FS#35402 - [empathy] Empathy Fails to Receive/Initiate GTALK Video Call with Lifecam HD5000

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mark E. Lee (bluerider) - Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 19:24 GMT
Last edited by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Friday, 14 March 2014, 16:55 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Ionut Biru (wonder)
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Cold initiating a gtalk video call with empathy doesn't work while utilizing the Lifecam HD5000 (as a webcam). I have managed to have successful video calls by cancelling the initial video call while keeping the window still open; initiating a second video call. When this second call connects, the other party cannot see my webcam but is available to hear my microphone. I then subsequently tell empathy not to show my webcam, mute the webcam (in empathy), turn on video (in empathy), and unmute my webcam. After this process, the Gtalk video call works normally.

It seems that there is a problem with accessing the mic and webcam simultaneously.

Steps to reproduce:
Try to initiate/receive a gtalk video call with the Lifecam HD5000 webcam.
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Closed by  Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera)
Friday, 14 March 2014, 16:55 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Comment by Mark E. Lee (bluerider) - Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 19:24 GMT
Perhaps, the method in which empathy accesses the webcam should change to access the video portion first, then the microphone.
Comment by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 13:33 GMT
please report upstream.
Comment by Mark E. Lee (bluerider) - Thursday, 23 May 2013, 02:23 GMT
Filed on Gnome bugzilla : https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700869
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Sunday, 16 February 2014, 14:36 GMT
  • Field changed: Status (Assigned → Waiting on Response)
  • Field changed: Category (Packages: Extra → Upstream Bugs)
status?

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