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Hello!

Just upgraded two boxes to 1.28.109 and in both, I am no longer able to view cameras on two different phones. Rather than showing the stream, I simply see a blank screen. Logs are not very forthcoming - just show a bunch of error messages pertaining to the skin in use:
These appear the moment I authenticate into the UI through ZmView...

Is there something I am missing here...?

Thanks!

Is zmView the mobile app? If so, any app that is based on skins will likely not work with the master branch. The devs. of ZM plan to announce a depreciation notice for the skins and have requested mobile and other 3rd party apps to use the new APIs. You should reach out to the zmview folks to rework their app to use the APIs

We generally aren't aware of who has written third party applications for ZoneMinder. They don't communicate with us.

You should contact the developer of zmview and let that person know that, moving forward, any third party software should use the API to communicate with ZoneMinder in order to avoid breakage.

Ahhh - thanks for the explanation. I reached out to the developer so hopefully he/she can resolve it quickly!

But does 1.28.109 have the API by default? I got the impression that until 1.29 is released the API needs to be separately installed?

Nerre wrote:But does 1.28.109 have the API by default? I got the impression that until 1.29 is released the API needs to be separately installed?

Yes, if zoneminder was built properly.

The API has been the driving force behind the recent 1.28.1xx development releases.

Ok, the Debian Stretch package I installed seems to not include the API (though I did install from the Debian repository, I guess that's not 1.28.109?).

I don't use Debian so I can't speak to how they built it.
Like every ZoneMinder installation, the version of ZoneMinder is displayed at the top of the web console.
If that number is not is not 1.28.1xx, where "xx" is two digits, then you certainly do not have the API installed.

Latest version of ZmView fixed this issue for me. Just released today.

I can confirm this. I ran a test on ZM 1.28.1 with ZM View and it worked. I upgraded ZM to 1.28.109 and ZM View did not work. I discovered the ZM View updated, installed it on my Android tablet and it worked!

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Bumping this up - I am encountering some odd issues with ZmView (sent them an email as well). I have two sites - both sites can be accessed and monitors can be viewed if I am doing so within the LAN (using 1.28.109 and latest zmview iOS app). However, if I try to login from WAN (using port forwarding), the monitors are not loading up - I get the same effect as pre-ZmView update.

Any ideas?

Just tested the new iOS version of ZM View on my remote server (by IP address) and my home server (using URL) and was able to do all functions of the app. Also did the same tests with my Android tablet and ZM View (both ZM servers were accessible). You either do not have port forwarding right or you do not have ZM View set up right.

You need to take your discussion about Mobile Apps to the Mobile App area.

I am pretty sure the port forwarding and ZM app are setup properly since everything worked prior to the upgrade to 109 (when I was on 107). In fact - it worked fine even after the upgrade to 109 for a few days... I have the older eyeZM app and it works plus access through standard internet access works.

That said (and yes yes I know - mobile apps subforum) - I got another mobile app - zmNinja (a new contender!) and it says it is not able to validate my API settings. The default URL is server/api and when I hit that from my web browser it shows the following errors:

Perhaps that has something to do with the failures experienced?

Annnnd I fixed it! Actually I realized i had a silly typo that was not that obvious to me.

I am running into this same issue on ubuntu 14.

What was the typo and how did you fix it?