[solved] vlc 1.1.4 / ubuntu 10.10 rc-host port unavailable

[bteissan]

I use vlc that way on linux :
cvlc --extraintf rc --rc-host $server:$playport --rc-fake-tty
No problem on ubuntu 10.04.1 and mandriva 2010.1 with vlc 1.0.6 Goldeneye

With ubuntu 10.10 and vlc 1.1.4, impossible to connect to the socket $server:$playport

With this command : cvlc --extraintf rc --rc-host localhost:8080 --rc-fake-tty, I have that message :
VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0xa046ed4] [rc] lua interface: Listening on host "*console".
VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage
Interface de commande à distance initialisée, tapez « help » pour obtenir de l'aide.
> [0xa080b84] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...

What is the problem ??

[bteissan]

I have found that now, I must use --extraintf oldrc instead of --extraintf rc
Using this, I have a message saying the port is blocked ... and the firewall is configured with everything open ...
An idea ?

[bteissan]

With this command line :
vlc --extraintf oldrc --rc-host 127.0.0.1:8081 --rc-fake-tty
the exact message is :
VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported)
Interface de commande à distance initialisée, tapez « help » pour obtenir de l'aide.
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x98fbd9c] main interface error: socket bind error (Permission denied)
[0x98fbd9c] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x9849914] main libvlc error: interface "default" initialization failed
status change: ( stop state: 0 )
status change: ( quit )

The result is that vlc closes immediatedly.

Somebody to help me

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You do not have permission to open port 8081. Be sure to configure the security systems correctly.

[bteissan]

Everything seems to be open....
See the result of sudo iptables -L

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

and the port 8081 is not used by any other application (seen with netstat).

[bteissan]

Finally I found it !
I have suppressed the vlcrc file in ~/.config/vlc
and it works with --extraintf oldrc instead of --extraintf rc

Now I have to change my scripts ...
I think it's a pity to have changed rc into oldrc
All developpers have to change their scripts to make their programs work !

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