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I have a PC AMD SEMPROM 512RAM with PV149. I just installed Debian SID, apt-get install zoneminder then start configuring. Have 1 camera on /dev/video0 channel 0, with PAL I get a wired image but at least can see something with NTSC I see nothing but a black image and sometimes a a 4px line on the top thats seems to be the camera image.

I've been researching around web+zoneminder.com. Just changed the card=77 in /etc/modprobe.d/bttv and the same history the default detect card was 98.

will donate to the project If get help to solve the problem.

Can someone give me a little help

Are you sure your card type is 77?
I would think if the kernel for your distro configured for anything other than generic, it's probably correct.
Actualy I'm sure it's correct as those cards are all supported by the kernel.
Let the kernel set it as 98.
With out more info though, it's difficult to trouble shoot.
Have you tried the troubleshootig sections of the README?
What are your settings?
what does zmu report?
Does it work from xawtv or tvtime?
Have you hooked the camera up to a TV to make sure it produces a proper image?

I have this pictures where you can see my config. On the pictures I switched the card to 98.

This is the uname -r info Linux dvr1 2.6.21-1-k7 #1 SMP Sat May 26 16:56:05 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

www.pixelestudios.com/zm/1.png
www.pixelestudios.com/zm/2.png

XAWTV

dvr1:~# xawtv -c /dev/video0
This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.21-1-k7)
Error: Can't open display:

dvr1:~# zmu -d /dev/video0 -v -q -U admin -P admin
Video Capabilities
Name: BT878 video (ProVideo PV150)
Type: 171
Can capture
Can tune
Overlay onto frame buffer
Can clip
Scalable
Video Channels: 2
Audio Channels: 0
Maximum Width: 924
Maximum Height: 576
Minimum Width: 48
Minimum Height: 32
Window Attributes
X Offset: 0
Y Offset: 0
Width: 320
Height: 240
Picture Attributes
Palette: 4 - 24bit RGB
Colour Depth: 24
Brightness: 32768
Hue: 32768
Colour :32768
Contrast: 32768
Whiteness: 0
Channel 0 Attributes
Name: Composite0
Channel: 0
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 1 Attributes
Name: Composite1
Channel: 1
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL

the fact that its rolling shows to me its not happy witht he card choice

YOu havnt dropped the frame count to 0 have you?

no I havent put the framerate to 0.. should I try it?

Another thing is that I just installed X and run Xawtv and put NTSC it shows the pictures full color and no line or errors..

thx

I have this capture card and 98 is definitely the card number that should be used.
I had a similar problem with one of my cameras a couple of years ago, it turned out to be a voltage problem to the camera.

Sika

Looks like a bad connector on the camera or a power issue / interference. Try connecting the camera directly to a local power source and the PV-149 without using an extension cable.

alejandrowa wrote:I have this pictures where you can see my config. On the pictures I switched the card to 98.

This is the uname -r info Linux dvr1 2.6.21-1-k7 #1 SMP Sat May 26 16:56:05 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

www.pixelestudios.com/zm/1.png
www.pixelestudios.com/zm/2.png

XAWTV

dvr1:~# xawtv -c /dev/video0
This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.21-1-k7)
Error: Can't open display:

the thing is that when I run startx and xawtv and switch it to NTSC I start to get color & smooth pictures.. so think not a conector problem... what do you think?

Shared memory problem? Search the WIKI for shared memory

alejandrowa wrote:the thing is that when I run startx and xawtv and switch it to NTSC I start to get color & smooth pictures.. so think not a conector problem... what do you think?