Re: [Ekiga-list] Difficulties getting started with Ekiga

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

On 20/01/12 20:27, Ken Resander wrote:
> Hi Eugen,
>
> I just tried sending with 8 attachments of debug data, but total
> message became too large and the email was rejected because of this.
>
> I provided debug data for both peers for four different cases, but
> there was a lot of debug info generated and the files rapidly became
> quite large. I noticed you want a maximum of about 35kb per debug. I
> don't know if that is possible or how to achieve it. You also suggest
> an upload site. I tried that but all debug files are larger than the
> max of 150000 of that site. I don't know if I can achieve that with
> minimum file at present 235KB.
>
> At the moment the total size of the attachments is 15MB. If I redo
> everything I should be able to reduce that. But since have the data
> now, is there a way I can get it across to you, e.g. by using another
> email address or a different upload site?
>
> Or can I ask for less debug output?
>
> So no attachments yet.
>
> The following is the covering email text....
>
>
>
> +++++ post with too large attachments starting here  +++++ This post
> contains some debug data (as attachments).
>
> I tried to get debug data for the Windows local video freeze problem,
> but no window showed when invoking Ekiga from the Windows command
> line. Tried Echo test and running with a remote peer. I invoked the
> command line by the Run function on the Windows entry page. The debug
> output file ekiga_stderr appeared on the Windows Desktop and I am
> attaching this. However, when invoking Ekiga interactively (by
> clicking the Ekiga icon) the video shows. Why this difference?

There should be no difference, are you sure you have not done something 
different, for ex. disabling the video on your computer?

I do not understand something: you say no window appears, still you 
tried echo test?!

Finally, in ekiga-stderr I see that no video codec is selected, be sure 
to select h261 and theora.  Have you unchecked them?  When you installed 
ekiga, do you remember what you have chosen in Configuration Assistant 
at Connection Type page?

> LOCAL-REMOTE VIDEO DISPLAY PROBLEM
>
> Start from commandline with debugging on entering sip-addresses.
>
> UBUNTU TO UBUNTU
>
> netbook: ubuntu 10.04.03 lts, sip address sip:minnie mouse ekiga com
> desktop: ubuntu 10.04 lts sip, address sip:donald duck ekiga com
>
> 1.  connect and disconnect from netbook with minnie.mouse
>
> note: both computers stayed in Local Video mode, so only local local
> video showed, tried twice. On disconnect got Segmentation error on
> netbook.
>
> debug files: ekigadonald.txt ekigaminnie.txt

As I told you, you cannot call reliably a computer in the same network 
using ...@ekiga.net.  And the segmentation error was fixed after your 
ekiga version.

> 2.  connect and disconnect from desktop pc with donald.duck
>
> note: desktop pc entered picture-in-picture mode and showed inset
> local video and lots of small multi-coloured rectangles moving
> arbitrarily instead of expected remote video data from minnie.mouse.
> Just by clicking in GUI View menu these changed to the correct live
> remote video from netbook! Netbook stayed in local mode throughout.
> Tried a second time and then both computers remained in Local Video
> mode. Tried third time and got the coloured rectangles again.
> However, this time they did not go away when I tried all picture-mode
> options on thw View menu.
>
> debug files: ekigadonald2.txt ekigaminnie2.txt  (first attempt)
> ekigadonald3.txt ekigaminnie3.txt  (second attempt) ekigadonald4.txt
> ekigaminnie4.txt  (third attempt)

I do not have enough time to check the video multi-coloured rectangles, 
especially that there are chances that it got fixed in a version of 
ekiga more recent than your version.

> WINDOWS XP TO UBUNTU
>
> No video showed on the computers when running Ekiga from the command
> line. When running Ekiga interactively my previous post reports
> problems similar to those affecting UBUNTU to UBUNTU.
>
>
>
> MISC
>
> 1.  When entering a sip-address from the keyboard I have to click the
> green handset icon twice in order to start a call. Clicking once
> should be enough.

This is very simple to change, but I think other users disagree.

--
Eugen