Dumb question

[Michael Willems]

OK, dumb question, and I apologise in advance.

I re-installed my RedHat 7.1 system from scratch, including all the updates
and my nvidia GEforce driver.

Then I installed libdvdcss and the latest vlc, both from tarballs. (rpm were
problematic: if I install and then later try to remove with -e, rpm says
"that rpm is not installed").

Now when I start vlc I get the GUI and I can select a track - and then....
nothing at all. I am doing something stupid wrong - what? Many thanks for
your help.

Here is my vlc -vvvvv output:



[michael at ws-office App Sources]$ vlc -vvvvv
VideoLAN Client - version 0.2.90 Ourumov - (C)1996-2001 VideoLAN

intf: playlist initialized
module: checking built-in modules
module: new builtin module `es', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Elementary Stream input
modulemodule: new builtin module `ps', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Program Stream
input module
module: new builtin module `ts', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Transport Stream input
module module: new builtin module `yuv', YUV transformations module
module: new builtin module `idct', IDCT module
module: new builtin module `idctclassic', classic IDCT module
module: new builtin module `motion', motion compensation module
module: new builtin module `imdct', AC3 IMDCT module
module: new builtin module `downmix', AC3 downmix module
module: new builtin module `yuvmmx', MMX YUV transformations module
module: new builtin module `idctmmx', MMX IDCT module
module: new builtin module `motionmmx', MMX motion compensation module
module: new builtin module `idctmmxext', MMX EXT IDCT module
module: new builtin module `motionmmxext', MMXEXT motion compensation
module
module: new builtin module `imdct3dn', 3D Now! AC3 IMDCT module
module: new builtin module `downmix3dn', 3D Now! AC3 downmix module
module: new builtin module `imdctsse', SSE AC3 IMDCT module
module: new builtin module `downmixsse', SSE AC3 downmix module
module: new builtin module `dvd', DVD input module, linked with libdvdcss
module: new builtin module `dummy', dummy functions module
module: new builtin module `null', the Null module that does nothing
module: new builtin module `rc', remote control interface module
module: checking plugin modules
module: browsing `.'
module: browsing `plugins'
module: browsing `/usr/lib/videolan/vlc'
module: new plugin module `dsp', Linux OSS /dev/dsp module
module: new plugin module `esd', EsounD audio module
module: new plugin module `fb', Linux console framebuffer module
module: new plugin module `sdl', Simple DirectMedia Layer module
module: new plugin module `x11', X11 module
module: new plugin module `xvideo', XVideo extension module
module: new plugin module `gtk', Gtk+ interface module
module: new plugin module `qt', Qt interface module
module: new plugin module `gnome', Gnome interface module
module: module bank initialized
module: gnome has score 100
module: qt has score 80
module: gtk has score 90
module: rc has score 2
module: dummy has score 1
module: locking module `gnome'
intf: interface initialized
intf: added `dvd:/dev/dvd' to playlist
input: playlist item `dvd:/dev/dvd'
module: dummy has score 1
module: dvd has score 100
module: ts has score 2
module: ps has score 10
module: es has score 5
module: locking module `dvd'
module: unlocking module `dvd'
module: hiding unused plugin module `qt'
module: hiding unused plugin module `gtk'
module: hiding unused plugin module `xvideo'
module: hiding unused plugin module `x11'
module: hiding unused plugin module `sdl'
module: hiding unused plugin module `fb'
module: hiding unused plugin module `esd'
module: hiding unused plugin module `dsp'


[and then it just sits there and nothing happens on my screen...]