[Ekiga-list] file and format of address book
Folk, Ekiga 2.0.12 is running in Debian Lenny here. Can an address book be imported from and exported to a text file? The menus do not contain import/ export and I've not found the topic in the documentation. Where is the address book file and what is the format or language? Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re^2: file and format of address book
Eugen & others, > Start gconf-editor (which looks into ~/.gconf), ... gconf-editor installed under xfce4 and appears to work. > ... choose apps/ekiga/contacts. Interesting. According to gconf-editor contacts appears as a directory but ls doesn't mention it. > You can copy/paste from the old to the new. Under "Local Contacts" in the address-book window in Ekiga, I can create a new address book named test for example. But then gconf-editor still shows only one line beginning "remote_addressbooks_list". Neither of the address books under "Local Contacts" is visible. Why are Local and Remote contacts distinguished? Is the distinction only for user understanding? Is there a technical distinction for the software? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] failure in registration of sip account
Folk, This is Ekiga 2.0.12 in Debian Linuz. More often than not, my ekiga.net sip account fails to register automatically when the client initializes. There is never a problem registering manually in the Edit:Accounts window. Can anyone offer a solution? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Usage of Ekiga 3. Was "failure in registration of sip account".
Folk, Eugen Dedu wrote, ed> "You should replace deb-src by deb." Done; thanks. Damien Sandras wrote, ds> "Rebooted ?" Just in case some /tmp/* files would cause confusion. ds> "... apt-get update ?" Oops! Thanks. Normally I use dselect. OK; now Ekiga 3.0.1 is present and working, ... and there are many new questions. (1) Ekiga 2 used two accounts: "ekiga.net SIP Service" and "Ekiga PC-To-Phone". Now "Ekiga Call Out" is also present and appears to duplicate PC-To-Phone. Can one of these be removed without harm? (2) The Contacts within Ekiga and the Address Book have similar functions. Is the Address Book being phased out? (3) The sip addresses and phone numbers are gone from the Address Book. Only the names remain. Can the addresses and numbers be recovered? Enough for now. Thanks for all the work and discussion, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re^3: Usage of Ekiga 3. Was "failure in registration of sip account".
Damien & others, As you suggested, account registration is more reliable in this release; no failures in three startups. Good! At Monday, December 22, 2008 0:43 Damien Sandras wrote, ds> You can add contacts from the addressbook into the roster. pe > (3) The sip addresses and phone numbers are gone pe > from the Address Book. Only the names remain. pe > Can the addresses and numbers be recovered? ds> If you right click, they should be available. Only the first entry has addresses. The other entries are names only. I tried to insert the first entry into the contact roster. All the Ekiga windows became frozen. This photo is poor but gives the impression. http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaScreen.jpg The foremost window is entitled "Add to local roster". The Ekiga process was killed to recover a healthy GUI. The echo test to sip:5...@ekiga.net works. Otherwise none of the few attempted calls succeeded. Perhaps some of these problems occur from using Xfce4 rather than Gnome. Thanks the extensive work, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re^3: Usage of Ekiga 3. Was "failure in registration of sip account".
Folk, ds> Perhaps you should provide a -d4 output. Right oh. As luck has it, opening x-terminal-emulator on this system kills X. For terminal access I use telnet or ssh via the LAN. According to my understanding, Ekiga must be told the identity of the X display which is the machine console. The command will be similar to this. ekiga -d 4 -display ?? -c sip:12506291...@sip.diamondcard.us /etc/X11/xorg.conf has these sections, Section "Device" Section "Monitor" Section "Screen" but no Section "Display" . How is the X display identified? Sorry; I've never needed this till now. I might be off line for a few days but will collect the debug output a soon as possible. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Audio-Problems
"Palo S." wrote, > It looks like Skype is blocking Ekiga, ... In Debian Lenny on both a generic machine and an IBM NetVista, Ekiga and Skype tolerate each other. They can not use the sound hardware simultanously of course but there should never be a reason to. What system is the conflict observed in? Does a conflict exist immediately after startup? Does a conflict only occur after a Skype conversation? Regards,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] More observations about Ekiga 3.
Folk, Palo, thanks for the information about sound devices. When there is time on a weekend I'll try to decipher the code and implement the ideas in my system. As recommended, Ekiga 3.0.1 is under trial in Debian Lenny here. A few observations in case they help. When Ekiga is started from the Desktop Menu, the tiny clock remains attached to the mouse pointer until the green Ekiga icon in the task bar is clicked. My interpretation is that Ekiga is not completing a startup process properly. A call to sip:5...@ekiga.net works, although the amplitude of the echo is very small. If a call to a PSTN number through the Diamond service is attempted, the echo test repeats. The selected contact is ignored. Do most users have Gnome? I wonder whether this Xfce environment is the source of some problems? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): More observations about Ekiga 3.
Damien & others, > A bit weird. you are probably not doing the right thing. Agreed & agreed. Let's forget the test calls for now. The clock is on the mouse pointer for about 45 seconds. How long does registration of an ekiga account and a Diamond account normally require? If one of these services happens to be down, Ekiga waits to a timeout? Incidentally, Ekiga 2 displayed the number of accounts successfully registered. I don't see this number on Ekiga 3. Regards,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): More observations about Ekiga 3.
Damien, Previously, pe>> A call to sip:5...@ekiga.net works, ... >> >> If a call to a PSTN number through the Diamond >> service is attempted, the echo test repeats. >> The selected contact is ignored. ds> A bit weird. you are probably not doing the right thing. Just verified these phenomena again this morning. In any case, troubleshooting a mixed system---Ekiga 3 from Sid in Lenny system---seems a bad idea. Better I stick with Ekiga 2 or up the whole system to Sid. And beyond that I need to fix the terminal emulator before worrying about VoIP. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): More observations about Ekiga 3.
Eugen & Damien, > Could you send us the gzipped output of > ekiga -d 4 2>output > ? pe...@dalton:~$ ekiga -d 4 2>output cannot open display: Run 'ekiga --help' to see a full list of available command line options. pe...@dalton:~$ The display must be identified properly. I've checked ekiga.man and do not see how it wants the display identified. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): More observations about Ekiga 3.
Eugen & Damien, Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:08 +0100 E.D. wrote, Could you send us the gzipped output of ekiga -d 4 2>output ? Plain text at http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaOutput I first clicked on the green handset to make a call to 12506293...@sip.diamondcard.us . The green icon failed to change. I then double clicked the contact. That darkened the green icon and made the hangup icon red. There was no ring so I terminated the call with a click on the red icon and exited with Chat:Quit. If a more specific test is needed, let me know. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] plugins for video
Folk, Yesterday Coriander in Debian Lenny succeeded in showing an image from a Unibrain Fire-i camera. Yet Ekiga 3.0.1 fails to detect a video device. http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Video_Calls remarks "Install them [plugins] accordingly to your needs." Well libpt-1.10.10 is installed and aptitude installed libpt2.4.2 automatically. Can anyone offer more specific advice about requirements to support video in this environment? Thanks, ... Peter E. P.S. I posted a message with a link to debug output concerning other problems with 3.0.1 about a week ago. If that failed to reach the list and it still has any value, please let me know. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] debug output
Folk, The debug output from my attempt to use 3.0.1 to call 250 629 3xxx is visible here as plain text. http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaOutput Double clicking on Echo Test in the contact list was successful. Clicking on the green handset icon failed. I ran this test a few weeks ago and have forgotten some of the details. Can try again if need be. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] debug output
Yesterday again I issued to this list, the short message containing a link to my debug output. My MUA copied the message back to me as usual. Still, the message has not appeared on ekiga-list. Messages to other destinations have been successful. Was my message to ekiga-list blocked deliberately? Are other messages failing? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): debug output
Folk, > This one you mean? That's it! >> Was my message to ekiga-list blocked deliberately? Speculation: yes; this list refrains from echoing to the sender. I should have thought of that sooner. Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] audio message
Folk, A logical way to send an audio message is to create a sound file and send it, mime encoded, by email. Hopefully, the receiving MUA can pass the sound data to a suitable interpreter with minimal intervention by the recipient. Can Ekiga be used to encode and decode the sound? Can anyone cite or provide specific instructions to send an audio message? Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] (no subject)
Subject: audio message Folk, A logical way to send an audio message is to create a sound file and send it, mime encoded, by email. Hopefully, the receiving MUA can pass the sound data to a suitable interpreter with minimal intervention by the recipient. Can Ekiga be used to encode and decode the sound? Can anyone cite or provide specific instructions to send an audio message? Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] (no subject)
Subject: audio message Folk, Sorry for the previous copy with the subject not specified properly. A logical way to send an audio message is to create a sound file and send it, mime encoded, by email. Hopefully, the receiving MUA can pass the sound data to a suitable interpreter with minimal intervention by the recipient. Can Ekiga be used to encode and decode the sound? Can anyone cite or provide specific instructions to send an audio message? Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): (no subject)
Apologies for the subjectless messages. Damien wrote, > I don't understand what you are trying to do with Ekiga ? The objective is to send an audio message as Sergei describes. Sergei wrote, > And why do you need Ekiga or any VOIP application for that matter ? Merely because it is installed and working. > Use any command line or GUI encoder, ... Such as ...? I've never used an encoder except implicitly in Ekiga. So I wonder whether Ekiga can do it. > ... attach the encoded sound file to > your Email while it's being composed using your favorite MUA (Mail User > Agent I guess ?). Precisely what I had in mind. Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] audio message; was Re (2): (no subject)
David wrote, > An audio message is different from an audio conversation ... Yes; although Skype handles both. A Linux system is more modular than a commercial system and I want to find an efficient means to send an audio message using facilities in Debian Linux. > Audacity comes to mind. OK, thanks. Will try it. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): connectivity in SIP protocol.
Michel Memeteau wrote, " ... features like answering machine ..." How can a voice message be left with Ekiga? " ... carnot.yi.org ( What is it ? )" Sparcstation 2. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): connectivity in SIP protocol.
Michel Memeteau wrote, " ... features like answering machine ..." How can a voice message be left with Ekiga? " ... carnot.yi.org ( What is it ? )" Sparcstation 2. Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Peer to peer VoIP.
Michel Memeteau wrote, "... SIP server ..." OK. Given that SIP is based upon a server-client model, is there another way to use Ekiga for a direct peer-peer VoIP connection? Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Addressbook
Eugen wrote, "I do not know of any manual method to copy the previous address book ..." Import from and export to text would have several uses including this one. Regards,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Ekiga version in Debian
Just for sake of interest, Debian Squeeze, alias testing, has Ekiga 2.0.12. I know that 3 can be imposed but am content to wait until it appears routinely. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Sound devices; was Audio-Problems
At 03 Jan 2009 18:49:36 +0100 (CET) Palo Sprva wrote, "You can specify the order of sound drivers loading in your modprobe file. ... These are the lines I use ... alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 ..." In principle, the order of device loading shouldn't be significant. Nevertheless, the analogous script is installed here and the sound devices work reliably, ... so far at least. Thanks! Inescapable Observation udev and hal were designed to make installation and removal of peripherals efficient. A naive user, for example, should be able to plug a device into a working system and have it operational with minimal attention to software. Yet the modprobe script and other strategies aim to circumvent the automation of udev! Circumventing of automation can be more obscure than setting an IRQ in an old ISA system. Hopefully the design of udev included a concept of efficient & reliable device identification. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Security check failed
Folk, An attempt to reach a number in Pacifica via sip.diamondcard.us fails with the message "Security check failed" or "Security Check Failed". Can anyone tell me what this means? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Security check failed
Eugen, "Could you attach the -d 4 output?" Can try to duplicate the problem when home again. No problem reaching the same number from the system here at work. Thanks,... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] sip phone, Panasonic Model KX-TGA641C
Folk, my mother bought a Panasonic Model KX-TGA641C cordless phone. The front bezel is marked "SIP PHONE" but there is no mention of sip in the instruction booklet. How can the sip capability be exploited? Is Ekiga involved? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Ekiga 3.2.1 works in Debian Squeeze ...
... partially at least since two or three days ago. My system at work received incoming calls but could not initiate a call to a telephone via the Diamoncard gateway. Perhaps more significantly, Ekiga remains unable to detect the Unibrain 1394 camera while Coriander has no trouble with it. These problems could be Debian specific. I'm content to wait. Nevertheless, constructive remarks are appreciated. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] sip phone, Panasonic Model KX-TGA641C
Folk, my mother bought a Panasonic Model KX-TGA641C cordless phone. The front bezel is marked "SIP PHONE" but there is no mention of sip in the instruction booklet. How can the sip capability be exploited? Is Ekiga involved? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Ekiga 3.2.1 works in Debian Squeeze ...
... partially at least since two or three days ago. My system at work received incoming calls but could not initiate a call to a telephone via the Diamoncard gateway. Perhaps more significantly, Ekiga remains unable to detect the Unibrain 1394 camera while Coriander has no trouble with it. These problems could be Debian specific. I'm content to wait. Nevertheless, constructive remarks are appreciated. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Ekiga 3.2.1 works in Debian Squeeze ...
Eugen, > So it worked until 2-3 days ago and suddenly worked only partially? Sorry; my explanation was inadequate. Debian Squeeze, testing, had Ekiga 2.x until 2009-06-04 approximately. Updating at that time gave Ekiga 3.2.1. At startup of 3.2.1 the Unibrain IEEE 1394 camera is not recognized. 3.2.1 receives a call from the Diamondcard telephone gateway. When 3.2.1 is asked to connect an outbound call through the gateway, it tries; within a few milliseconds reports "Call completed" with no connection. > Send -d 4 output... This is from the startup. No attempt to make a call yet. http://carnot.yi.org:80/EkigaOutput.txt Incidentally, there was a problem with my messages reaching the list. The multiple copies were meant to test something. Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] understanding debug output
A few days ago I mentioned debug output. http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaOutput.txt My understanding of the output is minimal but an obvious feature is that tun0 and eth1 are mentioned near the beginning of the log whereas the default eth0 is not mentioned until much later. What concern does Ekiga have with tun0 and eth4 when the default route is eth0? Regards, ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): Ekiga 3.2.1 works in Debian Squeeze ...
Eugen, > Please resend the whole output, and gzip it before. I can see only the > last part of the output. Sorry. This is from starting Ekiga, attempting a call to a telephone _via_ the DiamondCard gateway and quiting Ekiga. http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaOutput.txt.zip ... Peter E. -- http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ http://carnot.yi.org/ = http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ http://www.citizendium.org/ ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
Folk, Ekiga 3.2.5 in Debian Squeeze has succeeded with one call to a Gizmo client in a Windows XP system. Progress; thanks! Does anyone use the Diamond gateway service in North America? When attempting to reach a telephone, Ekiga fails after a very brief attempt. The message in the status line was "call completed" as I recall; sorry to be indefinite but the machine is on another island. I might have the wrong syntax. This is one of my contacts. sip:16048227...@sip.diamondcard.us 604 is the area code. Can anyone tell me whether that should work? I ask because Skype requires "+1604..." and "604..." could also be plausible. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
darkfena313 wrote, > try this : @eugw.ast.diamondcard.us OK but Diamond support insists that the example on their Web page is correct. sip:18002001...@sip.diamondcard.us Stu wrote, > I use diamondcard in the US and other places. the escape sequence is > 001xx. I had an diamondcard for a couple of years. I guess you are outside N.A. and 001 is the required country code. I should have explained that I am in British Columbia and aiming for numbers within the province. I'll review this on Monday when at work again. Thanks to everyone for the help. ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
Folk, Registration of my account is reported for both sip.diamondcard.us and for eugw.ast.diamondcard.us. I guess that eugw.ast.diamondcard.us is an older domain name. The Diamond instructions specify sip.diamondcard.us. Well, in both cases I appear to get access to the Diamond gateway. So far, so good! Incidentally, in the Ekiga account configuration window, what is the distinction between "User" and "Authentication User"? I have them both set to the 6 digit Diamond account number beginning with "4"; not to my user name, peasthope. To test, I dial sip:4...@sip.diamondcard.us and sip:4...@eugw.ast.diamondcard.us according to the extant registration. Also sip:12506293...@sip.diamondcard.us and sip:12506293...@eugw.ast.diamondcard.us . In all cases, no connection is ever really established. "Call completed" status appears within a few milliseconds. Also, the Linux-Ekiga to Windows-Gizmo connection reported previously is a rare case. Today I heard Gizmo ringing my Ekiga but could not hear the caller after accepting the call. Certainly all hardware is OK; Skype works. I use Lxde whereas the debian Web page suggests that some maintainers use Gnome. Could that be my problem? Thanks for any further ideas, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
Damien S. at Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:51:01 +0300, "are you using the newest ekiga?" According to "About" and also according to Debian aptitude, 3.2.5. Damien S. at Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:53:43 +0200 "Please post a -d 4 output with one only account active, and a call attempt." Please open http://carnot.yi.org/EkigaDebug2009.09.01 . A call to the Ekiga echo test was good. Then a call to the Diamond echo test, sip:4...@sip.diamondcard.us, failed with the erroneous "Call completed" and no genuine call. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
Damien Sandras at Tue, 01 Sep 2009, "Please post a -d 4 output with one only account active, and a call attempt." On second reading I realized that you probably meant to deregister the ekiga.net account when trying diamondcard.us. Did that just now but still ekiga jumps immediately to "Call completed" with no genuine call. I'll refrain from another debug trace until after reading your comments. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Peer to peer VoIP.
At Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0200, Ian wrote "Actually, SIP is peer-to-peer protocol. If you know that a person you want to call is running Ekiga (or any other SIP client) on a machine that has a particular IP, you can make a call to sip: ... Now what's the advantage of calling sip:u...@example.com ..." Well, if the server is down, a peer to peer call would be better than none. If the server is running but overloaded a peer to peer call might help to understand the problem. A recent discussion concerned this possibility. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Need Help: Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
Rich, > I've not before used a video camera on my system ... Can you try Coriander or another camera package easily? ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Re (2): Re (2): Reaching a north american telephone number via Diamond
Stu, > I'm not sure what you're attempting but 911,311&411 are hands off ... sip:4...@sip.diamondcard.us is a Diamond echo test. 411 was just a typographical error in the message. Ref. http://wiki.diamondcard.us/EkigaPhone "441" invites error but I guess Diamond had a reason to choose it. > ... try a real number. The 1250.. number was & is real. I just restarted Ekiga, checked that the Diamondcard gateway was registered and that ekiga.net wasn't and tried it again. Certainly Ekiga jumps immediately to "Call completed". One additional observation: since about a week ago, X crashes within a few seconds of starting in this system. Nobody else has mentioned trying Ekiga in Debian Squeeze with Lxde. According to Occam's Razor, a problem related to Squeeze or Lxde would be a good bet. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Need Help: Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
Rich, > CamStream is _supposed_ to > work, but it's not working here. > ... > The camera light does not come on. Seems best to solve the problem for CamStream before tackling Ekiga. ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Need Help: Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
Hi Rich, > ... the camera is recognized by both CamStream ... My first thought is a snag in the driver. It works to detect the camera at least but not to the point of acquiring an image. You really need to get an image with a camera software before tackling Ekiga. > ... Logitech linux team's Web site. Is the forum any help? http://forums.quickcamteam.net/ A brutal solution is to sell or give the camera to someone with an MS-Win system and buy a UVC or IEEE1394 camera. Cameras are a pain! Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Logitech cameras
In case anyone is thinking of buying a Logitech camera, this list should be consulted. http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices/logitech_uvc_device_list.pdf According to the date at the bottom, it is only a few days old. I wonder how many thousands or millions of hours Linux users have wasted puzzling over unsupported cameras. =8-| Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Logitech cameras
Bret, > But, as no-on has apparently acknowledged, or responded to, my previous > posting, perhaps no-one is interested in the information. My previous message ignored your report. Sorry. Any information users can publish about hardware specific configurations and troubleshooting is good. Sooner or later others are likely to benefit. If you can add to list of supported devices or a troubleshooting page, so much the better. Another page which turned up. http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO.html Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga 3.2.5 with GnuGk gatekeeper
Hello Andreas, > Ekiga 3.2.5 ... seems to connect to the gatekeeper > but all calls are being dropped immediately. The same happens in Debian Squeeze here. I guess that the maintainers are working to fix this as soon as possible. Regards,... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] ekiga.net
Speaking of ekiga.net, can a donation be submitted _via_ Paypal? I have money in an account and prefer to use that rather than a credit card. Also, I wonder whether https://www.ekiga.net might have a graphical indicator of donation progress vs. target. A thermometer is often used in fundraising, for example. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): donations ; was ekiga.net
Damien, Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:44:38 +0200 > Yes Paypal works (see the button). Where? google "site:ekiga.net paypal" yields just a remark in a forum. Free your Speech A> Welcome to the video world of GnomeMeeting! To the happy gnomemeeting users around here: please consider supporting the gnomemeeting developpement by donating a few bucks (click on the paypal logo ... blog.ekiga.net/?p=18 - Cached - Similar google "site:ekiga.org paypal" yields, Your search - site:ekiga.org paypal - did not match any documents. Can there be a PayPal button beside MasterCard, Visa and AmEx on http://www.ekiga.org/? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Error while opening audio input device Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000
Joze, > Skype is right now using for Microphone: QuickCam Pro 9000, USB Audio > (hw:0,0), for speakers is using HDA intel, STAC92xx Analog Default Audio > Device (default:CARD=3DIntel) Which OS and which Skype release is that Joze? I've never heard of Skype video working in any Linux. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] STUN server; was Re: ekiga.net STUN server down
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:50:50 -0400 Andre Robatino wrote, > The STUN server stun.ekiga.net (alias for stun01.sipphone.com which is > Gizmo5's STUN server) has been down for a while. Should Ekiga have its > own STUN server? Given my cursory understandings of a Dynamic DNS Server and a STUN server, the two appear similar. Can anyone cite a document which explains the distinction? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] libopal and codecs
Documentation refers to libopal3.6.6 whereas Debian Squeeze has libopal3.6.4. Is this lethal? /usr/share/doc/ekiga/RE* mentions that the iLBC has been stripped for Debian. Should any of the remaining codecs be disabled to have Ekiga work in Squeeze? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): libopal and codecs
> No. ekiga in squeeze is the same as ekiga upstream, except iLBC is > removed together with the non-free video codecs. Consequently, I am curious: apparently 3.2.5 works in most environments whereas here the Ekiga test connection dies immediately after starting. The problem must be at a lower level than Ekiga. I'll have to try some network troubleshooting. Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Current behaviour of Ekiga in Debian Squeeze.
Sorry to nag about problems in Debian but this new regression might be worth recording. Current Debian Squeeze, updated today 2009-11-24, with Ekiga 3.2.5-1. When Ekiga is started in the LXDE environment it survives only a second or so. No remaining process is detected. pe...@pc:~$ ps aux | grep ekiga peter 2996 0.0 0.2 3108 748 pts/0S+ 14:14 0:00 grep ekiga Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga on Debian Lenny
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:01:48 +0100, Amtonio wrote, > I installed Ekiga 2.0.12 on debian Lenny. ... > Everything seems to works fine but ... Good. I can accept that the current behaviour in Squeeze is temporary. ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Ekiga on Debian Lenny
Antonio and others, For interest of anyone who does not use Debian: Lenny is currently the stable release; Squeeze is the testing release. > ... what do you mean saying that the current behaviour in Squeeze is > temporary? Yesterday I reported that in Squeeze, Ekiga dies approximately a second after it is started. Hopefully this behaviour is temporary. Meaning that I hope that when Squeeze is issued as a stable release, that Ekiga works. > ... I am not able to understand your comment. I merely intended to emphasize and compare the current behavours of Ekiga in Debian stable and in Debian testing. Nothing deeper. Regards,... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga 2.0.12 on Debian Lenny, Good news
Antonio, > Ekiga 2.0.12 on Debian Lenny, Good news > This morning I placed succesful calls to both 5...@ekiga.net and > 5...@ekiga.net. > Ekiga reported using codecs PCMA and H261. Thanks for the report. Have you updated the system or changed it otherwise since the failure a day or two ago? ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Maybe was asked lot of time... what is the best platform for ekiga?
Folk, Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:09:59 +0100, Antonio P. wrote, > The problem that I am facing is that, when I try to > convince a potential corresondent to use SIP, I get > the answer: Why should I bother with these programs > that do not work when I have Skype that works flawlessly? A realistic appraisal, and it can be generalized: Why should I bother with another software which does not work when I have Win*, or something running in it, that works flawlessly? > I think that the immediate goal should be to have a > rock solid version of Ekiga that is stable on all > the platforms and can assure interoperability between > these platforms. Absolutely sensible! Best regards,... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Re (2): Maybe was asked lot of time... what is the best platform for ekiga?
Folk, > Apparently, it does not respect any configuration method other than > gconf-editor. Configuration _via_ plain text is easily understood and allows automated processing. Twinkle, for example, has ~/.twinkle/peter.ab containing lines such as this. Peter||Easthope|sip:17785886232| The file is easily manipulated with an editor, a regular expression tool or something more sophisticated. It is a well established and powerful means of configuration. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Configuration. Was "Maybe was asked lot of time ...".
Folk, > Apparently, it does not respect any configuration method other than > gconf-editor. Configuration _via_ plain text is easily understood and allows automated processing. Twinkle, for example, has ~/.twinkle/peter.ab containing lines such as this. Peter||Easthope|sip:17785886232| The file is easily manipulated with an editor, a regular expression tool or something more sophisticated. It is a well established and powerful means of configuration. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Google "pathology workshop" ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
