VideoLAN Client v0.4.4 freezes when playing DVDs

[Phillip Pi]

On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Gildas Bazin wrote:

> On Sunday 18 August 2002 23:35, Phillip Pi wrote:
> > Hi. I am having problems playing DVDs in VideoLAN Client v0.4.4. I
> > compiled and installed:
> > 
> > I am using Red Hat Linux v7.2 (default Kernel). I was trying to play Star
> > Wars: The Phantom of Menace (SW:TPM) and The Lord of the Ring (LOTR) DVDs
> > for tests. Here is the sample log from SW:TPM DVD:
> > 
> > [ant at ANTux-P3 download]$ vlc -vvv
> > VideoLAN Client - version 0.4.4_2002-08-18 Ourumov - (c) 1996-2002 
> > VideoLAN
> ...
> > module: locking memcpy module `memcpymmxext'
> > module: locking interface module `gtk'
> > intf: interface initialized
> > 
> > Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: 
> > "ruler_horiz.png" line 1117
> ...
> > dvd info: title first 503903, last 3593430, size 3593431
> > module: locking access module `dvd'
> > intf: stream has changed, refreshing interface
> > 
> > VideoLAN client (Gtk+ interface) is frozen at this point. I can't close it 
> > the normal way. I have to kill it and use ctrl-c to break out of it:
> 
> Hmmm, the GTK warning should definitely not be there! I guess your GTK 
> hasn't been installed correctly.

I always had this error (same exact message) since my first installation
of Linux. I haven't had problems with it. All my programs that used it
still worked.

 
> Anyway, you should be able to check if the problem comes from the GTK 
> plugin. Try to use VLC with another interface plugin ("vlc --intf dummy" 
> for instance).

OK. I don't think the frozen problem is related to GTK.


> Also make sure that you are waiting long enough before killing VLC. It 
> sometimes take a long time to crack the DVD CSS keys (sometimes about 
> 1min).

OK. I will note that.


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