Tomas, THANK YOU!! I was trying to figure that out. The server is headless but I can put two PCI cards (short cards) in two PCI slots, as I figure it still needs to process the video for storage to the db and also when it is sent to a browser or app which has linked to the server. It seemed like most of the info was someone wanting to view the video on the server even though they still needed to use a browser to do so. But I was not clear if the server could use the additional video cards or not. Now I am going to find a pair of them. I already found the command to check the HW accell. but did not invoke it, as it is I do not think it will make much difference right now as there is only the VGA output from the Proliant, and that is slow.
for some reason it would not take the install of Ubuntu server, not even Ubuntu desktop, but Mate it did take, now I just need to go in and remove all of the stuff I do not need to use, and probably make it boot to a console rather than a desktop. On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 8:38 PM Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Chuck, > > I do not know much about ZoneMinder, but its video processing is done using > ffmpeg. > > ffmpeg can be (is) accelerated using graphics card. I'd imagine that you > might not even need to compile your own to enable it. > > I would recommend checking that out. > > Tomas > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 12:46 Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If you use any variant of Ubuntu there is a setup script that you run, it > > gets a ZM system up and running, then > > starts the good part, adding the cameras. I have a collection of > different > > ones so they are almost all different > > but once setup it runs great. > > > > These newer H264 and H265 cameras do not take a lot of BW BUT they need > > processor, I used to get away > > with a run of the mill machine for the old jpg stream, but this not so. I > > am trying to figure out if there is a way > > to use a video card to offload the video processing and zone processing > so > > as not to load up the processors > > so much. I have 8 cameras 2 are 5mp 4 of them are 1080p and two are 720p. > > All told they keep the 380 G5 > > loaded at about 70%. The admin console is CLI as it is all done over ssh > > (for day to day admin) and web > > browser (to change zoneminder params check a given stream or camera and > for > > the full diplay ZMNinja. > > > > I have two PCI slots in the 380, I am wondering if I can use some sort of > > video card or other processor to > > offload some of the video processing from the processors. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 11:30 PM elcaseti . <elcas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > "I installed ZoneMinder, it was quite easy" Zoneminder is the best > a/v > > > security setup I know of, but I've never heard anyone refer to setting > it > > > up as easy. I hope to learn it someday. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 8:49 AM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Folks > > > > I got the beast running, I really needed to do so as the UHD cameras > > had > > > > maxed out the I7 processor on my > > > > original ZoneMinder box. > > > > > > > > A summary of what I did. > > > > First I tried Ubuntu Server Live 18.04, it would not load abending > with > > > > unable to find bnx2 drivers. > > > > Then for grins I tied Ubuntu 18.04 desktop. It would run from the > > stick, > > > > but once loaded it would freeze just > > > > before the login screen. > > > > I tried CentOS, it did about that same as Ubuntu Server Live. It > would > > > > abend complaining about not seening > > > > the hard disk. > > > > So I had Mate 18.04 (that is what I run on everything else) so I > > figured > > > > what is another 15 minutes. IT LOADED. > > > > > > > > At this point I have a system that is running so I installed the LAMP > > > > server bits and ran an install script for > > > > ZoneMinder, added the first camera and got video. Now I have all of > > them > > > > running and the average load on > > > > the processors is about 40% Still a wee bit high but all of the temps > > on > > > > the processors are good and I am not > > > > seeing any video getting dropped or other funnies I was seeing with > the > > > > older machine. > > > > > > > > The most impressive thing?? Shut it down and let it cool a bit (or > > > > something time out) and then fire it back up, > > > > for about 30 seconds the fans run up to full throttle, sounds like a > > > small > > > > turbine, then it slowly throttles back to > > > > whatever speed it needs to keep the insides cool. I guess the other > > > issue > > > > will be feeding the thing, but for now > > > > it is doing the job I need it to do, capture 5mpxl data streams from > my > > > > cameras. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 10:04 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The weird thing is that the desktop version installs the bnx2 > module > > > just > > > > > fine and brings up the NIC cards, > > > > > I get IP assignments for both of them. Indeed I have tried both > > Ubuntu > > > > and > > > > > Ubuntu Mate and both of them > > > > > bring the NIC cards on line using the bnx2 driver. > > > > > > > > > > I was looking at the server install info and supposedly I should be > > > able > > > > > to proceed with the install and if I > > > > > need more software install it later, but it will NOT allow me to > get > > > past > > > > > the network setup. So that is FUBAR'd. > > > > > > > > > > Also I see the bnx2 module in there but for some reason it does not > > > > become > > > > > active. Both NIC cards are labeled > > > > > as disabled. > > > > > > > > > > I will continue to plug at it until I get it fixed. It just appears > > to > > > be > > > > > some sort of issue with the server install, who > > > > > would want to run a desktop install on a box like that. It sounds > > like > > > a > > > > > wind tunnel and it will keep the room warm > > > > > so I will not need to run the heat in the winter time in this room > > > (were > > > > I > > > > > to keep it here) These things are just big, > > > > > but the make great DVR boxen for high res cameras on Zoneminder. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 3:31 AM wes <p...@the-wes.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> When I have challenges like this, I often use a USB ethernet > adapter > > > > >> during > > > > >> the install, which uses common enough hardware that drivers are > > always > > > > >> found in the default kernel module set. > > > > >> > > > > >> -wes > > > > >> > > > > >> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:42 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > looked in the kernel.log and found the following error message > > > > >> > bnx2 0000:05:00.0: Direct firmware load for > > > > bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw > > > > >> > failed with error -2 > > > > >> > bnx2 Can't load firmware file " bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw" > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Then it appears to try and load it again and fails. But it works > > in > > > > the > > > > >> > desktop version. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > It LOOKS like the bnx2 module is in there, but if you try to > > insmod > > > > it, > > > > >> the > > > > >> > system comes back saying it doesn't > > > > >> > exist, if you look back in /sys/modules it is no longer there. > I > > > also > > > > >> got > > > > >> > a pix of the system as it is setting up > > > > >> > the second line above is what is flashed on the screen. I am > > trying > > > to > > > > >> > figure out how to work around this one. > > > > >> > Not sure what is going on with Ubuntu Live Server, > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:42 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > The driver is bnx2, I think as Server is loading I see some > red > > > > lines > > > > >> > > flash by with bnx2 in them so I bet that > > > > >> > > either it is missing or not loading for some reason. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:25 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > >> I think I may see the issue, it appears that the Live Server > > > needs > > > > >> to be > > > > >> > >> able to pull down some software, It would > > > > >> > >> appear that I am going to have to set up a static connection > > (No > > > > big > > > > >> > deal > > > > >> > >> but kind of hoky given that the DT > > > > >> > >> version can find both NICs perfectly well. > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> I also found that there is a way to use the Deb installer > > rather > > > > than > > > > >> > the > > > > >> > >> Live server installer, that I much prefer, > > > > >> > >> just have to see how to do it. > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:50 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >>> Had never used ethtool before, did the ethtool -h and got a > > > whole > > > > >> > >>> probably 3 screens of data. The first thing > > > > >> > >>> it wants is the DEVNAME, so I did a ifconfig, and it sees > > > nothing, > > > > >> only > > > > >> > >>> the loop back. > > > > >> > >>> This is under Ubuntu server... > > > > >> > >>> Now to try the desktop version that appears to find the NIC > > > ports > > > > >> just > > > > >> > >>> fine. > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 6:19 PM <a...@clueserver.org> wrote: > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>>> > Folks, > > > > >> > >>>> > I did this many moons ago when I lived in Kalama and > worked > > > at > > > > >> the > > > > >> > >>>> glass > > > > >> > >>>> > plant. > > > > >> > >>>> > They had some spare ProLiant servers in a rack doing > > nothing, > > > > >> they > > > > >> > >>>> wanted > > > > >> > >>>> > cameras, so I gave them cameras. I installed ubuntu > server > > on > > > > one > > > > >> > and > > > > >> > >>>> then > > > > >> > >>>> > I installed ZoneMinder, it was quite easy and that server > > did > > > > not > > > > >> > even > > > > >> > >>>> > know > > > > >> > >>>> > it was > > > > >> > >>>> > working. > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > > >> > >>>> > I am trying to do the same thing again, I have a HP > > ProLiant > > > > >> DL380 > > > > >> > G5 > > > > >> > >>>> > which > > > > >> > >>>> > I am trying to install Ubuntu server on but when I get to > > the > > > > NIC > > > > >> > >>>> setup it > > > > >> > >>>> > says > > > > >> > >>>> > DHCPv4 has supplied no addresses, I go in and make sure > > that > > > > >> DHCP is > > > > >> > >>>> > selected > > > > >> > >>>> > but no joy. Never had that problem before. > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > > >> > >>>> > I saw one person on line who had a similar problem, this > > > person > > > > >> had > > > > >> > a > > > > >> > >>>> URL > > > > >> > >>>> > that > > > > >> > >>>> > took you to a different version of Ubuntu server, but the > > > file > > > > >> would > > > > >> > >>>> not > > > > >> > >>>> > read. > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > > >> > >>>> > If I load in the regular desktop version it does see the > > NIC > > > > >> cards > > > > >> > >>>> and it > > > > >> > >>>> > obtains addresses > > > > >> > >>>> > for both ports (I plug them both into active networks) > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > > >> > >>>> > Any idea of what I am fighting here? Why does the server > > > > version > > > > >> not > > > > >> > >>>> take > > > > >> > >>>> > the NIC > > > > >> > >>>> > cards but the desktop does? > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>>> ethtool will tell you what kernel module is used. See if it > > is > > > > >> loading > > > > >> > >>>> in > > > > >> > >>>> both versions. > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>>> --- > > > > >> > >>>> Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween and Christmas? > > > > >> > >>>> A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25. > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > >>>> PLUG mailing list > > > > >> > >>>> PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > >> > >>>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > >> > >>>> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> -- > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > >> > >>> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > >> > >>> Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > >> > >>> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > >> > >>> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> -- > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > >> > >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > >> > >> Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > >> > >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > >> > >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > -- > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > >> > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > >> > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > >> > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > >> > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > -- > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > >> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > >> > Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > >> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > >> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > PLUG mailing list > > > > >> > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > >> > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> PLUG mailing list > > > > >> PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 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