Dumb question

[Steven Anker]

On 2001.10.23 03:49 Michael Willems wrote:
> 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").
> 

That is because you have not installed the vlc rpm. Now you are missing 
the needed entries in de rpm database

> 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...]
> 
> 
> 
Steven Anker

e-mail: steven at frog.nl

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