Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Gnomemeeting stops videograbbing

[Damien Sandras <damien sandras it-optics com>]

Le lun 01/12/2003 à 14:53, info a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> here is a such problem.
> 
> I have 2 linux boxes - desktop box with 512M and notebook with 
> 256 M. Linux installation on the both boxes is the same - I 
> made a full copy from desktop box to notebook (and then correct 
> some some machine-specific parameters, of course). Vebcameras 
> are the same - Creative Web Pro ex.
> 
> On the "big" 512M box gnomemeeting works fine. But when I start 
> it on notebook... The first minute there are no problems - 
> gnomemeeting works correctly, it show video and can to 
> connect... But 1-2-3 vinutes later videograbbing stops, 
> gnomemeeting shows the last grabbed image. Other functions 
> works correctly.
> 
> First time I thought that such problem caused because of memory 
> difference (512M and 256 M), but today I temporary increase 
> notebooks' memory up to 512M, but it takes no effect. 
> 
> Of course, videomemory is different too: desktop equipped with 
> GeForce 2 MX with quite big memory (64M or more, I forgot...), 
> notebook have SiSM650 with 32M. As your understand, monitors 
> are diffetent: ViewSonic G90f+ 1600x1024 on desktop and 
> flatpanel on notebook. I try to reduce vidememory usage by 
> setting lower colour depth in notebook (up to 8 bit), but it 
> takes no effect too.
> 
> The same problem with stopping videograbbing detected in 
> Camorama too, when I start it on notebook. It forces me to 
> think that problem is somewhere in soft used both by camorama 
> and gnomemeeting.  
> 

Perhaps it is your videodriver... Have you tried with a different
camera? You could also check the debug output of level 3 to see if you
get errors. Also check the kernel messages.

If both camomarama and gnomemeeting have the same problem, I think it is
99% a video driver problem.

> Xawtv works on notebook without any problem.
> 
> By the way, in this situation I can't cancel gnomemeeting when 
> it minimized in the tray; camorama cancelled only by xkill.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: Gnomemeeting stops videograbbing
> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:53:36 +0300
> 
> Hello,
> 
> here is a such problem.
> 
> I hsve 2 linux boxes - desktop box with 512M and notebook with 
> 256 M. Linux installation on the both boxes is the same - I 
> made a full copy from desktop box to notebook (and then correct 
> some some machine-specific parameters, of course). Vebcameras 
> are the same - Creative Web Pro ex.
> 
> On the "big" 512M box gnomemeeting works fine. But when I start 
> it on notebook... The first minute there are no problems - 
> gnomemeeting works correctly, it show video and can to 
> connect... But 1-2-3 vinutes later, when free physical memory 
> became about 10 M, videograbbing stops, gnomemeeting shows the 
> last grabbed image. Other functions works correctly.
> 
> By the way, in this situation I can't cancel gnomemeeting when 
> it minimized in the tray...
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> George
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