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Old 06-07-2009, 07:40 AM   #1
pathum
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Exclamation VLC terminates when i try to play an AVI file.


This is what i get when i JUST RUN VLC from the TERMINAL

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patz@patz-desktop:~$ vlc
VLC media player 0.9.4 Grishenko
[00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.4 Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team
[00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure '--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-maintaner-mode' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr' '--enable-libtool' '--enable-fast-install' '--with-binary-version=1ubuntu3.1' '--disable-update-check' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk' '--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl' '--enable-esd' '--enable-mad' '--enable-arts' '--enable-jack' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52' '--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--with-mozilla-pkg=libxul-plugin' '--disable-kde' '--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--disable-satellite' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-shout' '--enable-qt4' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac' '--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--enable-live555' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio' '--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb' '--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-notify' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-x264' '--enable-faad' '--disable-zvbi' '--enable-telx' '--enable-mediacontrol-bindings' '--disable-atmo' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-libass' '--enable-libdca' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-dv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-v4l2' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-svgalib' '--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) 8
Major opcode: 2 (X_ChangeWindowAttributes)
Resource id: 0x4400048

And THIS is what i GET when i try to PLAY and AVI file on it
Quote:
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
[????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 147.3 failed with error code 8:
BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
[????????] x11 video output notice: buggy X11 server claims shared memory
[????????] x11 video output notice: support though it does not work (OpenSSH?)
[????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 147.3 failed with error code 8:
BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_ShmPutImage)
Serial number of failed request: 63
Current serial number in output stream: 64
APPRECIATE IF ONE OF THE SMARTER GUYS COULD SUGGEST A SOLUTION
 
Old 06-07-2009, 12:33 PM   #2
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check a known good avi file and try to play that. at least u'll know if its the vlc that is bad or the avi file is corrupt.
 
Old 06-07-2009, 05:15 PM   #3
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i thing that you media is missing some dependecies .

please install it again from the package manager

(remove the package first then
apt-get install vlc
of with yum if you are behind fedora of centos
 
Old 06-08-2009, 08:11 AM   #4
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check a known good avi file and try to play that. at least u'll know if its the vlc that is bad or the avi file is corrupt.

Bro i've already tried this...
 
  


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