vlc doesn't run on vanilla RH7.1

[Thomas Vander Stichele]

> Hi, I've recently switched from Windows to Linux (RedHat 7.1) and was trying to get DVD playback working when I came across your project.  
> 
> I installed the 3 RPMs:
>   vlc-0.2.81.1.i386.rpm
>   libdvdcss-0.2.81.1.i386.rpm
>   libdvdcss-devel-0.2.81.1.i386.rpm

> Then the program hangs.  I couldn't find a man page or any detailed descriptions of the input/output params on your web site, so could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? 

You probably don't have xvideo working on your X.

Start by trying vlc -vout x11 to get normal x11 output.

thomas

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