Installing Amsn svn : A repository for Ubuntu users

[linux3114a]

Hi,
I installed amsn from the ppa repository but I get this error having to do with farsight:

Code:

Farsight : Preparing
Farsight Prepare error : couldn't load file "utils/farsight/tcl_farsight.so": utils/farsight/tcl_farsight.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32

I didn`t have farsight installed before nor I did any attempt to compile it from svn on my own in the past...

I`m using kubuntu jaunty.
Any clue?

Have the same problem after using this reposit with intrepid..... not serious
raoul

[flomar34]

For intrepid there is NO farsight in this repo for the moment. So you have to install farsight by yourself.

What is not serious for you ... ?
Stemp will update it when he will have enough free time.

I think that it's a very good idea to have a repo with all the updated dependencies needed for amsn svn.

[CyberAngel]

is there any known problem for the amd64 architecture and the farsight?
If yes, is there any known workaround?

Thanks

[kakaroto]

@CyberAngel: no known problem for amd64, but if you tell us what your problem is then we might help (but use the correct thread please)

[CyberAngel]

@CyberAngel: no known problem for amd64, but if you tell us what your problem is then we might help (but use the correct thread please)

Actually I was thinking that there might be a known problem with the packages from the repositories (and with amsn itself) cause when I first asked in this thread why the audio conference is not working I had this reply from flomar34:

Hello,

Are you using a 64 bits system? Maybe there is a problem with it

My problem is that even if farsight is installed from the repository, I get this error in the Preferences -> Others -> Edit audio and video settings:

Code:

Farsight : Preparing
Farsight Prepare error : couldn't load file "utils/farsight/tcl_farsight.so": utils/farsight/tcl_farsight.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32

And I get this error in the conversation window:

Code:

You cannot make an Audio Call. Please install Farsight2 and try again.

if you see below, I have the farsight library installed from the repositories...

Code:

:/usr/share/amsn/utils/farsight$ ls
pkgIndex.tcl  tcl_farsight.so

Code:

:/usr/share/amsn/utils/farsight$ apt-cache policy libgstfarsight0.10-0
libgstfarsight0.10-0:
  Installed: 0.0.9-1~jjamsn2
  Candidate: 0.0.9-1~jjamsn2
  Version table:
 *** 0.0.9-1~jjamsn2 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.0.7-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages

Code:

:/usr/share/amsn/utils/farsight$ apt-cache policy gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight
gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight:
  Installed: 0.12.11-1~jjamsn1
  Candidate: 0.12.11-1~jjamsn1
  Version table:
 *** 0.12.11-1~jjamsn1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.12.10-2 0
        500 http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages

[kjir]

I'd say that the repository is for 32bit ONLY, you have to recompile farsight.

[CyberAngel]

I'd say that the repository is for 32bit ONLY, you have to recompile farsight.

If you check this link http://ppa.launchpad.net/amsn-daily/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/f/farsight2/, you can see that amd64 packages exists too!
More than that, amsn svn is working fine from this repository in my 64bits system except the calls.

[kjir]

Well the above errors mean that you are trying to load a 32 bit library on a 64bit system. I can assure you that farsight 2 works flawlessly with amd64, I compiled it and it works fine...

[Kreuger]

Your preferences are saved in your home in the .amsn folder

Oh that's right. Still have the problem though.

[flomar34]

@Kreuger : Sorry for that Kreuger, but the only similar problem i found is from harrydb who had an older version of farsiht in the same time

Maybe you compiled yourself before or installed in an other way and then made a

sudo ldconfid

so now amsn is looking for this librairy in the wrong place
maybe try to find if there is no an older version of farsight in your computer, uninstall it and try

Code:

sudo ldconfig

Stemp updated the ppa to the revision 11149 so if it's working for somebody    you could test the audio and video using MSNP18
(jaunty is out today, so maybe the  ppa could be down )

[Kreuger]

Yeah I did try to install it myself, before. It was version 2.0.0.8 though, isn't that what's in the repo?

[flomar34]

Hi,

No, in the repo it's the 0.0.9 version of farsight.

(since jaunty is out, it needs about 12 hours to update PPA's,so before installing it look here if its built)

The 11163 revision should be built in 9 hours from now  :lol:

Hope it will be faster last week

[Stemp]

version 11163 wkt3 should fix the farsight problem on 64 bits system

[flomar34]

Hi,

Kreuger: Some people had problem with an older version of farsight installed in them system
before the last version of the amsn-dayli repo
and the solution was with this 2 commands

Code:

mv /home/$USER/.gstreamer-0.10 /home/$USER/.gstreamer-0.10.bak
mv /home/$USER/.farsight /home/$USER/.farsight.bak

If you can understand the french,
http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2630483#p2630483

Hope it helps  

[Menion]

Hi
I still can't get farsight2 working with AMSN. I'm trying both a self build SVN and Ubuntu package from the repository. I also either downloaded farsight2 as Ubuntu package either selfcompiled it. Nope! If I compile aMSN by myself ./configure doesn't detect farsight2 package, even if I followed the wiki instructions and downloaded all the dependencies. I tried also do selfcompile libnice with the same result. Do you know what I can check to see if I have everything it is needed to have farsight2 working in aMSN? I'm placing the question here, because as I saif it seems that also Ubuntu package have something wrong, at least on my system.
Bye