Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Leaving video voicemail in Asterisk with Ekiga

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le lundi 27 mars 2006 à 20:38 -0700, John Gruenenfelder a écrit :
> Hello all,
> 
> I am trying to leave a video voicemail on an Asterisk server using Ekiga.
> Asterisk, I believe, has been properly configured for SIP and video.
> Specifically, I have set:
> 
> videosupport=yes
> 
> And any codec is allowed with:
> 
> allow=all
> 
> Ekiga registers correctly with my Asterisk box and I can leave an audio
> message without any problems.  If the connecting client supports video then
> Asterisk will accept it and record it along with the audio message.  However,
> when I do so I get many messages like this in the Asterisk log:
> 
> Mar 21 22:02:34 WARNING[2418] translate.c: No translator path from unknown to unknown
> Mar 21 22:02:34 WARNING[2418] file.c: Unable to translate to format h263, source format unknown
> 
> I have searched through the Asterisk bug database with no luck and I have also
> left a message on the Asterisk mailing list but never received a reply.

Asterisk video support is buggy with the H.261 codec for the voice mail
application. I have discussed with Mark Spencer lately, and he plans to
fix it.

> 
> So, at this point, I'm not really sure if the fault lies with Asterisk or
> Ekiga.  In particular, it seems that Asterisk thinks it is receiving an h263
> video stream instead of the h261 Ekiga is putting out.

Yes, it is an Asterisk bug.

> 
> But... Asterisk and Ekiga do seem to agree when initiating the call.  If I add
> "disallow=h261" to my sip.conf then I get no video at all as would be
> expected.
> 
> Any ideas what's going on and how I might fix this situation?  Has anybody
> else encountered this?  If not, has anybody else using Ekiga+Asterisk
> successfully left a video voicemail?  What are your settings?
> 
> 
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