Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-02 Thread Curt
On 2014-10-01, Curt wrote: > > Here's a howto about the RPi as a surveillance camera that seems decent > (I've read that all French nuclear power plants have switched to RPi > surveillance due to budget limitations*). > >:-) > > *maybe that's why those Greenpeace people parachute in so easily. >

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 10/1/2014 10:57 AM, ken wrote: > On 10/01/2014 09:08 AM Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote: >>> On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andr

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 10/1/2014 10:55 AM, John Aten wrote: > > On Oct 1, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> >> The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for. The ones I >> evaluated are now in the landfill. There are much better ones out there >> for very little more. > > Could you give some r

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Curt
On 2014-10-01, ken wrote: > > As for Raspbian not really being Debian, if true, how would that be > relevant to how well the RPi functions for this purpose? > Here's a howto about the RPi as a surveillance camera that seems decent (I've read that all French nuclear power plants have switched to

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread ken
On 10/01/2014 09:08 AM Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote: On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrot

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread John Aten
On Oct 1, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for. The ones I > evaluated are now in the landfill. There are much better ones out there > for very little more. Could you give some recommendations? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to deb

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote: > On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: >> >> What other che

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote: > On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: >> >> What other che

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread ken
On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote: On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better h

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >>> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better handle the load? >>> >>> ht

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: > >> > >> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better > >> handle the load? > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi > > You've

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: >> >> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better >> handle the load? > > https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi > > Kind regards, > Andrei > You've never actually tried a RPi with a c

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-30 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote: > > What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better > handle the load? https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: ht

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-27 Thread ken
On 09/26/2014 04:17 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Vi, 26 sep 14, 09:05:32, Paul Lewis wrote: In this case I have a Trendnet IP camera which will write to an NFS share. I was looking for a server device that would be quieter and consume less power than a conventional machine that I might be able t

Re: security camera software

2014-09-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 26/09/14 17:44, ken wrote: > On 09/25/2014 11:03 PM Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 26/09/14 01:48, Rob Owens wrote: >>> >- Original Message - >>From: "Scott Ferguson" >> >>I've been using motion for a few years and highly recommend it. >>Lightweight[*1], simple, and reli

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 26 sep 14, 09:05:32, Paul Lewis wrote: > > In this case I have a Trendnet IP camera which will write to an NFS > share. I was looking for a server device that would be quieter and > consume less power than a conventional machine that I might be able to > run in a headless configuration.

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread Paul Lewis
On 26/09/14 08:28:02, ken wrote: > From what I've read, some have set up such a system on a Raspberry > Pi > > running a version of Debian called "Raspbian". An RPi can be had in > the US for $30-40 and a camera which plugs into a dedicated port on > the > card for about $50 (though I haven'

Re: security camera software

2014-09-26 Thread ken
On 09/25/2014 11:03 PM Scott Ferguson wrote: On 26/09/14 01:48, Rob Owens wrote: >- Original Message - >>From: "Scott Ferguson" >> >>I've been using motion for a few years and highly recommend it. >>Lightweight[*1], simple, and reliable. >> >>Minimal configuration required (snapshot mod

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread ken
From what I've read, some have set up such a system on a Raspberry Pi running a version of Debian called "Raspbian". An RPi can be had in the US for $30-40 and a camera which plugs into a dedicated port on the card for about $50 (though I haven't checked prices for months). The Raspberry Pi

Re: security camera software

2014-09-25 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 26/09/14 01:48, Rob Owens wrote: > - Original Message - >> From: "Scott Ferguson" >> >> I've been using motion for a few years and highly recommend it. >> Lightweight[*1], simple, and reliable. >> >> Minimal configuration required (snapshot mode):- Point your camera >> at the zone t

Re: security camera software

2014-09-25 Thread Rob Owens
- Original Message - > From: "Scott Ferguson" > > I've been using motion for a few years and highly recommend it. > Lightweight[*1], simple, and reliable. > > Minimal configuration required (snapshot mode):- > Point your camera at the zone to be monitored. > Take a picture. > Edit the pi

Re: security camera software

2014-09-25 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 24/09/14 23:43, Rob Owens wrote: > I need to set up a couple usb cameras to record video based on motion > detection. I prefer ease of setup to a large feature set, since this > is expected to be only temporary. I want to only record when there > is motion, so I don't have hours of footage to

Re: security camera software

2014-09-24 Thread Rob Owens
- Original Message - > From: "Bob McGowan" > > On 9/24/14, 6:43 AM, "Rob Owens" wrote: > > >I need to set up a couple usb cameras to record video based on motion > >detection. I prefer ease of setup to a large feature set, since this is > >expected to be only temporary. I want to only

Re: security camera software

2014-09-24 Thread Bob McGowan
On 9/24/14, 6:43 AM, "Rob Owens" wrote: >I need to set up a couple usb cameras to record video based on motion >detection. I prefer ease of setup to a large feature set, since this is >expected to be only temporary. I want to only record when there is >motion, so I don't have hours of footage t