[Ekiga-list] Ekiga quits, (crashes?), when I click on the Webcam icon, or on the "Test Video Device" button in the Druid.

[Damien Sandras]

Hi,

Le lundi 22 octobre 2007 à 17:06 -0500, Ian Murdoch a écrit :
> Hi All,
> I am a registered user of Ekiga and have Version 2.0.9 installed.  I
> searched  in your ekiga-list archives and found that you were already
> aware of this  problem, so did not file a bug report. I also read your
> note that this bug had been fixed in the next version of Ekiga to be
> issued. My O.S. is Ubuntu/Linux 6.06 LTS, Dapper. So I have been
> waiting for you to post a Download of Version 2.0.11 for this O.S.
> that I can install. So far you have only posted download files for
> Feisty. So my questions are:
> 1 - Do you propose to post a download file for Dapper? If not, then: 

I do not think so. But perhaps somebody will do a backport.

> 2 - Can I safely install any of the download files for Feisty, or
> Debian? If not, then:

No, it is not safe.

> 3 - How can I obtain and install Ekiga Version 2.0.11 in my O.S.?

You will have to compile it. If you are new to this, I would recommend
against trying it as it might be complex and potentially break your
system.

Perhaps you could simply upgrade your distribution to something newer.

> I am a newcomer to Linux and do not know all the tricks and shortcuts,
> so I will appreciate your help. 
> For your information, I am trying to set up my Webcam, which is a MSI
> Starcam 370i. My system detects it and it appears as a Sangha 350k in
> the video devices page of the Druid. Also, from the command line info,
> it uses jpeg compression. I have searched on the web to discover the
> correct driver and have found that this webcam is supported by the
> spca5xx driver. I have downloaded the package spca5xx-source from the
> Linux repositories, using Synaptic P.M. and I have compiled it and
> installed it. Also, already installed on my system are: 
> libopal-2.2.0 (2.2.8-0dapper0)
> libopal-doc 2.2.1-1ubuntu1
> libpt-1.10.0 (1.10.7-0dapper0)
> libpt-plugins-alsa (    idem      ) 
> libpt-plugins-v4l   (    idem      )
> libpt-plugins- v4l2(    idem      )
> From what I have read in your archives, I may need to change all these
> files! So your comments on this point would be helpful. I am anxious
> to test my webcam with this driver, with the hope that I can get this
> hardware working. At the moment I am using Ekiga, with much
> satisfaction, mostly for VoIP international calls to fixed phones
> through Diamondcard, with whom I have an account. I also make a few
> calls to mobile phones the same way. Speed of connection, sound
> quality and clarity are all top class. So I congratulate you digital
> wizards for creating an excelent software programme and I thank you
> all for your dedication to making and maintaining this very good
> software within the open source movement. I hope you will be able to
> help me overcome this last obstacle. Thanks, Yoliano. 

Thank you for your compliment ;-)

I have CC'ed Kilian and Luc to know if they were aware of a Dapper
backport of Ekiga 2.0.11. 
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