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I have an Ubuntu server with zoneminder installed. I only have one camera (cheap Logitech USB model) and it seems to be permanently idle.

I'm also getting this error repeatedly in the logs

06/06/2010 08:26:56.563783 zmwatch[28234].INF [Restarting capture daemon for main_room, shared memory not valid]
06/06/2010 08:26:56.812964 zmwatch[28234].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 10/06/06 08:26:56, pid = 29214]
06/06/2010 08:27:06.814486 zmwatch[28234].INF [Restarting capture daemon for main_room, shared memory not valid]
06/06/2010 08:27:07.054854 zmwatch[28234].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 10/06/06 08:27:07, pid = 29219]

I've already tried following the instructions in the FAQ for increasing shared memory, but that doesn't seem to work. What do I need to do to get this working?

Note: I have tested the camera with Linux via Cheese, and that works fine.

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Can you post your Zoneminder camera config, sysctl kernel.shmmax output and lsusb -v output relevant to camera? Let the pastebin help you. – whitequark Jun 14 '10 at 13:22
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This isn't really an answer, but maybe trying Motion and seeing if that works could reveal some more information that might help you zoom in on the problem?

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