More info, the original card I inserted was a GeForce 9500 GT, I found a GeForce GT 640 (OEM) in my card stash. I put that card in and noticed that the peaks dropped down to the 40+% and the valleys are up in the 30's. The grass is not so high but the area below about 45% is solid no dead spaces, so it looks like adding the other card reduced the peak load but filled in the dead spots so that the average load is about 45% but I do not see the dead spaces between higher points and I am not seeing anything go above about 55% (only momentarily.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:30 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a slot for another GPU, see if I can find another one out there to > stick in it, saw a comment that if there > was space for more than one, that would drop the CPU load even more. > > The H264 and H265 cameras do not use a lot of BW for sending video but the > down side is you need a lot of > processor to handle the stream especially with cameras that are running > 2592 X 1944 because all of that > compressed video has to be reversed and put out there for view. > > ZoneMinder is a neat product, I look at all of these low cost DVR's that > are on the market and I think that a lot > of them are using ZM as the core and they wrap something around it to make > it look different. And of course > the do not use many of the tools and capabilities that are available in > ZM. I have seen it used for many different > captures. I have used it to capture a pet doing something improper (needed > to figure out which one) I have used > it to capture some critter being a pest, same goes for people. I have also > used it to capture events on machines > that I was able to trigger either from improper motion or some other > source of a trigger. I saw one fellow in the UK > who had an issue (he and his neighbors) with some turkey driving full > throttle through their subdivision the cops > could never get him so he set up two cameras such that he was able to > capture cars as they drove through the > camera view, with a trigger zone such that he was able to write some code > (I believe it was in Python) and put > the vehicle speed on the video along with capturing the tag (another set > of cameras) He got the video turned it > over to the law and they put a stop to it. (As a flight instructor I had > a student who did that same sort of stupidity, > I cured him but that is a story for a different time). > > Yes, ZM some find a wee complicated, but that is due to the fact that it > can do SO much. If you need a neat > video capture solution ZM is one to look at. Windows is NOT supported, > that is one of the first statements out > of the box on the web site. Do not even ask... > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 6:03 PM Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing the experience Chuck, >> >> Awesome result. >> >> -Tomas >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 17:55 Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I found a GeForce 9500 GT in my card pile, I looked it up, it appeared >> that >> > it would work. Put it in and then >> > loaded the Nvidia drivers and tools, as soon as it did that I saw the >> total >> > CPU load from from 70-90% down >> > to 25% with peaks at 70% but they are spaced out. Before looking at the >> CPU >> > loading on Gkrellm there wa >> > just a green band at about 70% with grass going to 90+ %. Also the core >> > temps have dropped by about 10C. >> > >> > Thank you very much. Have to see about a newer card for the machine but >> > that one did a lot. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:56 PM Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > 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 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>> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > -- >> > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > 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. >> > > 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 >> > >> 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