[vlc] Cannot open RTSP addresses

Mon Dec 1 12:55:56 CET 2008

Sorry for the delay, I have been swamped in studies.

>> This is the error that I get when attempting to open RTSP addresses:
>> [00000414] main access error: no access module matched "rtsp"
>
> That error is normal. Are you using a standard build of VLC or did you
> build it yourself?

I don't remember from where I finally managed to install 0.9.2. I had
tried a few methods before finding something that works.

> Have you tried forcing RTSP-over-TCP (required
> usually if you're behind NAT) by adding
>  --rtsp-tcp
> to the arguments? (although VLC 0.9.x falls back automatically).
>
> Also, start VLC with increased verbosity (-v or -vv or -vvv) to see if
> you can see any extra error messages.
>
> If --rtsp-tcp fails, maybe paste the output with -vv so we can help
> diagnose the problem.
>

Here, I try three times with different arguments:

hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~$ vlc
rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv
VLC media player 0.9.2 Grishenko
[00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.2
Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team
[00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure
'--mandir=/share/man' '--infodir=/share/info' '--host=i486-linux-gnu'
'--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr'
'--enable-libtool' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk'
'--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl'
'--enable-esd' '--enable-pulse' '--disable-qt' '--enable-mad'
'--enable-arts' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52'
'--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--disable-kde'
'--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--enable-dv' '--disable-satellite'
'--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-wxwidgets'
'--with-wx-config=wx-config' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac'
'--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2'
'--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-pvr'
'--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--disable-live555'
'--enable-libmpeg2' '--disable-dca' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio'
'--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav'
'--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb'
'--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd'
'--enable-vcdx' '--enable-xosd' '--enable-notify' '--enable-jack'
'--enable-libass' '--enable-asademux' '--enable-svg'
'--enable-snapshot' '--enable-update-check' '--enable-faad'
'--with-faad-tree=extras/faad2' '--enable-x264'
'--with-x264-tree=extras/x264' '--enable-glide' '--enable-svgalib'
'--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu'
'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2'
'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2'
'PKG_CONFIG_PATH=KG_CONFIG_PATH:extras/x264:extras/faad2'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use
'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00000414] main access error: no access module matched "rtsp"
[00000412] main input error: open of
`rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv' failed:
could not create access: no access module matched "rtsp"
hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~$ vlc --rtsp-tcp
rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv
VLC media player 0.9.2 Grishenko
[00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.2
Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team
[00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure
'--mandir=/share/man' '--infodir=/share/info' '--host=i486-linux-gnu'
'--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr'
'--enable-libtool' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk'
'--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl'
'--enable-esd' '--enable-pulse' '--disable-qt' '--enable-mad'
'--enable-arts' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52'
'--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--disable-kde'
'--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--enable-dv' '--disable-satellite'
'--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-wxwidgets'
'--with-wx-config=wx-config' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac'
'--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2'
'--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-pvr'
'--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--disable-live555'
'--enable-libmpeg2' '--disable-dca' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio'
'--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav'
'--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb'
'--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd'
'--enable-vcdx' '--enable-xosd' '--enable-notify' '--enable-jack'
'--enable-libass' '--enable-asademux' '--enable-svg'
'--enable-snapshot' '--enable-update-check' '--enable-faad'
'--with-faad-tree=extras/faad2' '--enable-x264'
'--with-x264-tree=extras/x264' '--enable-glide' '--enable-svgalib'
'--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu'
'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2'
'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2'
'PKG_CONFIG_PATH=KG_CONFIG_PATH:extras/x264:extras/faad2'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
vlc: unknown option or missing mandatory argument `--rtsp-tcp'
Try `vlc --help' for more information.
VLC initialization failed
hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~$ vlc -vv
rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv
VLC media player 0.9.2 Grishenko
[00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.2
Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team
[00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure
'--mandir=/share/man' '--infodir=/share/info' '--host=i486-linux-gnu'
'--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr'
'--enable-libtool' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk'
'--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl'
'--enable-esd' '--enable-pulse' '--disable-qt' '--enable-mad'
'--enable-arts' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52'
'--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--disable-kde'
'--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--enable-dv' '--disable-satellite'
'--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-wxwidgets'
'--with-wx-config=wx-config' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac'
'--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2'
'--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-pvr'
'--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--disable-live555'
'--enable-libmpeg2' '--disable-dca' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio'
'--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav'
'--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb'
'--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd'
'--enable-vcdx' '--enable-xosd' '--enable-notify' '--enable-jack'
'--enable-libass' '--enable-asademux' '--enable-svg'
'--enable-snapshot' '--enable-update-check' '--enable-faad'
'--with-faad-tree=extras/faad2' '--enable-x264'
'--with-x264-tree=extras/x264' '--enable-glide' '--enable-svgalib'
'--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu'
'host_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2'
'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2'
'PKG_CONFIG_PATH=KG_CONFIG_PATH:extras/x264:extras/faad2'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main libvlc debug: checking builtin modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file
/home/hardy2/.cache/vlc/plugins-04041e.dat
[00000001] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized, found 275 modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: opening config file
(/home/hardy2/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: No Media Player is running. Continuing normally.
[00000001] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT
SSE SSE2 FPU
[00000001] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
[00000001] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[00000371] main interaction debug: thread started
[00000371] main interaction debug: thread 3081292688 (Interaction
control) created at priority 0 (interface/interaction.c:382)
[00000373] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
[00000373] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
[00000373] main input debug:
`file/xspf-open:///home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access
`file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000373] main input debug: creating access 'file'
path='/home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000374] main access debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates
[00000374] access_mmap access debug: opening file
/home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[00000374] main access debug: using access module "access_mmap"
[00000374] main access debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.405 ms - Total
0.405 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.405 ms)
[00000378] main stream debug: Using AStream*Block
[00000378] main stream debug: pre buffering
[00000378] main stream debug: received first data for our buffer
[00000374] access_mmap access debug: at end of memory mapped file
[00000373] main input debug: creating demux: access='file'
demux='xspf-open' path='/home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000379] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
[00000379] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader
[00000379] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist"
[00000379] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.309 ms - Total
0.309 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.309 ms)
[00000373] main input debug:
`file/xspf-open:///home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully
opened
[00000394] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates
[00000394] main xml debug: using xml module "xml"
[00000394] main xml debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.523 ms - Total
0.523 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.523 ms)
[00000374] access_mmap access debug: at end of memory mapped file
[00000379] playlist demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
[00000394] main xml debug: removing module "xml"
[00000373] main input debug: EOF reached
[00000373] main input debug: control type=1
[00000379] main demux debug: removing module "playlist"
[00000374] main access debug: removing module "access_mmap"
[00000373] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library'
: 3.267 ms - Total 3.267 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.267 ms)
[00000396] main preparser debug: thread started
[00000396] main preparser debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000396] main preparser debug: thread 3071519632 (preparser) created
at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:79)
[00000397] main fetcher debug: thread started
[00000397] main fetcher debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000397] main fetcher debug: thread 3063126928 (fetcher) created at
priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:108)
[00000372] main playlist debug: thread started
[00000372] main playlist debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000372] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[00000372] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
[00000372] main playlist debug: thread 3054734224 (playlist) created
at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:117)
[00000398] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000398] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[00000398] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.177 ms -
Total 0.177 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.177 ms)
[00000398] main interface debug: thread started
[00000398] main interface debug: thread 3046341520 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000400] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000400] main interface debug: using interface module "dbus"
[00000400] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.913 ms -
Total 0.913 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.913 ms)
[00000400] main interface debug: thread started
[00000400] main interface debug: thread 3036674960 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000402] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000402] main interface debug: using interface module "inhibit"
[00000402] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.169 ms -
Total 0.169 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.169 ms)
[00000402] main interface debug: thread started
[00000402] main interface debug: thread 3028282256 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000404] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000404] main interface debug: using interface module "screensaver"
[00000404] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.165 ms -
Total 0.165 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.165 ms)
[00000404] main interface debug: thread started
[00000404] main interface debug: thread 3019889552 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000372] main playlist debug: adding item
`rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv' (
rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv )
[00000406] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 23 candidates
[00000406] main interface debug: using interface module "signals"
[00000406] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.200 ms -
Total 0.200 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.200 ms)
[00000406] main interface debug: thread started
[00000406] main interface debug: thread 3003104144 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000001] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use
'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00000408] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 5 candidates
[00000408] main interface debug: using interface module "qt4"
[00000408] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 69.258 ms -
Total 69.258 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 69.258 ms)
[00000408] main interface debug: thread started
[00000408] main interface debug: thread 2976467856 (interface) created
at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000372] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[00000372] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
[00000372] main playlist debug: starting new item
[00000372] main playlist debug: processing request item null node
Playlist skip 0
[00000372] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000412] main input debug: Creating an input for
'rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv'
[00000412] main input debug: thread started
[00000412] main input debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000412] main input debug: thread 2967726992 (input) created at
priority 10 (input/input.c:368)
[00000412] main input debug:
`rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv' gives
access `rtsp' demux `' path
`video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv'
[00000412] main input debug: creating demux: access='rtsp' demux=''
path='video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv'
[00000413] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
[00000413] main demux warning: no access_demux module matched "rtsp"
[00000413] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.116 ms - Total
0.116 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.116 ms)
[00000412] main input debug: creating access 'rtsp'
path='video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv'
[00000414] main access debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
[00000414] main access error: no access module matched "rtsp"
[00000414] main access debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.080 ms - Total
0.080 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.080 ms)
[00000412] main input error: open of
`rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv' failed:
could not create access: no access module matched "rtsp"
[00000372] main playlist debug: finished input
[00000372] main playlist debug: dying input
[00000372] main playlist debug: dying input
[00000412] main input debug: thread ended
[00000372] main playlist debug: dead input
[00000412] main input debug: thread 2967726992 joined (playlist/engine.c:244)
[00000412] main input debug: TIMER input launching for
'rtsp://video9.technion.ac.il/Courses/Thermo1/Thermo1-1.wmv' : 105.236
ms - Total 105.236 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 105.236 ms)
[00000372] main playlist debug: starting new item
[00000372] main playlist debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
[00000372] main playlist debug: nothing to play
[00000408] qt4 interface debug: Error while initializing qt-specific
localization
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing all interfaces
[00000408] qt4 interface debug: Quitting the Qt4 Interface
[00000408] qt4 interface debug: Destroying the main interface
[00000400] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000408] qt4 interface debug: Destroying the Dialog Provider
[00000408] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000408] main interface debug: thread 2976467856 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000408] main interface debug: removing module "qt4"
[00000406] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000406] main interface debug: thread 3003104144 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000406] main interface debug: removing module "signals"
[00000404] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000404] main interface debug: thread 3019889552 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000404] main interface debug: removing module "screensaver"
[00000402] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000402] main interface debug: thread 3028282256 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000402] main interface debug: removing module "inhibit"
[00000400] main interface debug: thread 3036674960 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000400] main interface debug: removing module "dbus"
[00000398] main interface debug: thread ended
[00000398] main interface debug: thread 3046341520 joined
(interface/interface.c:188)
[00000398] main interface debug: removing module "hotkeys"
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing all services discovery tasks
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing playlist
[00000372] main playlist debug: saving Media Library to file
/home/hardy2/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[00000372] main playlist debug: looking for playlist export module: 1 candidate
[00000372] main playlist debug: using playlist export module "export"
[00000372] main playlist debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.287 ms - Total
0.287 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.287 ms)
[00000372] main playlist debug: removing module "export"
[00000396] main preparser debug: thread ended
[00000396] main preparser debug: thread 3071519632 joined
(playlist/engine.c:521)
[00000397] main fetcher debug: thread ended
[00000397] main fetcher debug: thread 3063126928 joined (playlist/engine.c:523)
[00000372] main playlist debug: thread ended
[00000372] main playlist debug: thread 3054734224 joined (libvlc.c:992)
[00000396] main preparser debug: Destroyed
[00000397] main fetcher debug: Destroyed
[00000372] main playlist debug: Destroyed
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing interaction
[00000371] main interaction debug: thread ended
[00000371] main interaction debug: thread 3081292688 joined
(interface/interaction.c:400)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing all video outputs
[00000001] main libvlc debug: TIMER ML Load : Total 4.150 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 4.150 ms)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: TIMER Items array build : Total 0.040 ms
/ 2 intvls (Avg 0.020 ms)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: TIMER ML Dump : Total 0.414 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 0.414 ms)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing stats
[00000001] main libvlc debug: removing module "memcpymmxext"
[00000001] main libvlc debug: opening config file
(/home/hardy2/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: opening config file
(/home/hardy2/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: writing plugins cache
/home/hardy2/.cache/vlc/plugins-04041e.dat
hardy2 at hardy2-laptop:~$

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