failure to establish video stream

[Robert]

Binary package hint: empathy

I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit with Empathy 2.32.1 (with ubuntu-restricted-extras, gstreamer plugins, etc) and I'm trying to start a video chat over xmpp with someone using the same software. The error message is "Can't establish video stream: There was a failure in the call engine". Under technical details I see the following, "Could not link source".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: empathy 2.32.1-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 9 00:22:28 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: empathy

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

I have same issue. None of the attempted workarounds via disabling ffmpeg issue or upgrading good/bad plugins worked.

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

related to bug 608515?

Also, could someone test this out in Oneiric? (I cannot, sadly).

[mdsklaroff (mdsklaroff)]

Yes, I have this problem on Oneiric Ocelot too.

[mdsklaroff (mdsklaroff)]

I should also add I have amd64.

[Christopher Barrington-Leigh (cpbl)]

I can receive and establish audio calls from/to Gtalk using Empathy, but video fails in just the manner described.
11.04 (and 11.10), 64bit, latest updates.

[Krishnendu Sarkar (krishnendu4776)]

am using oneiric, 32 bit, intel X86. facing the same problem.

[Laxmikant Malgaonkar (lmalgaonkar)]

in Google talk ( Empathy Internet messaging ) audio call not working . Get messages ' Can;t establish audio stream There was a failure in call engine'
Thanks

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

thanks for the bug report
please confirm the bug again ?
and tell me the versions of ubuntu and empathy ?

[Javier Merino (jmerino-1)]

Client:
Ubuntu 12.04 TLS
Empathy: 3.4.2.3-0ubuntu1

Using a Debian xmpp server with openfire 3.7.1

Audioconference: empathy - openfire < - > googletalk - g+ (android)
  works fine

Videoconference: empathy - openfire < - > googletalk - g+ (android)
  Empathy reports the error "Could not add the new recv codec bin for ssrc 2720960829 and payload 97 to the state NULLCould not set the codec bin to the playing state".

See attach.

[Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia)]

This is an old issue, if it is still affecting somebody it would be necessary to file it upstream by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.