Watchdog version 1 released with Zoneminder
This is a great application - thank you, HP.
Here are a few suggestions:
Since it is capable of running on junk HW, I would pay more attention to 'FULL' installation, as requested by wachsmc. This permits running with 128Mb strips, of which there are legions out there. Being a compact distro itself, an old 4Gb drive is adequate for many hours of recording, especially if the motion detection is operating.
Notwithstanding, when I first installed to HD, I received GRUB Error 25. I had partitioned two ext2 + hda3 as swap, which caused the confusion because hda2 is expected to be swap. Normally, booting can deal with this, so the elegant solution would be a small code rewrite. The cludge is obvious for the time being, although a simple editorial job on menu.lst or elsewhere didn't work for me, requiring a full deletion with System Rescue!
It would be helpful to delete the accursed Seamonster - Firefox is the majority preference amongst penguins, although I favour Opera which is faster, smaller and has more adjustable parameters. Puppy is the only(?) distro with SM as the sole default.
I would suggest that the default video might be 640x480VESA (as does P3.01) enabling those piles of old 14" monitors to be reclaimed. After all, when buying a surveillance system, some kits still supply 10" monitors! Plugging and unplugging monitor choices is hardly quantum mechanics.
Always a good idea to run dots or w.h.y. across the screen whenever something is loading - esp. early releases; someone is bound to possess HW that has crashed and be unaware, otherwise.
And finally, what happened to the taskbar?
For a developer, these items are probably elementary.
Here are a few suggestions:
Since it is capable of running on junk HW, I would pay more attention to 'FULL' installation, as requested by wachsmc. This permits running with 128Mb strips, of which there are legions out there. Being a compact distro itself, an old 4Gb drive is adequate for many hours of recording, especially if the motion detection is operating.
Notwithstanding, when I first installed to HD, I received GRUB Error 25. I had partitioned two ext2 + hda3 as swap, which caused the confusion because hda2 is expected to be swap. Normally, booting can deal with this, so the elegant solution would be a small code rewrite. The cludge is obvious for the time being, although a simple editorial job on menu.lst or elsewhere didn't work for me, requiring a full deletion with System Rescue!
It would be helpful to delete the accursed Seamonster - Firefox is the majority preference amongst penguins, although I favour Opera which is faster, smaller and has more adjustable parameters. Puppy is the only(?) distro with SM as the sole default.
I would suggest that the default video might be 640x480VESA (as does P3.01) enabling those piles of old 14" monitors to be reclaimed. After all, when buying a surveillance system, some kits still supply 10" monitors! Plugging and unplugging monitor choices is hardly quantum mechanics.
Always a good idea to run dots or w.h.y. across the screen whenever something is loading - esp. early releases; someone is bound to possess HW that has crashed and be unaware, otherwise.
And finally, what happened to the taskbar?
For a developer, these items are probably elementary.
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watchdog
Hi another newbie here - When booting from live cd I also get as far as user@debian and the it hangs? anybody get a solution to this?
i'll have the double cheese burger and the md5sum to go with that thanks. hold the fries. i get .
edit. i think one of your staff has run off with the enhancements. you cant trust the pimply kids these days
Edit2. Ho¡ md5sums are inside the iso.
Got 17 errors "operation not permitted" while copying the contents of the iso to disc. All errors were for html files.
I assume that the enhancements are now inside the iso too.
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# md5sum wd2.iso
5772d5c93cc8a15979bd4545e5214a9c wd2.iso
Edit2. Ho¡ md5sums are inside the iso.
Got 17 errors "operation not permitted" while copying the contents of the iso to disc. All errors were for html files.
I assume that the enhancements are now inside the iso too.
issued this command in the manually extracted iso folder
were some additional files in the folder. most notable fail is the
./casper/filesystem.squashfs: FAILED
./casper/initrd1.img: FAILED
will now rearrange this folder and try for a grub boot using initrd2.img
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# md5sum -c md5sum.txt
./casper/filesystem.manifest: OK
./casper/filesystem.squashfs: FAILED
./casper/initrd1.img: FAILED
./casper/initrd2.img: OK
./casper/memtest: OK
./casper/vmlinuz1: OK
./casper/vmlinuz2: OK
md5sum: ./.disk/info: No such file or directory
./.disk/info: FAILED open or read
./doc/00-INDEX: OK
./doc/bug-log-access.txt: OK
./doc/bug-log-mailserver.txt: OK
./doc/bug-mailserver-refcard.txt: OK
./doc/bug-maint-info.txt: OK
./doc/bug-maint-mailcontrol.txt: OK
./doc/bug-reporting.txt: OK
./doc/constitution.txt: OK
./doc/debian-manifesto: OK
./doc/FAQ/debian-faq.en.html.tar.gz: OK
./doc/FAQ/debian-faq.en.pdf.gz: OK
./doc/FAQ/debian-faq.en.ps.gz: OK
./doc/FAQ/debian-faq.en.txt.gz: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-basic_defs.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-compat.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-contributing.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-customizing.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-faqinfo.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-ftparchives.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-getting.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-kernel.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-nexttime.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-pkg_basics.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-pkgtools.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-redistrib.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-software.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-support.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/ch-uptodate.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/footnotes.en.html: OK
./doc/FAQ/html/index.en.html: OK
./doc/mailing-lists.txt: OK
./doc/social-contract.txt: OK
./doc/source-unpack.txt: OK
./isolinux/boot.txt: FAILED
./isolinux/data/splash.rle: FAILED
./isolinux/f10.txt: OK
./isolinux/f1.txt: FAILED
./isolinux/f2.txt: FAILED
./isolinux/f3.txt: OK
./isolinux/f4.txt: OK
./isolinux/f5.txt: OK
./isolinux/f6.txt: OK
./isolinux/f7.txt: OK
./isolinux/f8.txt: OK
./isolinux/f9.txt: OK
./isolinux/isolinux.cfg: FAILED
./packages.txt: OK
./parameters.txt: OK
md5sum: WARNING: 1 of 56 listed files could not be read
md5sum: WARNING: 7 of 55 computed checksums did NOT match
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were some additional files in the folder. most notable fail is the
./casper/filesystem.squashfs: FAILED
./casper/initrd1.img: FAILED
will now rearrange this folder and try for a grub boot using initrd2.img
reason no CD on eeePC
just copied all folders and file to top / and booted with
got a log way through the boot with lots of things scrolling by then this:
(had to sit at a desk (puke) and copy/write this on paper then type it in here) how uncool ) (yeah i did try photographing it with my phone but the resolution/focus makes it hard to read)
dont know how to proceed.
was also thinking maybe watchdog can go into dpup
just copied all folders and file to top / and booted with
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title casper/watchdog on sdc1
root (hd1,0)
kernel /casper/vmlinuz1 phome=casper psubdir=casper
initrd /casper/initrd1.img
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sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdc
Done.
Check root = bootarg cat /proc/cmdline
or issig modules, devices: cat /proc/modules ls /dev
ALERT! does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.3-4) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter "help" for a list of built-in commands.
/bin/sh : can't access tty: job control turned off
(initramfs) _ <<<(blinking cursor)
dont know how to proceed.
was also thinking maybe watchdog can go into dpup
Same problem here, if'm trying to run that Live CD (and yes, I think it's the right place to post this , or in the thread posted by Aarf, but this makes not a big difference to me )capetownlad wrote:Hi another newbie here - When booting from live cd I also get as far as user@debian and the it hangs? anybody get a solution to this?
@ Aarf
same problem here, trying to run from HDD
I really like to try this program, but the "new version" was postet in Aug 2007 and the last post of the dev was in Jul 2008 here.
Also it seems to me, it's Debian now, not Puppy.
It's said "Hope is dying at last". I'm not hopeful very much.
Rolf
Ich verwende "frugal", und das ist gut so. :wink:
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
hello rhadon,
still trying and faliing now with grub2
may have to try to ask for directions at debian forum
or try to instal it from scratch in dpup.
still trying and faliing now with grub2
may have to try to ask for directions at debian forum
or try to instal it from scratch in dpup.
Does anybody know where I can get the old version v1, based on Puppy?
doubleburger only provides v2
Thanks
Rolf
@ Aarf, maybe you are also interested in Motion (a pet)?
It's working a little bit for me, this means, it makes a picture if there is a movement in the observed area. Then stops or sometimes segmentation fault.
Must play more with it.
doubleburger only provides v2
Thanks
Rolf
@ Aarf, maybe you are also interested in Motion (a pet)?
It's working a little bit for me, this means, it makes a picture if there is a movement in the observed area. Then stops or sometimes segmentation fault.
Must play more with it.
Ich verwende "frugal", und das ist gut so. :wink:
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
Hello rhadon
(md5sum = a21b414523c9395693d341226b6ada03)
You can grab a copy of it from here: (Thanks go to russoodle for providing the space for it)
watchdog-v1.1.iso
watchdog-v1.1.iso.md5.txt
Username = puppy
Password = linux
The screenshot below shows watchdog-v1.1
with a PACE USB webcam set up on it.
CatDude
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I have uploaded a copy of watchdog-v1.1.iso 216MBrhadon wrote:Does anybody know where I can get the old version v1, based on Puppy?
doubleburger only provides v2
(md5sum = a21b414523c9395693d341226b6ada03)
You can grab a copy of it from here: (Thanks go to russoodle for providing the space for it)
watchdog-v1.1.iso
watchdog-v1.1.iso.md5.txt
Username = puppy
Password = linux
The screenshot below shows watchdog-v1.1
with a PACE USB webcam set up on it.
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
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# wget -4c http://puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet.net/catdude/ISOs/various/watchdog-v1.1.iso --user=puppy --http-password=linux
Webcam
Downloaded the v1.1, please help. How do I set up the web cam? Probably could search for awhile, but figured I would ask. I have two USB webcams. A Gear Head and a Winbook, Tried plugging in with the software running and tried booting with both plugged in. Can not see a menu entry any place to set up the software. Thanks for help.
G
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@ Aarf
I know nothing about Grub2, but have similar problems with Grub legacy. I think, it has something to do with boot options (hda instead of sda, I think it's not possible to use a subdir in 2.16, maybe PDEF1 instead of pmedia). It's only a guess because I started Puppy with 3.01. No time now, but will test later more.
@ Minnesota
I also don't know this program, and it was too late for me yesterday night to get it running. So I also don't know, was it me or my webcam.
A good start is by clicking of the orange source "/dev/video0 (0)" in wdog-v1.1.png, i think.
Rolf
I know nothing about Grub2, but have similar problems with Grub legacy. I think, it has something to do with boot options (hda instead of sda, I think it's not possible to use a subdir in 2.16, maybe PDEF1 instead of pmedia). It's only a guess because I started Puppy with 3.01. No time now, but will test later more.
@ Minnesota
I also don't know this program, and it was too late for me yesterday night to get it running. So I also don't know, was it me or my webcam.
A good start is by clicking of the orange source "/dev/video0 (0)" in wdog-v1.1.png, i think.
Rolf
Ich verwende "frugal", und das ist gut so. :wink:
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
Raspberry Pi without Puppy? No, thanks.
Hi
@ Aarf
This is the GRUB stanza that i use (Legacy GRUB)
You may or may not need the last bit on the kernel line acpi=force (i do)
As you can see, i have it in the root of the partition (not in a subdirectory)
Also, on the first boot, i had to run the xorgwizard
otherwise it sat there with a black screen (on two different machines )
@ Minnesota
First thing is, you need to figure out which drivers you require for your cameras,
i have no idea what they are personally (sorry)
When you eventually have them installed,
you could try running the following command:
which should give a result similar to this:
Pay particular attention to the things i have put in bold (in the output from my camera)
and then click on the Source to configure your camera and enter some details.
You may need to play around with the Capture Width & Capture Height,
obviously DO NOT exceed what your camera is capable of.
Hope this helps
CatDude
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@ Aarf
This is the GRUB stanza that i use (Legacy GRUB)
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# Linux bootable partition config begins
title Puppy Watchdog-v1.1 (216)(Frugal) at hda6
rootnoverify (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 PMEDIA=idehd vga=normal acpi=force
initrd /initrd.gz
# Linux bootable partition config ends
As you can see, i have it in the root of the partition (not in a subdirectory)
Also, on the first boot, i had to run the xorgwizard
otherwise it sat there with a black screen (on two different machines )
@ Minnesota
First thing is, you need to figure out which drivers you require for your cameras,
i have no idea what they are personally (sorry)
When you eventually have them installed,
you could try running the following command:
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zmu -d /dev/video -q -v
sh-3.00# zmu -d /dev/video -q -v
Video Capabilities
Name: CPiA Camera
Type: 513
Can capture
Can capture subareas of the image
Video Channels: 1
Audio Channels: 0
Maximum Width: 352
Maximum Height: 288
Minimum Width: 48
Minimum Height: 48
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: Camera
Channel: 0
Flags: 0
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
- NOTE:
That is the output with my Pace VC6452V002 ZoomCam plugged in.
This camera required that i modprobe the driver module:To ensure that it is loaded at each boot, i added the above command to: /etc/rc.d/rc.localCode: Select all
modprobe cpia_usb
Pay particular attention to the things i have put in bold (in the output from my camera)
and then click on the Source to configure your camera and enter some details.
You may need to play around with the Capture Width & Capture Height,
obviously DO NOT exceed what your camera is capable of.
Hope this helps
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
Suppose I want to use it to record how I move around in the bed at night.
Sleep Apnea. So when I move it start taken webcam pics and when I lay like dead it stop taking pics.
How many such pics can one expect them during say 10 hours recording and how big space on the HDD does that take up?
Sleep Apnea. So when I move it start taken webcam pics and when I lay like dead it stop taking pics.
How many such pics can one expect them during say 10 hours recording and how big space on the HDD does that take up?
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though