On 15/12/10 05:54, Dave Koelmeyer wrote:
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> On 14 Dec, 2010,at 11:20 AM, Dave Koelmeyer<davekoelmeyer me com> wrote:
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>> On 14 Dec, 2010,at 06:09 AM, Eugen Dedu<Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr> wrote:
>>
>>> On 13/12/10 11:55, Dave Koelmeyer wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On 13 Dec, 2010,at 05:13 AM, Gerhard Stengel<gstengel gmx net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I recently tried to install ekiga on a Windows 7 machine with 64 Bit, but
>>> >> video didn't work. Is ekiga supposed to run on
>>> >> 64 bit or just 32 bit?
>>> >
>>> > Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit running on a Dell Latitude e4310. Ekiga 3.2.7. With
>>> > either the laptop's built-in webcam, or, a Logitech C600 external webcam (known
>>> > to work fine on OpenIndiana for example) I get this:
>>> >
>>> > www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/EkigaWin7LogitechC600-1png
>>> <http://www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/EkigaWin7LogitechC600-1.png>
>>> > www.davekoelmeyer.conz/docs/EkigaWin7LogitechC600-2.png
>>> <http://www.davekoelmeyer.conz/docs/EkigaWin7LogitechC600-2png>
>>> >
>>> > This is seemingly limited only to the application failing to create a local
>>> > preview? Interestingly, at the remote end one can actually see video being
>>> > streamed from the Windows machine (plus, the LED is illuminated on the attached
>>> > webcams). So in my case the webcam is actually working, but the Windows user is
>>> > flying blind, as it were.
>>>
>>> This is maybe https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626515.
>>
>>
>> Thanks Eugen, looks very much like it - will give the workaround a crack and see.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>
> No joy - doesn't change behaviour.
>
> For reference, I altered ekigaconf at
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> c:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\ekiga.conf
It is correct, I have added it as example
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Windows_Users
> To read:
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> <applyto>/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/disable_hw_accel</applyto>
> <type>bool</type>
> <default>true</default>
>
> I could tell Ekiga was writing to this file by the date modified timestamp of the file changing concurrently with the running of Ekiga.
>
> A debug output is here (I simply launched Ekiga, and used the call panel to attempt to locally preview video):
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> http://www.davekoelmeyer.co.nz/docs/EkigaStderrWin76420101215.txt
>
> This is on a Dell E4310, running Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. It has Intel HD integrated graphics I am using the integrated webcam in this case.
>
> I have another laptop here with an nVidia GPU, I'll see if it's any different
I have put some (not so useful) info at
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626515
