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as of today, VLC crashes on video start

Postby Landis » 18 May 2013 22:24

Hello,
this makes me sad to say as I really like VLC... It is crashing on me as of this morning.
I did updates yesterday as I often do, to my openSuSE Linux 12.3 , KDE 4.10.2 system.
I had installed and now removed bluefish (php editor).
Also installed, but not all at once, but after i know VLC worked and before i tried using VLC to discover it was failing.. sadly.
  • Merkaartor open maps editor
    KXML editor kde3
    TeXStudio LaTeX editor
    TeX
    TeX Live
    LyX (LaTeX editor)
    Blender (3d render)
Plus a security update (don't really remember which update, maybe Java) for openSuSE 12.3.
and update flashplayer 11.202.285 (thought adobe had abandoned Linux users at 11.202.280... )

Here is what I get in /var/log/messages

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landis@Linux-D630:~> grep 'vlc' /var/log/messages 2013-05-18T00:43:32.510177-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [14062.476347] vlc[3315]: segfault at 10 ip b5a4dbaf sp b4efd3f0 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b58cb000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T03:07:25.826401-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 6796.799121] vlc[3618]: segfault at 4 ip b39e5acb sp b52fe910 error 4 in libQtDBus.so.4.8.4[b39c2000+7f000] 2013-05-18T03:07:42.382424-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 6813.355590] vlc[3631]: segfault at 0 ip b597b893 sp b51f9b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5910000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T03:11:53.763463-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 7064.736168] vlc[3771]: segfault at 0 ip b5a24893 sp b51f9b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b59b9000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T10:15:25.627411-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [32476.600161] vlc[7499]: segfault at 0 ip b5e6e41e sp b51fe700 error 6 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5bf4000+aba000] 2013-05-18T10:17:30.234434-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [32601.207774] vlc[7619]: segfault at 0 ip b5e3241e sp b4f67480 error 6 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5bb8000+aba000] 2013-05-18T10:37:40.116416-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 948.087636] vlc[1604]: segfault at 6 ip b3012389 sp b51fe6d0 error 4 in libkdecore.so.5.10.2[b2f27000+2cb000] 2013-05-18T10:38:21.323422-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 989.294943] vlc[1622]: segfault at 4 ip b57adae6 sp b52e5670 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5649000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T11:12:10.636604-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 1790.608219] vlc[1409]: segfault at 0 ip b567b893 sp b5179b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5610000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T11:12:30.593612-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 1810.565712] vlc[1423]: segfault at 6c2f65a6 ip b2cfe4c3 sp b51fe520 error 4 in libkdecore.so.5.10.2[b2c7f000+2cb000] 2013-05-18T12:03:25.505770-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 2570.472539] vlc[1474]: segfault at 4 ip b5f267ca sp b48fbbf0 error 4 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5be3000+aba000] 2013-05-18T12:10:47.509722-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 3012.476862] vlc[1525]: segfault at 78363130 ip b7741ec7 sp b487d970 error 4 in ld-2.17.so[b7739000+20000] 2013-05-18T14:36:22.232059-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 466.198559] vlc[1405]: segfault at 4 ip b581be56 sp b51fd530 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b56b7000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T14:43:51.815087-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 915.781100] vlc[1569]: segfault at 4 ip b3b61715 sp b0be8840 error 4 in libQtDBus.so.4.8.4[b3b1f000+7f000] landis@Linux-D630:~> clear landis@Linux-D630:~> grep 'vlc' /var/log/messages 2013-05-18T00:43:32.510177-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [14062.476347] vlc[3315]: segfault at 10 ip b5a4dbaf sp b4efd3f0 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b58cb000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T03:07:25.826401-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 6796.799121] vlc[3618]: segfault at 4 ip b39e5acb sp b52fe910 error 4 in libQtDBus.so.4.8.4[b39c2000+7f000] 2013-05-18T03:07:42.382424-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 6813.355590] vlc[3631]: segfault at 0 ip b597b893 sp b51f9b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5910000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T03:11:53.763463-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 7064.736168] vlc[3771]: segfault at 0 ip b5a24893 sp b51f9b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b59b9000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T10:15:25.627411-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [32476.600161] vlc[7499]: segfault at 0 ip b5e6e41e sp b51fe700 error 6 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5bf4000+aba000] 2013-05-18T10:17:30.234434-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [32601.207774] vlc[7619]: segfault at 0 ip b5e3241e sp b4f67480 error 6 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5bb8000+aba000] 2013-05-18T10:37:40.116416-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 948.087636] vlc[1604]: segfault at 6 ip b3012389 sp b51fe6d0 error 4 in libkdecore.so.5.10.2[b2f27000+2cb000] 2013-05-18T10:38:21.323422-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 989.294943] vlc[1622]: segfault at 4 ip b57adae6 sp b52e5670 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5649000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T11:12:10.636604-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 1790.608219] vlc[1409]: segfault at 0 ip b567b893 sp b5179b60 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b5610000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T11:12:30.593612-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 1810.565712] vlc[1423]: segfault at 6c2f65a6 ip b2cfe4c3 sp b51fe520 error 4 in libkdecore.so.5.10.2[b2c7f000+2cb000] 2013-05-18T12:03:25.505770-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 2570.472539] vlc[1474]: segfault at 4 ip b5f267ca sp b48fbbf0 error 4 in libQtGui.so.4.8.4[b5be3000+aba000] 2013-05-18T12:10:47.509722-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 3012.476862] vlc[1525]: segfault at 78363130 ip b7741ec7 sp b487d970 error 4 in ld-2.17.so[b7739000+20000] 2013-05-18T14:36:22.232059-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 466.198559] vlc[1405]: segfault at 4 ip b581be56 sp b51fd530 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.4[b56b7000+2e5000] 2013-05-18T14:43:51.815087-05:00 Linux-D630 kernel: [ 915.781100] vlc[1569]: segfault at 4 ip b3b61715 sp b0be8840 error 4 in libQtDBus.so.4.8.4[b3b1f000+7f000] landis@Linux-D630:~>
VLC will start if I launch VLC directly, but if I drag a audio or video (any mp4, mp3, flv, ogv etc) on it, do Media > Open or click a media file (as i've always done, by default launches VLC), VLC seems to start to load, screen 'flashes' (VLC crashing) and then it's gone. I never see the UI of VLC come up.

I've removed all VLC, mplayer, kaffine, etc apps. Forced update of all VLC 'dependent' files, libraries (glibc, qt4, kde4, etc), all that VLC requires. Shut down and started system several times. Finally installed (via YaST2) VLC version 2.0.6-17.1 from //download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/SuSE/12.3/ repo and Not 2.0.6-7.1 from opensuse and Not pacman ver 2.0.6-123.1. I even tried the vlc-beta 2.1.0-2013032901.2-i586. I uninstalled (via Yast2) each one and shutdown, start before trying another version.

Any Ideas?
Landis.
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than to pretend to be someone and have no food.
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Re: as of today, VLC crashes on video start

Postby Landis » 18 May 2013 23:58

I've updated KDE to 4.10.3 and re installed VLC, with debug for core, codec, qt, vlc etc...
Where is and how do I access, view the 'debug' information.
VLC still, will start on it's own, but as soon as a file is opened it crashes. - or - if a media file (file.mp4 etc) is clicked to launch VLC..

Anyone?
Landis.
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Re: as of today, VLC crashes on video start

Postby Landis » 19 May 2013 05:01

Pew,,, got it done...
see my running post at opensuse.org
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