I've tested the video card ( an 8 port card from camsecure) on earlier versions of ZoneMinder, and on different distros, so know it works. However on Kubuntu it won't display any images unless I set my cameras to NTSC GREY (they work fine as PAL COLOUR on all other versions).
I've had to amend bttv.conf from the details sent out by camsecure because Kubuntu does a certain amount of detection itself - if I don't have a bttv.conf it picks the card as default type 0, which doesn't work at all.
with the following in /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf
options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
options bttv gbuffers=32 card=102,102,102,102,102,102,102,102 tuner=0 radio=0 coring=1 full_luma_range=1 chroma_agc=1 pll=1 combfilter=1 triton1=0
mydrive:~$ dmesg | grep bttv
[ 5.448261] bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
[ 5.448265] bttv: using 32 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
[ 5.452577] bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
[ 5.452612] bttv 0000:03:08.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 5.452628] bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:08.0, irq: 17, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdeff000
[ 5.460000] bttv0: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 5.460054] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 6.260522] bttv0: tuner type=0
[ 7.053435] Modules linked in: msp3400 snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel nouveau snd_hda_codec bttv(+) v4l2_common ir_lirc_codec lirc_dev videodev v4l1_compat ir_sony_decoder snd_hwdep videobuf_dma_sg ir_jvc_decoder snd_pcm ir_rc6_decoder ttm videobuf_core btcx_risc drm_kms_helper snd_seq_midi ir_rc5_decoder snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event ir_nec_decoder ir_common snd_seq drm ir_core tveeprom led_class snd_timer snd_seq_device snd ppdev intel_agp soundcore agpgart snd_page_alloc parport_pc shpchp i2c_algo_bit psmouse serio_raw lp parport skge floppy
[ 7.053846] [<f8b41546>] ? T.766+0x36/0x40 [bttv]
[ 7.053862] [<f8b47d62>] ? bttv_init_card2+0xb33/0xbba [bttv]
[ 7.053905] [<f8b4817e>] ? init_bttv_i2c+0x1b2/0x248 [bttv]
[ 7.053921] [<f8b46440>] ? bttv_probe+0x573/0x843 [bttv]
[ 7.054327] [<f8b7e0d6>] ? bttv_init_module+0xd6/0xee [bttv]
[ 7.054915] [<f8b7e000>] ? bttv_init_module+0x0/0xee [bttv]
with the following in /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf
# options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
options bttv gbuffers=32 card=102,102,102,102,102,102,102,102 tuner=0 radio=0 coring=1 full_luma_range=1 chroma_agc=1 pll=1 combfilter=1 triton1=0
mydrive:~$ dmesg | grep bttv
[ 5.099128] bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
[ 5.099133] bttv: using 32 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
[ 5.099974] bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
[ 5.100032] bttv 0000:03:08.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 5.100049] bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:08.0, irq: 17, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdeff000
[ 5.100084] bttv0: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 5.100131] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 5.100312] bttv0: tuner type=0
[ 69.692516] bttv0: audio absent, no audio device found!
[ 127.592287] bttv0: registered device video0
[ 127.592791] bttv0: registered device vbi0
[ 127.592825] bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 127.603800] bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 127.603811] bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 166.216031] bttv: Bt8xx card found (1).
[ 166.216056] bttv 0000:03:09.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 166.216072] bttv1: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:09.0, irq: 18, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdefd000
[ 166.216101] bttv1: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 166.216133] bttv1: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 166.216359] bttv1: tuner absent
[ 166.216954] bttv1: registered device video1
[ 166.217508] bttv1: registered device vbi1
[ 166.217539] bttv1: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 166.217978] bttv1: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 166.218049] bttv1: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 204.824537] bttv: Bt8xx card found (2).
[ 204.824563] bttv 0000:03:0a.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 204.824579] bttv2: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0a.0, irq: 19, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdefb000
[ 204.824609] bttv2: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 204.824643] bttv2: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 204.824716] bttv2: tuner absent
[ 204.824796] bttv2: registered device video2
[ 204.824846] bttv2: registered device vbi2
[ 204.824875] bttv2: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 204.826364] bttv2: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 204.826935] bttv2: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 243.448533] bttv: Bt8xx card found (3).
[ 243.448558] bttv 0000:03:0b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 243.448574] bttv3: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0b.0, irq: 16, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdef9000
[ 243.448604] bttv3: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 243.448639] bttv3: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 243.448710] bttv3: tuner absent
[ 243.448792] bttv3: registered device video3
[ 243.448839] bttv3: registered device vbi3
[ 243.448868] bttv3: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 243.450291] bttv3: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 243.450880] bttv3: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 282.072532] bttv: Bt8xx card found (4).
[ 282.072557] bttv 0000:03:0c.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 282.072573] bttv4: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0c.0, irq: 17, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdef7000
[ 282.072604] bttv4: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 282.072638] bttv4: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 282.072709] bttv4: tuner absent
[ 282.072789] bttv4: registered device video4
[ 282.072837] bttv4: registered device vbi4
[ 282.072866] bttv4: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 282.074270] bttv4: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 282.074855] bttv4: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 320.696534] bttv: Bt8xx card found (5).
[ 320.696559] bttv 0000:03:0d.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 320.696575] bttv5: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0d.0, irq: 18, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdef5000
[ 320.696609] bttv5: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 320.696644] bttv5: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 320.696717] bttv5: tuner absent
[ 320.696806] bttv5: registered device video5
[ 320.696856] bttv5: registered device vbi5
[ 320.696885] bttv5: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 320.698650] bttv5: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 320.698663] bttv5: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 359.320533] bttv: Bt8xx card found (6).
[ 359.320558] bttv 0000:03:0e.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 359.320574] bttv6: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0e.0, irq: 19, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdef3000
[ 359.320607] bttv6: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 359.320641] bttv6: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 359.320713] bttv6: tuner absent
[ 359.320796] bttv6: registered device video6
[ 359.320846] bttv6: registered device vbi6
[ 359.320874] bttv6: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 359.322634] bttv6: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 359.322647] bttv6: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
[ 397.944039] bttv: Bt8xx card found (7).
[ 397.944065] bttv 0000:03:0f.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 397.944080] bttv7: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:03:0f.0, irq: 16, latency: 16, mmio: 0xfdef1000
[ 397.944114] bttv7: using: IVC-200 [card=102,insmod option]
[ 397.944149] bttv7: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
[ 397.944222] bttv7: tuner absent
[ 397.944304] bttv7: registered device video7
[ 397.944360] bttv7: registered device vbi7
[ 397.944390] bttv7: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 397.945809] bttv7: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
[ 397.946381] bttv7: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
When I display the montage, three of the cameras show an image, the other three only have a strip of grey image at the top of the frame.
I've played around with V4L MULTIBUFFER and CAPTURES PER FRAME as suggested in another thread, but no joy there either.
Any ideas?
Problems with ZoneMinder on Kubuntu 10.10
I'm beginning to think this might be a resource issue. If I uninstall and then reinstall ZM I get a different set of cameras working each time. I have six of the eight ports on the capture card connected to cameras, and on three successive reloads of ZM the monitors that worked were 2,3,5,6 then 1,3 and 5 and finally 1,2 and 6, so no real pattern to it at all.
(also posted in the hardware section, as there was a thought it might be the camsecure card)
(also posted in the hardware section, as there was a thought it might be the camsecure card)