Hi, Le lundi 22 octobre 2007 à 17:06 -0500, Ian Murdoch a écrit : > Hi All, > I am a registered user of Ekiga and have Version 2.0.9 installed. I > searched in your ekiga-list archives and found that you were already > aware of this problem, so did not file a bug report. I also read your > note that this bug had been fixed in the next version of Ekiga to be > issued. My O.S. is Ubuntu/Linux 6.06 LTS, Dapper. So I have been > waiting for you to post a Download of Version 2.0.11 for this O.S. > that I can install. So far you have only posted download files for > Feisty. So my questions are: > 1 - Do you propose to post a download file for Dapper? If not, then:
I do not think so. But perhaps somebody will do a backport. > 2 - Can I safely install any of the download files for Feisty, or > Debian? If not, then: No, it is not safe. > 3 - How can I obtain and install Ekiga Version 2.0.11 in my O.S.? You will have to compile it. If you are new to this, I would recommend against trying it as it might be complex and potentially break your system. Perhaps you could simply upgrade your distribution to something newer. > I am a newcomer to Linux and do not know all the tricks and shortcuts, > so I will appreciate your help. > For your information, I am trying to set up my Webcam, which is a MSI > Starcam 370i. My system detects it and it appears as a Sangha 350k in > the video devices page of the Druid. Also, from the command line info, > it uses jpeg compression. I have searched on the web to discover the > correct driver and have found that this webcam is supported by the > spca5xx driver. I have downloaded the package spca5xx-source from the > Linux repositories, using Synaptic P.M. and I have compiled it and > installed it. Also, already installed on my system are: > libopal-2.2.0 (2.2.8-0dapper0) > libopal-doc 2.2.1-1ubuntu1 > libpt-1.10.0 (1.10.7-0dapper0) > libpt-plugins-alsa ( idem ) > libpt-plugins-v4l ( idem ) > libpt-plugins- v4l2( idem ) > From what I have read in your archives, I may need to change all these > files! So your comments on this point would be helpful. I am anxious > to test my webcam with this driver, with the hope that I can get this > hardware working. At the moment I am using Ekiga, with much > satisfaction, mostly for VoIP international calls to fixed phones > through Diamondcard, with whom I have an account. I also make a few > calls to mobile phones the same way. Speed of connection, sound > quality and clarity are all top class. So I congratulate you digital > wizards for creating an excelent software programme and I thank you > all for your dedication to making and maintaining this very good > software within the open source movement. I hope you will be able to > help me overcome this last obstacle. Thanks, Yoliano. Thank you for your compliment ;-) I have CC'ed Kilian and Luc to know if they were aware of a Dapper backport of Ekiga 2.0.11. -- _ Damien Sandras (o- //\ Ekiga Softphone : http://www.ekiga.org/ v_/_ NOVACOM : http://www.novacom.be/ FOSDEM : http://www.fosdem.org/ SIP Phone : sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
