video chat in gmail using iceweasel is not working
When I try to do a video chat in gmail, the video is not working. It
used to work a while ago and stopped working recently. This is most
likely due to updating some of the packages. I am trying to narrow
down the problematic package.
Symptom:
In gmail -> settings -> Chat -> Voice and video chat -> Verify your settings ->
The "Camera:" section shows UVC Camera (046d:0990). However, instead
of displaying the video from the webcam, it shows
"A plugin is needed to display this content."
Hardware:
rajulocal@hogwarts ~ % lsusb
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:0990 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 24f0:0140
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 2109:2812
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04fc:05d8 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd Wireless
keyboard/mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
System configuration:
I am using a mix of Debian Jessie and Wheezy
The complete list of insalled packages can be found at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-OMw5Fsje3kWHFESENPQ3RFSXM/view?usp=sharing
which is generated by running
$ dpkg -l | grep ^ii
But here are the main ones
rajulocal@hogwarts ~ % dpkg -l iceweasel google\* \*flash\* | grep ^ii
ii flashplugin-nonfree 1:3.6.1 amd64 Adobe Flash
Player - browser plugin
ii google-talkplugin 5.38.6.0-1 amd64 Google Talk Plugin
ii iceweasel 31.4.0esr-1~deb7u1 amd64 Web browser
based on Firefox
Question:
Is video chat in gmail using iceweasel working for anyone running
Jessie? If so, can you please share your list of installed packages?
This way I can compare version numbers and narrow down the problematic
version of the package.
thanks in advance
raju
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Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/
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