[vlc] Re: VLC 0.5.3 does not start on Mac OS x

[Mark]

Hi Derk-Jan,

you have been right! ;-)
Removing the VLC preference file fixed the problem.

thank you!

-- mark



Derk-Jan Hartman wrote:

> You have messed around with your preferences and have chosen a 
> different (not the native Mac OS X ) interface.
> This particular interface has no MacOSX GUI elements whatsoever, 
> making it appear to you as if it has not been launched.
>
> You should be able to fix this by removing your preferences in:
> HOME/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc
>
> DJ
>
> On vrijdag, mei 2, 2003, at 20:50 Europe/Amsterdam, Mark wrote:
>
>> Hi Derk-Jan,
>>
>> please find below the output you have requested. However i have not
>> been able
>> to start a video because the VLC GUI never pops up on my screen.
>>
>> -- mark
>>
>> --------------------- output starts here -------------------------
>> /Applications/Media Player/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS % ./VLC -vvv
>> VideoLAN Client 0.5.3 Natalya
>> [00000000] main root debug: VLC media player - version 0.5.3 Natalya -
>> (c) 1996-2003 VideoLAN
>> [00000000] main root debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure --
>> disable-x11 --disable-xvideo --disable-gtk --disable-sdl --enable-
>> ffmpeg --enable-mad --enable-libdvbpsi --enable-a52 --enable-dvdplay --
>> enable-faad --enable-vorbis --enable-theora --enable-ogg --enable-slp --
>> enable-flac --enable-libmpeg2 --with-included-gettext --enable-release
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file
>> /Volumes/Work/Users/Markus/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc
>> [00000000] main root debug: checking builtin modules
>> [00000000] main root debug: checking plugin modules
>> [00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `./modules'
>> [00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `/usr/local/lib/vlc'
>> [00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `./plugins'
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 126 modules
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file
>> /Volumes/Work/Users/Markus/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities AltiVec FPU
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module
>> [00000001] main vlc debug: probing 2 candidates
>> [00000011] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpyaltivec"
>> [00000147] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion
>> [00000147] main playlist debug: thread 5520288 (playlist) created at
>> priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:79)
>> [00000148] main interface debug: looking for interface module
>> [00000148] main interface debug: probing 4 candidates
>> [00000127] main module debug: using interface module "screensaver"
>> [00000148] main interface debug: interface initialized
>> [00000148] main interface debug: thread 5553024 (manager) created at
>> priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:118)
>>
>> Derk-Jan Hartman wrote:
>>
>>> Could you start it from the terminal again but now with -vvv added 
>>> to its options?
>>> Start a video (and stop it again).
>>>
>>> Now copy the results in the video window, and please mail them to me.
>>
>
>>> On donderdag, mei 1, 2003, at 18:33 Europe/Amsterdam, Mark wrote:
>>>
>>>> I experience some problems with VLC 0.5.3 on Mac OS X. VLC simply
>>>> doesn't start. I've tried running it by double-clicking the icon and
>>>> by starting from the shell. When started by a double-click the icon
>>>> bounces
>>>> up and down for a while and then it just stops in the middle of a 
>>>> jump.
>>>> i can't 'quit' it then anymore but have to 'kill' it from a shell.
>>>>
>>>> in the console i see the following:
>>>>
>>>> ----- console output starts here ------------
>>>> VideoLAN Client 0.5.3 Natalya
>>>> May  1 18:16:16 TheBeach WindowServer[213]: Reserved range exhausted.
>>>> (0xbbdf4000 to 0xbc2ed000 goes out of bounds)
>>>>
>>>> May  1 18:18:47 TheBeach WindowServer[213]: Reserved range exhausted.
>>>> (0xbbdf4000 to 0xbc265000 goes out of bounds)
>>>>
>>>> May  1 18:20:47 TheBeach WindowServer[213]: Reserved range exhausted.
>>>> (0xbbdf4000 to 0xbc17b000 goes out of bounds)
>>>>
>>>> ----- console output ends here ------------
>>>>
>>>> as long as VLC 'runs' i see these messages every few minutes in the
>>>> console log window.
>>>>
>>>> my setup is:
>>>> powerbook 17", 1gb memory, mac os 10.2.5
>>>>
>>>> i would appreciate any help.
>>>
> ---
> Videolan - VLC media player
> Derk-Jan Hartman (thedj at users.sourceforge.net)
> Co-Developer of the MacOS X port of vlc
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc
>

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