Re: [Ekiga-list] Windows/Linux: won't send video

[Ed McDonagh <ed mcdonagh org uk>]

Windows or linux or both?

Clean settings - remove software and start again?

On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 22:31 +0100, Damien Sandras wrote:
> There is something severely broken with your setup.
> 
> Every PDU you send is sent back to you !
> 
> Please start from clean settings...
> 
> Le mercredi 02 janvier 2008 à 21:27 +0000, Ed McDonagh a écrit :
> > Apologies if you get this twice - the first version was too big, so I am
> > trying with a smaller version - I hope the moderator deletes the first!
> > 
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Ed McDonagh <ed mcdonagh org uk>
> > To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> > Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Windows/Linux: won't send video
> > Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:13:34 +0000
> > 
> > On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 12:49 +0100, Damien Sandras wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Le mercredi 02 janvier 2008 à 00:05 +0000, Ed McDonagh a écrit :
> > > > Hi
> > <snip> 
> > > > 
> > > > Versions:
> > > > Linux - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, Ekiga install from the repositories,
> > > > version 2.0.11
> > > > Video is using V4L2 plugin.
> > > > Laptop is an Asus A8SC with the onboard VGA UVC WebCam
> > > > 
> > > > Windows - Windows XP, Ekiga from the website, version 2.0.11
> > > > Video is using VideoForWindows plugin (same behaviour for DirectShow).
> > > > Laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ2XP/C with the onboard webcam.
> > > > 
> > > > Problem details:
> > > > If the call is initiated from linux, windows offers to accept the call,
> > > > and the connection seems to work. However, you only see the local video.
> > > > In the Windows Ekiga General History it says (among other things,
> > > > including stuff about opening speex)
> > > > Opened codec H261 for transmission
> > > > Opened codec H261 for reception
> > > > Then about 30 seconds later it says
> > > > Closed codec H261 which was opened for transmission
> > > > Closed codec H261 which was opened for reception
> > > > (and the same for SPEEX).
> > > > Remote user is unreachable
> > > > 
> > > > As far as the linux general history is concerned, the call is still open
> > > > no problem!
> > > > 
> > > > If the call is initiated from Windows, the general history log in
> > > > windows says that the Remote user rejected the call. In reality, linux
> > > > never comes up with an accept/reject option :-(
> > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > You should upload debug 4 outputs for both sides so that we can
> > > determine what happens.
> > > 
> > > Before doing that, please ensure that both Ekiga installations can
> > > successfully run the echo test on ekiga.net.
> > > -- 
> > >  _     Damien Sandras
> > 
> > Thank you Damien and Stefan.
> > 
> > I have successfully run the echo test for both laptops(audio and video,
> > linux and windows), and I am quite excited about the framerate/image
> > quality control, which along with the control of max bandwidth control
> > is going to be great!
> > 
> > I presume this rules out a firewall issue? At the moment, both computers
> > are on the same wlan, which is useful for testing. However, in real use
> > the computers are going to be on opposite sides of the country.
> > 
> > I have attached the debug from linux, and the stderr from windows. The
> > stderr doesn't seem to contain much, and the stdout and the 'x' file are
> > both empty. However, the linux file seems to have lots in.
> > 
> > The behaviour described yesterday has swapped today, with a call started
> > on linux never connecting, and a call starting on Windows connects, but
> > quits after half a minute or so on linux.
> > 
> > In the log, I have done as above. The first call is initiated on linux
> > from ed.mcdonagh to hilary.sutherland. Windows never receives the call.
> > 
> > The second call is initiated from Windows, and accepted on linux. The
> > video is never transmitted either way (voice is harder to tell when they
> > are both on my lap!) and the call is terminated by linux after half a
> > minute or so. Windows doesn't know the call has stopped.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Ed
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