[vlc-devel] Re: vlc crashes whenever I use it

[Jason Luka]

Laurie Porte wrote:

> Dear vlc support
>
> I am running vlc on linux on an acer 634lc travelmate with a pentium 
> II processor, NVIDIA graphics card and drivers. The sound card is an 
> ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device and I am 
> using the trident module for audio. Each time I run vlc I get the 
> following screen output (in red below) and the vlc crashes.
>
>
>
> [1] 2300
> VideoLAN Client 0.6.2 Trevelyan
> lporte:bash:/home/lporte>[00000179] main input: playlist item 
> `dvd:/dev/cdrom at 0:1'
> libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.8 for DVD access
>
> libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
> libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient
>
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000148
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x000001c7
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00000c8e
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x00001b07
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x00001b5e
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x0030b5b3
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x0030b60a
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x00319d85
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x00319ddc
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x00338ef4
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x00338f4b
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x00339d92
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x00339de9
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB at 0x00339e55
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB at 0x00339eac
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB at 0x00339f13
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB at 0x00339f6a
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_0.VOB at 0x00339fd4
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_09_1.VOB at 0x0033a02b
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> libdvdread: Found 9 VTS's
> libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
> Audio Stream NumberSub-picture Stream Number[00000189] freetype video 
> output error: user didn't specify a font
> ALSA lib pcm.c:1787:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Invalid type for PCM 
> iec958:AES0=0x2,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2 definition (id: iec958, 
> value: cards.pcm.iec958)
> [00000191] oss audio output error: cannot set number of audio channels 
> (3F2R/LFE)
> [00000191] arts audio output error: arts_init failed (loading the aRts 
> backend "/usr/lib/libartscbackend.la" failed)
> No accelerated IMDCT transform found
>
>
>
> When I run the vlc I ask it to use the default audio and video modules.
>
> I suppose the trident module may be incompatible.
>
> The strange thing is, that the first time I ran vlc, it worked then I 
> came out of fvwm and restarted it. It was then that the problem started.
>
> Can you please advise.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Laurie Porte
>
Unless you're using KDE, you should try running 'vlc -A esd'

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