VLC crashes when playing Youtube video

[foobar74]

Hi there,

when I try to play a Youtube video - I take the direct URL of the video - VLC crashes immediately. It happens both with VLC 1.0.3 and 1.0.5. Interesting: it does not happen under Windows Vista with VLC 1.0.3. VLC crashes only under Linux. I use openSUSE 11.1.

I use Compiz Fusion and KDE and use a nVidia GForce 6200 based card, I fiddled a bit with the video settings, nothing helped. It happens with every video form Youtube...

Has anyone a hint how to fix this... maybe it is a matter of wrong configured VLC, I don't know.

Thanx for any hint!

Addendum: I also tried to delete the old configuration under ~/.config/vlc but it did not help either.

[xtophe]

install the package with the debug symbols if it exists (vlc-dbg) and get a backtrace with gdb

[foobar74]

install the package with the debug symbols if it exists (vlc-dbg) and get a backtrace with gdb

I don't know, whether there is a version with debug symbols, I don't think so. Would it help to run vlc with "--verbose 2", would that give some hint?

Btw, I see I cannot play any streaming video, it is not restrictied to Youtube, i cannot play any streaming video... strange. Could this be a router issue? I have no ther problems with my machine.

Ok, here i give the output when ran with --verbose 2:

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2[malte_gell@linux-61r3]16330 16:33~> vlc --verbose 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ VLC media player 1.0.5 Goldeneye [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 1.0.5 Goldeneye - (c) 1996-2010 the VideoLAN team [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure '--host=i686-suse-linux-gnu' '--build=i686-suse-linux-gnu' '--target=i586-suse-linux' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/usr/com' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--enable-aa' '--enable-asademux' '--enable-caca' '--enable-cddax' '--enable-cyberlink' '--enable-dc1394' '--enable-dirac' '--enable-directfb' '--enable-dv' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-galaktos' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-gnomevfs' '--enable-id3tag' '--enable-jack' '--enable-libass' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-mozilla' '--enable-portaudio' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-real' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-shine' '--enable-shout' '--enable-snapshot' '--enable-switcher' '--enable-svg' '--enable-theora' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-wma-fixed' '--enable-xosd' '--enable-xvmc' '--with-live555-tree=/usr/lib/live' '--enable-debug' '--enable-libtool' '--enable-release' 'build_alias=i686-suse-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i686-suse-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=i586-suse-linux' 'CFLAGS=-march=i586 -mtune=i686 -fmessage-length=0 -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables' 'CXXFLAGS=-march=i586 -mtune=i686 -fmessage-length=0 -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables' [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C" [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /home/malte_gell/.cache/vlc/plugins-04041e.dat [0x804ced8] main libvlc warning: This doesn't look like a valid plugins cache (language changed) [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc' [0x804ced8] main libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/codec/libdirac_plugin.so' (/usr/lib/vlc/codec/libdirac_plugin.so: undefined symbol: dirac_encoder_pts_offset) [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized (409 modules) [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/malte_gell/.config/vlc/vlcrc) [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX 3DNow! MMXEXT SSE FPU [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 4 candidates [0x804ced8] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext" [0x81f08e8] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library' [0x81f08e8] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options [0x81f08e8] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes [0x81f08e8] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp' [0x81f08e8] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x81f08e8] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x81f1918] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate [0x81f1918] main demux warning: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded [0x81f1918] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.305 ms - Total 0.305 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.305 ms) [0x81f08e8] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x81f1b98] main access debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates [0x81f1b98] access_file access debug: opening file `/home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x81f1b98] main access debug: using access module "access_file" [0x81f1b98] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.110 ms - Total 5.110 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.110 ms) [0x81f19f0] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream [0x81f19f0] main stream debug: pre buffering [0x81f19f0] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0x81f19f0] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 2475 kbytes/s [0x81f2b78] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 5 candidates [0x81f2b78] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.258 ms - Total 0.258 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.258 ms) [0x81f2aa8] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate [0x81f2aa8] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" [0x81f2aa8] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.101 ms - Total 0.101 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.101 ms) [0x81f08e8] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x81f2c90] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate [0x81f2c90] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader [0x81f2c90] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist" [0x81f2c90] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.597 ms - Total 0.597 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.597 ms) [0x81f08e8] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened [0x81f2d68] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates [0x81f2d68] main xml debug: using xml module "xml" [0x81f2d68] main xml debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.304 ms - Total 2.304 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.304 ms) [0x81f2c90] playlist demux debug: parsed 38 tracks successfully [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: deleting item `youtube' [0x81f2d68] main xml debug: removing module "xml" [0x81f08e8] main input debug: EOF reached [0x81f2c90] main demux debug: removing module "playlist" [0x81f2aa8] main stream debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" [0x81f1b98] main access debug: removing module "access_file" [0x81f08e8] main input debug: Destroying the input for 'Media Library' [0x81f08e8] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 46.630 ms - Total 46.630 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 46.630 ms) [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: Activated [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1 [0x81f08e8] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x81f08e8] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys" [0x81f08e8] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.573 ms - Total 0.573 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.573 ms) [0x81f08e8] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x81f08e8] main interface debug: thread started [0x81f0ab0] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x81f0ab0] main interface debug: using interface module "inhibit" [0x81f0ab0] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 27.880 ms - Total 27.880 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 27.880 ms) [0x81f0ab0] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x81fee68] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x81fee68] main interface debug: using interface module "screensaver" [0x81fee68] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.291 ms - Total 0.291 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.291 ms) [0x81fee68] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: adding item `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ ) [0x81f0ab0] main interface debug: thread started [0x81fee68] main interface debug: thread started [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: using interface module "signals" [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.359 ms - Total 0.359 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.359 ms) [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: thread started [0x81f2f68] main interface debug: thread ended [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: using interface module "globalhotkeys" [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 140.409 ms - Total 140.409 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 140.409 ms) [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x804ced8] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [0x8206e08] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 4 candidates [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: thread started [0x81f6a48] main interface debug: thread ended [0x8206e08] main interface debug: using interface module "qt4" [0x8206e08] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 638.955 ms - Total 638.955 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 638.955 ms) [0x8206e08] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151) [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0 [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: starting new item [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: creating new input thread [0x82b0068] main input debug: Creating an input for 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: Error while initializing qt-specific localization [0x8206e08] main interface debug: thread started [0x8206e08] main interface debug: thread ended [0x82b0068] main input debug: thread (input) created at priority 10 (input/input.c:230) [0x82b0068] main input debug: thread started [0x82b0068] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes [0x82b0068] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp' [0x82b0068] main input debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' gives access `http' demux `' path `www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x82b0068] main input debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x828e888] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates [0x828e888] main demux debug: no access_demux module matched "http" [0x828e888] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.502 ms - Total 6.502 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.502 ms) [0x82b0068] main input debug: creating access 'http' path='www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: IM: Setting an input [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: Updating the geometry [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: size: 422 - 438 [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: sizeHint: 422 - 438 [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: Updating the geometry [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: size: 422 - 438 [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: sizeHint: 422 - 438 [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: asking libproxy about url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: libproxy suggest to use 'direct://' [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: http: server='www.youtube.com' port=80 file='/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: net: connecting to www.youtube.com port 80 [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: connection: Operation now in progress [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: connection succeeded (socket = 14) [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: Server: Apache [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: We have a Cookie we won't remember: use_hitbox=72c46ff6cbcdb7c5585c36411b6b334edAEAAAAw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: We have a Cookie we won't remember: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=dmmEE8uwqUg; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; expires=Thu, 18-Nov-2010 15:33:30 GMT [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: We have a Cookie we won't remember: PREF=f1=50000000; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; expires=Fri, 20-Mar-2020 15:33:30 GMT [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: We have a Cookie we won't remember: GEO=2e057de52bb4d505e06c30ebbeb2148acwsAAAAzREVOKiAeS6jfSg==; path=/; domain=.youtube.com [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: We have a Cookie we won't remember: watched_video_id_list=954fab3c7503114d8fe89dc0843873cbWwEAAABzCwAAADVlWnhidlNjSVVR; path=/; domain=.youtube.com [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 [0x82aa6e0] access_http access debug: Transfer-Encoding: chunked [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: using access module "access_http" [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 661.192 ms - Total 661.192 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 661.192 ms) [0x8374608] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream [0x8374608] main stream debug: pre buffering [0x8374608] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0x8374608] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 2283 kbytes/s [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 5 candidates [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.283 ms - Total 0.283 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.283 ms) [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.121 ms - Total 0.121 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.121 ms) [0x82b0068] main input debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x8377630] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates [0x8377630] ts demux warning: TS module discarded (lost sync) [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/malte_gell/.local/share/vlc/lua/playlist [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/anevia_streams.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/appletrailers.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/break.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/dailymotion.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/france2.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/googlevideo.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/joox.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/lelombrik.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/megavideo.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/metacafe.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/mpora.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/vimeo.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/youtube.lua [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Lua playlist script /usr/share/vlc/lua/playlist/youtube.lua's probe() function was successful [0x8377630] main demux debug: using demux module "lua" [0x8377630] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 56.310 ms - Total 56.310 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 56.310 ms) [0x82b0068] main input debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' successfully opened [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: New Event: type 1112 [0x8206e08] qt4 interface debug: New Event: type 1103 [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Path: http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=5eZxbvScIUQ&t=vjVQa1PpcFPOLOFu4PSSJXMyO24G94t6Zq7Uu1UeSUc%3D [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Name: Gateway DX4300-11 Desktop [0x8377630] lua demux debug: Description: Live your life in HD with the new Gateway DX4300-11 Desktop PC, featuring intense quad core power from the AMD Phenom II X4 805 processor. An enormous 1TB ha... [0x8377630] lua demux debug: ArtURL: http://img.youtube.com/vi/5eZxbvScIUQ/default.jpg [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: deleting item `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZxbvScIUQ' [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently http://img.youtube.com/vi/5eZxbvScIUQ/default.jpg) [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: finished input [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: waitpipe: object killed [0x82b0068] main input debug: control type=0 [0x82b0068] main input debug: control: stopping input [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: dying input [0x8377630] main demux debug: removing module "lua" [0x82af5a0] main stream debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" [0x82aa6e0] main access debug: removing module "access_http" [0x8067c10] main playlist debug: dead input [0x82b0068] main input debug: thread ended Speicherzugriffsfehler [139]2[malte_gell@linux-61r3]16331 16:33~>

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

This is useless. Please install the debug symbol and provide a stack trace with a debugger

[foobar74]

This is useless. Please install the debug symbol and provide a stack trace with a debugger

Ok, I installed the debug symbols and VLC 1.0.5. But, I am not familiar with debugging, so you might have to tell me what to do...

I now called "gdb vlc" and it looks like this, after the crash I typed "backtrace":

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2[malte_gell@linux-61r3]16614 17:06~> gdb vlc GNU gdb (GDB; openSUSE 11.1) 6.8.50.20081120-cvs Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i586-suse-linux". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://bugs.opensuse.org/>... (gdb) run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTYBX7Z8ZVw Starting program: /usr/bin/vlc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTYBX7Z8ZVw [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] VLC media player 1.0.5 Goldeneye [New Thread 0xb794cb90 (LWP 10307)] [New Thread 0xb78cbb90 (LWP 10308)] [New Thread 0xb784ab90 (LWP 10309)] [New Thread 0xb6b0bb90 (LWP 10312)] [Thread 0xb6b0bb90 (LWP 10312) exited] [New Thread 0xb6a81b90 (LWP 10313)] [New Thread 0xb6a00b90 (LWP 10314)] [New Thread 0xb697fb90 (LWP 10315)] [New Thread 0xb68feb90 (LWP 10316)] [New Thread 0xb687db90 (LWP 10317)] [New Thread 0xb67fcb90 (LWP 10318)] [Thread 0xb67fcb90 (LWP 10318) exited] [New Thread 0xb677bb90 (LWP 10319)] [New Thread 0xb66fab90 (LWP 10320)] [Thread 0xb66fab90 (LWP 10320) exited] [New Thread 0xb577ab90 (LWP 10321)] [New Thread 0xb4488b90 (LWP 10322)] [Thread 0xb4488b90 (LWP 10322) exited] [New Thread 0xb43dab90 (LWP 10323)] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0xb43dab90 (LWP 10323)] 0x00000000 in ?? () (gdb) backtrace #0 0x00000000 in ?? () #1 0xb7e9b1c3 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #2 0xb7e0a3ae in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) q The program is running. Quit anyway (and kill it)? (y or n) y 2[malte_gell@linux-61r3]16615 17:07~>

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Well this is totally useless unfortunately. It looks like some optimizations are preventing gdb from operating. Please refer to the package maintainer.

[foobar74]

Well this is totally useless unfortunately. It looks like some optimizations are preventing gdb from operating. Please refer to the package maintainer.

I could also install the original VLC 1.0.3 from videolan.org openSUSE 11.1 repository and run gdb on this version...

By the way, i do not run the orignal kernel version 2.6.27 on my system, but a 2.6.32 kernel. Could this segfault be kernel related?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

I doubt it would be caused by the kernel, but you never know.