[Pidgin-support] Video for Google account

Sun Apr 25 05:00:16 EDT 2010

Hi all

I can't make video work with Pidgin 2.6.2 (libpurple 2.6.2). When I
choose "Audio/Video call" from the context menu of a contact that is a
Gmail account, a video window briefly appears, does not show any video
(stays black) and disappears in about a second. The rest of Pidgin
continues to work properly. My USB camera works fine on this computer.

(By contrast, the "Audio call" window stays open; audio calls do not
work, but I have not been able to make audio work with this camera.)

I have the H264 codec installed (package gstreamer0.10-plugins-good on
Ubuntu). I could not find any info related to this kind of error. My
"pidgin --debug" output and gdb output are attached. The "--debug"
output seems to be fine until it ends just when the video window
disappears.

Any ideas about what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks!
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(03:09:18) dbus: Need to register an object with the dbus subsystem. (If you are not a developer, please ignore this message.)
(03:09:18) dbus: The signal "blist-node-extended-menu" caused some dbus error. (If you are not a developer, please ignore this message.)
(03:09:23) jabber: setting param stun-ip for stream using Google auto-config: 74.125.65.126
(03:09:23) jabber: setting param stun-port for stream using Google auto-config: 19302
(03:09:23) jabber: setting Google jingle compatibility param
(03:09:23) media: Couldn't read fs-codec.conf: No such file or directory
(03:09:23) media: Creating hash table for sessions
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: google-voice name: (null)
(03:09:23) media: connecting pad: success
(03:09:23) media: Creating hash table for participants
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: (null) name: kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: google-voice name: kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B
(03:09:23) media: Couldn't read fs-codec.conf: No such file or directory
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: google-video name: (null)
(03:09:23) media: connecting pad: success
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: (null) name: kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B
(03:09:23) gtkmedia: state: 0 sid: google-video name: kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 1
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 1
(03:09:23) media: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 1 state: GATHERING
(03:09:23) media: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 2 state: GATHERING
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 2
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 2
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 3
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 3
(03:09:23) media: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 1 state: GATHERING
(03:09:23) media: farsight-component-state-changed: component: 2 state: GATHERING
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 4
(03:09:23) media: got new local candidate: 4
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb594' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B' from='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='initiate'><description xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/video'><payload-type id='96' name='THEORA' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type id='32' name='MPV' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type id='26' name='JPEG' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type id='97' name='H263-1998' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type id='34' name='H263' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type id='98' name='DV' width='320' height='200' framerate='30'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='102' name='speex' clockrate='16000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='103' name='speex' clockrate='8000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='96' name='SIREN' clockrate='16000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='0' name='PCMU' clockrate='8000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='8' name='PCMA' clockrate='8000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='97' name='MPA' clockrate='90000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='3' name='GSM' clockrate='8000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='98' name='DV' clockrate='90000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='99' name='telephone-event' clockrate='16000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='100' name='telephone-event' clockrate='8000'/><payload-type xmlns='http://www.google.com/session/phone' id='101' name='telephone-event' clockrate='90000'/></description></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb595' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='192.168.1.46' port='48197' name='rtp' username='kJ1yPf4LNl2UDbqv' password='' preference='1.000000' protocol='udp' type='local' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb596' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='192.168.1.46' port='59858' name='rtcp' username='kJ1yPf4LNl2UDbqv' password='' preference='1.000000' protocol='udp' type='local' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb597' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='71.182.190.18' port='50714' name='rtp' username='RheE8Hef9YZwpBW1' password='' preference='0.900000' protocol='udp' type='stun' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb598' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='71.182.190.18' port='50715' name='rtcp' username='RheE8Hef9YZwpBW1' password='' preference='0.900000' protocol='udp' type='stun' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb599' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='192.168.1.46' port='48951' name='video_rtp' username='HYch76nicfkhLarg' password='' preference='1.000000' protocol='udp' type='local' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb59a' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='192.168.1.46' port='60983' name='video_rtcp' username='HYch76nicfkhLarg' password='' preference='1.000000' protocol='udp' type='local' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb59b' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='71.182.190.18' port='50716' name='video_rtp' username='Dkx6+8EABNFo8QHf' password='' preference='0.900000' protocol='udp' type='stun' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Sending (ssl): <iq type='set' id='purple65eb59c' to='kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B'><session xmlns='http://www.google.com/session' id='purple65eb593' initiator='phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF' type='candidates'><candidate address='71.182.190.18' port='50717' name='video_rtcp' username='Dkx6+8EABNFo8QHf' password='' preference='0.900000' protocol='udp' type='stun' generation='0' network='0'/></session></iq>
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(418): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" type="set" id="9FF89AF7223EE72C" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B"><ses:session type="terminate" initiator="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" id="purple65eb593" xmlns:ses="http://www.google.com/session"><ses:reason><ses:general-error/><ses:initiate-failed/></ses:reason><pho:internal-server-error xmlns:pho="http://www.google.com/session/phone"/></ses:session></iq>
(03:09:25) gtkmedia: state: 2 sid: (null) name: (null)
(03:09:25) gtkmedia: pidgin_media_dispose
(03:09:25) gtkmedia: pidgin_media_dispose
(03:09:25) gtkmedia: pidgin_media_finalize
(03:09:25) media: purple_media_dispose
(03:09:25) media: purple_media_finalize
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb595" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb596" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb597" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb598" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb599" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb59a" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb59b" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:25) jabber: Recv (ssl)(122): <iq to="phil.ganchev at gmail.com/911086CF" from="kuzman.ganchev at gmail.com/gmail.2CD26F8B" id="purple65eb59c" type="result"/>
(03:09:25) jabber: jabber_iq_parse
(03:09:52) jabber: Recv (ssl)(1):
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^C
Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
0x0012d422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) bt full
#0  0x0012d422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
No symbol table info available.
#1  0x00b33c96 in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
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#2  0x00a0754b in g_poll () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
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#3  0x009fa56b in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
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#4  0x009fab9f in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
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#5  0x003d2419 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
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