VideoLAN Client v0.4.4 freezes when playing DVDs

[Phillip Pi]

So far, I haven't received any replies on my issue. I don't recall seeing
my post on the mailing list. I am reposting this in case it never got
posted. I apologize if it did post.

Thank you in advance.


> > 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:
> > 
> > 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).
> 
> I hope I did it right, but it still didn't work:
> 
> [ant at ANTux-P3 download]$ vlc --intf dummy --dvd /dev/dvd -vvvv
> VideoLAN Client - version 0.4.4_2002-08-18 Ourumov - (c) 1996-2002 
> VideoLAN
> 
> module: checking built-in modules
> 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 `chroma_i420_rgb', I420,IYUV,YV12 to 
> RGB,RV15,RV16,RV24,RV32 conversions
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_yuy2', conversions from 
> I420,IYUV,YV12 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i422_yuy2', conversions from I422 to 
> YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_ymga', conversions from 
> I420,IYUV,YV12 to YMGA
> module: new builtin module `mpeg_adec', MPEG I/II layer 1/2 audio decoder
> module: new builtin module `ac3_adec', software AC3 decoder
> module: new builtin module `mpeg_vdec', MPEG I/II video decoder module
> module: new builtin module `memcpymmx', MMX memcpy module
> module: new builtin module `idctmmx', MMX IDCT module
> module: new builtin module `motionmmx', MMX motion compensation module
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_rgb_mmx', MMX I420,IYUV,YV12 to 
> RV15,RV16,RV24,RV32 conversions
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_yuy2_mmx', MMX conversions from 
> I420,IYUV,YV12 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i422_yuy2_mmx', MMX conversions from 
> I422 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv
> module: new builtin module `chroma_i420_ymga_mmx', MMX conversions from 
> I420,IYUV,YV12 to YMGA
> module: new builtin module `memcpymmxext', MMX EXT memcpy module
> module: new builtin module `idctmmxext', MMX EXT IDCT module
> module: new builtin module `motionmmxext', MMXEXT motion compensation 
> module
> module: new builtin module `memcpy3dn', 3D Now! memcpy 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, uses libdvdcss
> module: new builtin module `xvideo', XVideo extension module
> module: checking plugin modules
> module: browsing `.'
> module: browsing `plugins'
> module: browsing `/usr/local/lib/videolan/vlc'
> module: new plugin module `dummy', dummy functions module
> module: new plugin module `null', the Null module that does nothing
> module: new plugin module `rc', remote control interface module
> module: new plugin module `logger', file logging interface module
> module: new plugin module `mpeg_es', ISO 13818-2 MPEG Elementary Stream 
> input
> module: new plugin module `mpeg_ps', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Program Stream input
> module: new plugin module `mpeg_ts', ISO 13818-1 MPEG Transport Stream 
> input
> module: new plugin module `mpeg_audio', MPEG I/II Audio stream demux
> module: new plugin module `file', Standard filesystem file reading
> module: new plugin module `udp', Raw UDP access plug-in
> module: new plugin module `http', HTTP access plug-in
> module: new plugin module `ipv4', IPv4 network abstraction layer
> module: new plugin module `memcpy', libc memcpy module
> module: new plugin module `lpcm_adec', linear PCM audio decoder
> module: new plugin module `ac3_spdif', SPDIF pass-through AC3 decoder
> module: new plugin module `spudec', DVD subtitles decoder module
> module: new plugin module `filter_deinterlace', deinterlacing module
> module: new plugin module `filter_invert', invert video module
> module: new plugin module `filter_wall', image wall video module
> module: new plugin module `filter_transform', image transformation module
> module: new plugin module `filter_distort', miscellaneous video effects 
> module
> module: new plugin module `filter_clone', image clone video module
> module: new plugin module `filter_crop', image crop video module
> module: new plugin module `fx_scope', scope effect module
> module: new plugin module `dvdread', DVDRead input module
> module: new plugin module `vcd', VCD input module
> module: new plugin module `ipv6', IPv6 network abstraction layer
> module: new plugin module `avi', RIFF-AVI Stream input
> module: new plugin module `x11', X11 module
> module: new plugin module `sdl', Simple DirectMedia Layer module
> module: new plugin module `fb', Linux console framebuffer module
> module: new plugin module `dsp', Linux OSS /dev/dsp module
> module: new plugin module `gtk', Gtk+ interface module
> module: module bank initialized, found 63 modules
> intf: playlist initialized
> module: locking memcpy module `memcpymmxext'
> module: locking interface module `dummy'
> intf: interface initialized
> module: hiding unused plugin module `gtk'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `dsp'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `fb'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `sdl'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `x11'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `avi'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `ipv6'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `vcd'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `dvdread'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `fx_scope'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_crop'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_clone'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_distort'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_transform'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_wall'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_invert'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `filter_deinterlace'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `spudec'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `ac3_spdif'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `lpcm_adec'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `memcpy'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `ipv4'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `http'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `udp'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `file'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `mpeg_audio'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `mpeg_ts'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `mpeg_ps'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `mpeg_es'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `logger'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `rc'
> module: hiding unused plugin module `null'
> 
>  
> > 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).
> 
> When it is cracking, does the CPU usage go up? Mine didn't go up. I wait 
> for over a minute :(.
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)


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