Dumb question

[Steven Anker]

Whoops, was a bit triggerhappy with the send-button the first time. Anyway 
I just wrote that your rpm database does not contain any info about vlc. 
The only way you can remove the code is by doing it manually. Or you can 
build the RPM anyway. What I always do is download a redhat 7.1 SRPM. I 
install the SRPM as root. I unpack the vlc...tar.bz2 file from 
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES in the directory /usr/src/redhat/BUILD. Then I try 
to configure and make the code. If this works fine, I copy the parameters 
I used for configure to the spec file in /usr/src/redhat/SPECS (first 
line). And then I do rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/vlc.spec. And in no 
time you have a brand new SRPM and RPM. Install the RPM and everything 
will run fine. Now you can easily remove vlc in the future with rpm -e vlc.


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").
> 
> 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.
> 

Can't help you there. I'm no VLC expert. Sorry.

> 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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