Comment 7 for bug 661609

I have already given up using ubuntu,

i am back to windows

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Brian Holland <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi Hussein and Omer,
>
> Could you please specify which gstreamer package you installed?
>
> Ubuntu Software Centre shows a long list of gstreamer packages,
> including 100 technical items. I have installed most of the technical
> items except those ending in '-doc' but I still can't get Empathy to
> connect to a video call with Windows Live Messenger.
>
> I am using:
> a) Ubuntu Maverick 10.10
> b) Empathy 2.32.1
>
> My friend's laptop is using:
> a) Windows Live Messenger 2011 (Build 15.4.3508.1109)
>
> Problems encountered:
> 1. Windows Live Messenger (WLM) can initiate a video call with Empathy,
> which results in Empathy 'ringing' and allowing me to Answer or Reject the
> call. When I push Answer, I receive the error message that indicates there
> is no intersection between the codecs on each system.
>
> 2. Empathy cannot initiate a call to WLM, as the 'Video Call' (and
> 'Audio Call') actions are disabled, i.e. greyed out. There is no
> indicator in my buddy list to show the WLM contact has audio or video,
> even though they do.
>
> Could the updated WLM 2011 be the problem? I have another MSN contact
> in my list who uses Trillian and they correctly show in my buddy list
> with an audio icon.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian.
>
> ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu)
> Status: Invalid => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/661609
>
> Title:
> empathy can not connect with microsoft MSN video call
>
> Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: empathy
>
> When someone tries to video call me from windows MSN to empathy i get an
> error such CODECs not available
>
> codec negotiation failed: There was no
> intersection between the remote codecs and the local ones.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: empathy 2.32.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sat Oct 16 19:44:20 2010
> InstallationMedia:
>
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_NZ.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: empathy
>
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Cheers

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Hussain Almutawa
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