use libv4l2 (https://github.com/philips/libv4l) for local USB cameras .

[sletteland]

This allows very simple/primitive cameras to work out of the box . (like USB cameras using the gspca driver )

simple/primitive USB cameras ( for example using the gspsa driver ) do not work properly with ZoneMinder (zmc keeps crashing )

for example : 0c45:6005 Microdia Sweex Mini Webcam ,

I propose a fix for that (patch against zm 37.40 / master dev )
This uses libv4l2 (https://github.com/philips/libv4l) for local USB cameras .

This allows very simple/primitive cameras to work out of the box .
(like for example USB cameras using the gspca driver )

A pull Request has just been made (sletteland/zoneminder branch libv4l2 )

[connortechnology]

This is straight forward enough.

My understand in the past was that we could load v4l2 at runtime but I never got it to work. So perhaps this is the way to go.

We will need to add the lib to the package dependencies as well.

I am going to have to dig up my lego cam to see if this allows it to work!