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I have an Emachines E4026 computer with an Intel Pentium 2.9GHz with a measly 1GB memory

I've come a long way in the three weeks that I've been fooling around with Linux. I just have the one problem left...
-except for the Gconf problem when I'm in root - but that can wait.

I have pictures on the host computer, I even have them showing on the other computers - as long as I don't use Windows Internet Explorer.

What I don't have is any recordings, so when an event happens, there's nothing on the hard drives. It even says "Event Alarm", but doesn't do anything about it.
I've set sysctl.conf to:

kernel.shmall=134217728
kernel.shmax=134217728

but this is the output from zmwatch:

11/13/09 15:36:22.523775 zmwatch[2512].INF [Watchdog starting]
11/13/09 15:36:22.524236 zmwatch[2512].INF [Watchdog pausing for 30 seconds]
11/13/09 15:36:41.949862 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:42.127752 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:36:42]
11/13/09 15:36:42.128397 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:42.330495 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3147'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:36:42.352204 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:42.530628 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:36:42]
11/13/09 15:36:42.531276 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:42.733790 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3150'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:36:52.735300 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:52.912199 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:36:52]
11/13/09 15:36:52.912870 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:53.115274 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3155'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:36:53.116316 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:53.292986 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:36:53]
11/13/09 15:36:53.293636 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:36:53.497503 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3158'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:03.499145 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:03.685312 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:03]
11/13/09 15:37:03.685971 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:03.903243 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3224'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:03.904292 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:04.107428 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:04]
11/13/09 15:37:04.108085 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:04.332015 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3242'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:14.333699 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:14.804310 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:14]
11/13/09 15:37:14.804980 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:15.436808 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3408'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:15.437851 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:15.931656 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:15]
11/13/09 15:37:15.932306 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:16.528066 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3418'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:26.529537 zmwatch[2512].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0001', 1: No such file or directory]
11/13/09 15:37:26.529791 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:27.123938 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:27]
11/13/09 15:37:27.124612 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:27.584694 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3477'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:27.585733 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:27.764122 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:27]
11/13/09 15:37:27.764787 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:28.011800 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3482'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:38.013351 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:38.189279 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:38]
11/13/09 15:37:38.189927 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:38.392914 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3537'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:38.393957 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:38.650831 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:38]
11/13/09 15:37:38.651473 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:38.984662 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3544'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:48.986109 zmwatch[2512].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0001', 1: No such file or directory]
11/13/09 15:37:48.986355 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:49.163911 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:49]
11/13/09 15:37:49.164582 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:49.410830 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3595'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:49.411870 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:49.588101 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:49]
11/13/09 15:37:49.588772 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:49.789037 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3598'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:37:59.790451 zmwatch[2512].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0001', 1: No such file or directory]
11/13/09 15:37:59.790699 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:37:59.985221 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:37:59]
11/13/09 15:37:59.985870 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:00.190929 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3644'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:38:00.191969 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:00.609014 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:38:00]
11/13/09 15:38:00.609674 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:01.404376 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3660'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:38:11.405815 zmwatch[2512].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0001', 1: No such file or directory]
11/13/09 15:38:11.406059 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:11.671998 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:38:11]
11/13/09 15:38:11.672664 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:11.886818 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3727'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:38:11.887863 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:12.113442 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:38:12]
11/13/09 15:38:12.114098 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Workshop, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:12.320446 zmwatch[2512].INF [Can't find child with pid of '3730'] at /usr/bin/zmwatch.pl line 119
11/13/09 15:38:22.322075 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Key_Rack, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:22.772466 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:38:22]
11/13/09 15:38:22.773118 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Car_Park, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:23.210410 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 09/11/13 15:38:23, pid = 3787]
11/13/09 15:38:23.210954 zmwatch[2512].ERR [Can't get shared memory id '7a6d0003', 3: No such file or directory]
11/13/09 15:38:23.211088 zmwatch[2512].INF [Restarting capture daemon for Kitchen, shared memory not valid]
11/13/09 15:38:23.548110 zmwatch[2512].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/11/13 15:38:23]
11/13/09 15:42:51.343929 zmwatch[5200].INF [Watchdog starting]
11/13/09 15:42:51.400580 zmwatch[5200].INF [Watchdog pausing for 30 seconds]
13/11/09 15:54:06.034985 zmwatch[9002].INF [Watchdog starting]
13/11/09 15:54:06.035620 zmwatch[9002].INF [Watchdog pausing for 30 seconds]

What do I do next?

as har as the ie problem heres a hint http://www.charliemouse.com/code/cambozola/index.html

install that to you zm folder

As far as IE is concerned, (this is another computer by the way, I'm greedy, I have 4) I just installed Safari as my default browser..
If I ever get the hang of Ubuntu, I'll just replace Windows altogether on the other computers.

But the Zoneminder recording problem is something else..

Managed to sort one problem (shmall was spelt wrongly in sysctl.conf).
They are both set to 134217728.

Now zmwatch gives the following:

11/14/09 00:04:34.789517 zmwatch[2513].INF [Watchdog starting]
11/14/09 00:04:34.801212 zmwatch[2513].INF [Watchdog pausing for 30 seconds]
11/14/09 00:10:22.771383 zmwatch[4631].INF [Watchdog starting]
11/14/09 00:10:22.771806 zmwatch[4631].INF [Watchdog pausing for 30 seconds]
Fine.
Still no recordings!

The debug log gives:

11/14/09 00:17:35.162616 zmu[5995].INF-zm_debug.c/305 [New Debug Level = 5, New Debug Log = /tmp/zm_debug.log.05995]
11/14/09 00:17:35.163012 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/1964 [Got 1 monitors]
11/14/09 00:17:35.164437 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/259 [monitor purpose=0]
11/14/09 00:17:35.164469 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/266 [shm.size=9217188]
11/14/09 00:17:35.164588 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_zone.cpp/50 [Initialised zone 0/All - 1 - 320x240 - Rgb:ff0000, CM:3, MnAT:15, MxAT:0, MnAP:50, MxAP:75000, FB:3x3, MnFP:50, MxFP:50000, MnBS:10, MxBS:0, MnB:0, MxB:0, OF: 0]
11/14/09 00:17:35.167576 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/348 [Monitor Key_Rack has function 3]
11/14/09 00:17:35.167589 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/349 [Monitor Key_Rack LBF = '%N - %y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', LBX = 0, LBY = 0]
11/14/09 00:17:35.167600 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/350 [Monitor Key_Rack IBC = 40, WUC = 25, pEC = 10, PEC = 10, EAF = 1, FRI = 1000, RBP = 7, FM = 0]
11/14/09 00:17:35.167621 zmu[5995].DB1-zm_monitor.cpp/2109 [Loaded monitor 1(Key_Rack), 0 zones]
Looks reasonable enough...

However, viewing the key rack camera's footage on any event gives:

Warning: opendir(/home/brafferton/videos//1/09/11/14/00/11/28) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /usr/share/zoneminder/zm_html_view_video.php on line 64

I've noticed that if I try to change the preset of any camera (I have 4) to e.g. "Best,medium sensitivity" it instantly goes back to "Choose preset" when I click any button including "Save".

I'm desperate for an answer here!
PLEASE!

This looks like an ownership problem, you probably need to chown -R apache.apache the video directory. I would probably first have a look at the ownership of some of those directories.

I did:

sudo chown -R apache.apache /usr/share/zoneminder/events

and got

chown: invalid user: 'apache.apache'

I did have a look in the following:

/usr/share/zoneminder/events/1/09/11/14/13/45/34 and saw images
/usr/share/zoneminder/events/1/09/11/14/14/11/13 and saw more
/usr/share/zoneminder/events/1/09/11/14/14/52/12/ etc.
The owner & group are both www-data

Is this how zoneminder keeps the images? or is something really screwed?

Did you add apache to sudoers???

Don't quite know what you mean there...

The /etc/apache2 directory is owned by root. Should I change it to www-data?

on terminal do I have Fedora, and apache user is apache... change apache to what your apache user is... maybe www-data I don't know...

I edited sudo and tried both apache and apache2 as directed. Still no playback.
I can't do the chown bit as it always comes up invalid user no matter what I try.

I did manage to find this trawling the directories under /var/log/apache2/error.log, (quite big file since I started on the 8th Nov) the last bit is shown below..

Sat Nov 14 17:17:50 2009] [error] [client ::1] File does not exist: /usr/share/zoneminder/usr, referer: http://localhost/index.php?view=event&m ... c=0&page=1

Clicking on the http/blah gives me a load of empty squares where pictures should be.

To do the chown or chmod you either have to be root or your user (You user I refer to what user you use when log in the gui...) must be in sudoers, if in sudoers you do "sudo chown"

All permutations come up invalid user whether I'm root or not, e.g:
root@Cameras:/home/brafferton# chown -R apache2.www-data /usr/share/zoneminder/events
chown: invalid user 'apache2.www-data'

As far as IE is concerned, (this is another computer by the way, I'm greedy, I have 4

i have 7

anyways

does export work?(at the top of the event page)

just to check if its truly not saving events or if the interface is not working

Yes Export works, saves it compressed with all the directories (is that right? - see post 6) and in the bottom directory are all the jpegs (usually about 20 of them).

I've checked all the ...zoneminder/events directories and they all belong to www-data, and they are all in group www-data.

The Apache directory is owned by root, group root. So that shouldn't be a problem, should it?

But what about the error:
File does not exist: /usr/share/zoneminder/usr
as in post 10
where does that extra /usr at the end come from?

what do you have on User and Group in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file???