Re: [Ekiga-list] Video issues with Ekiga 3.0.2 on Windows Vista, Dell Inspiron 1525

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Michael Stockenhuber wrote:
> Evan
> Sorry for the late reply and bumping up an old post. I have got a similar
> situation on a HP laptop. I tried the experimental version ( 3.2.5) and that
> gives video to my parents on the vista machine ( unlike the current stable).
> However, I am unable to connect to  ekiga 3.2.4 on a debian system. It connects
> but does not give any data rate and breaks off after a minute or so. Can you
> enlighten us how you solved the problem, I noticed another post where you say
> you resolved the issue?

Could you send us the -d 4 debug output?  If possible, on both machines.

> On April 24, 2009 at 6:10 AM Evan Murphy <evanrmurphy gmail com> wrote:
> 
>> I'm an Ubuntu user very dependent on video softphone technology. I was
>> a Skyper for some time, but have recently been exploring Ekiga,
>> attracted by its compliance with standards and commitment to open
>> source. Recent frustrations with Skype and PulseAudio have made me
>> want to switch over completely.
>>
>> Ekiga 3.2.0 works great on my system! (Ubuntu 9.04, Dell Inspiron
>> 1520), but it's key that my girlfriend get it working too. She's
>> installed 3.0.2 for Windows on her Dell Inspiron 1525 (Vista) machine;
>> when we call each other, audio sends and receives fine on both ends,
>> and she gets my video, but hers won't show (not even on locally, I
>> think). She's told me that the only two choices available for the
>> video input device in Preferences are Moving Logo and "Microsoft WDM
>> Image Capture (win32) (ptli...", the second one selected by default
>> and presumably corresponding to the built-in webcam we're trying use.
>> (Note: This camera *does* work in other applications.) The selected
>> size is 176x144, format NTSC (America) and channel 0, but messing with
>> any of these settings doesn't seem to help.
>>
>> Can anybody offer insight regarding the compatibility of Ekiga with
>> her system, and/or how to proceed with troubleshooting? Sorry for not
>> providing more specific details, but since we don't live in the same
>> city, I can't see for myself what's happening on her machine.

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Eugen