.168.1.100, however browser won't load page http://192.168.1.100. So, I ran an intercom camera support link (entering the username, password and security token) to find the ip address...
by mikb
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: VM ZM not loading host's browser localhost/zm/?
Replies: 15
Views: 590

Re: VM ZM not loading host's browser localhost/zm/?

I suspect the host -> browser -> http://localhost/ -> output: Apache2 Default Page, may be sourcing from another apache file, not related to the VM ZM Apache file? RewriteBase /zm/api 1) Yes using just "localhost" will get you a default Apache page. Probaby the default "It works!&quo...
by mikb
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Can ZM control PTZ on generic security cameras?
Replies: 7
Views: 251

Re: Can ZM control PTZ on generic security cameras?

dougmccrary wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:29 am I kinda wish there was an upvote button on here. I wonder if there's one that could be turned on...
I would upvote that comment, but ... ;)
by mikb
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.36.x
Topic: Can ZM control PTZ on generic security cameras?
Replies: 7
Views: 251

Re: Can ZM control PTZ on generic security cameras?

Thanks, install's not so easy though. If I understand correctly, ZM is an OS? That means I can't install it as an app on a desktop and will need to run a VM right? ZM is not an OS -- it runs as an application, with many components, under your existing operating system (e.g. for me, Slackware). It n...
by mikb
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: Hardware Queries
Topic: Hikvision PTZ control
Replies: 17
Views: 10271

Re: Hikvision PTZ control

It's great when someone tells you to check file permissions without specifying what they should be. ... and this is why it's not particularly useful having people feeding AI/bot generated content into the forum. The post you refer to seems to come from a bot account. Unless they wish to post to con...
by mikb
Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Hardware Queries
Topic: PC recommendations
Replies: 11
Views: 1629

Re: PC recommendations (Wyze Warning!)

currently the president is pushing to use the wyze cameras without the cloud, storing all the footage on the SD card, Thank heavens for small mercies ;) ... storing on the SD card does at least keep the data under your control. Unless someone steals the camera. Nothing wrong with network connected ...